For those of us who’re grateful we didn’t die before we got old, The Who’s 50th anniversary tour kick-off in April right here in downtown Tampa was a welcome event. Powerhouse lead singer Roger Daltrey and windmilling guitarist and mastermind Pete Townshend looked and sounded better than in recent memory, whipping out a jaw-dropping setlist of hits and obscurities to a jam-packed Amalie Arena and proving they still have plenty of rock n’ roll in their souls on this opening night of the band’s historic worldwide trek.
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2015.