{"id":44155,"date":"2025-08-18T19:32:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/watch-the-who-play-whos-next-gem-live-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:32:47","slug":"watch-the-who-play-whos-next-gem-live-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/watch-the-who-play-whos-next-gem-live-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Who Play &#8216;Who&#8217;s Next&#8217; Gem Live for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/who\/\">Who<\/a> launched the North American leg of their The Song Is Over farewell tour on Saturday\u00a0at Sunrise, Florida&#8217;s Amerant Bank Arena, where they played the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/the-who-whos-next\/\"><em>Who&#8217;s Next<\/em><\/a>\u00a0gem\u00a0&#8220;Going Mobile&#8221; live for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>You can see fan-shot video of the performance and the full set list below.<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/pete-townshend\/\">Pete Townshend<\/a> handled lead vocal duties on the original recording of &#8220;Going Mobile,&#8221; released in 1971. On Saturday, the task fell to\u00a0his\u00a0younger brother <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/simon-townshend\/\">Simon Townshend<\/a>, who has toured with the Who for decades and released several solo albums.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/artists-unconventional-records\/\">Artists Who Challenged Fans With Unconventional Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Townshend wrote &#8220;Going Mobile&#8221; about the joys of\u00a0owning a mobile home and living an untethered lifestyle. With lyrics like\u00a0 &#8220;<em>Out in the woods \/ Or in the city \/ It&#8217;s all the same to me \/ When I&#8217;m drivin&#8217; free, the world&#8217;s my home \/ When I&#8217;m mobile<\/em>,&#8221; it makes a fitting addition to a tour set list.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Watch the Who Play &#8216;Going Mobile&#8217; Live for the First Time<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8216;Who&#8217;s Next&#8217; Dominates the Who&#8217;s Farewell Tour Set List<\/h3>\n<p>Although Saturday marked the Who&#8217;s first time playing &#8220;Going Mobile&#8221; live, the band&#8217;s principal members have played it in the past. Lead singer <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/roger-daltrey\/\">Roger Daltrey<\/a> has performed the song more than 140 times in concert, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/stats\/songs\/the-who-bd6bd2a.html?songid=53d2af2d\" target=\"_blank\">setlist.fm<\/a>, while Townshend played it during a pair of solo shows at London&#8217;s Sadler&#8217;s Wells Theatre in 2000, where he also\u00a0performed music from the Who&#8217;s abandoned <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/pete-townshend-the-who-lifehouse\/\"><em>Lifehouse<\/em><\/a> rock opera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/the-who-whos-next-track-by-track\/\">The Who&#8217;s &#8216;Who&#8217;s Next&#8217;: A Track-by-Track Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the\u00a0addition of &#8220;Going Mobile&#8221; to their set list, the Who\u00a0are now playing seven of nine songs off\u00a0<em>Who&#8217;s Next<\/em>. It&#8217;s their most-represented album on their farewell tour, followed closely by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/who-quadrophenia\/\"><em>Quadrophenia<\/em><\/a>, of which they played five songs out of 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Who&#8217;s North American tour continues on Tuesday in Newark, New Jersey, and is scheduled to conclude on Sept. 28 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch the Who Play &#8216;Won&#8217;t Get Fooled Again&#8217; at 2025 North American Tour Kickoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch the Who Play &#8216;The Seeker&#8217; at 2025 North American Tour Kickoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch the Who Play &#8216;Love, Reign O&#8217;er Me&#8217; at 2025 North American Tour Kickoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The Who \u2014 Aug. 16, 2025, Sunrise, Florida Set List<\/h3>\n<p>1. &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Explain&#8221;<br \/>2. &#8220;Substitute&#8221;<br \/>3. &#8220;Who Are You&#8221;<br \/>4. &#8220;The Seeker&#8221;<br \/>5. &#8220;I Can See for Miles&#8221;<br \/>6. &#8220;Bargain&#8221;<br \/>7. &#8220;Love Ain&#8217;t for Keeping&#8221;<br \/>8. &#8220;Behind Blue Eyes&#8221;<br \/>9. &#8220;Going Mobile&#8221; (live debut; Simon Townshend on lead vocals)<br \/>10. &#8220;Pinball Wizard&#8221;<br \/>11. &#8220;See Me, Feel Me&#8221;<br \/>12. &#8220;Eminence Front&#8221;<br \/>13. &#8220;My Generation&#8221;<br \/>14. &#8220;Cry if You Want&#8221; (abbreviated)<br \/>15. &#8220;You Better You Bet&#8221;<br \/>16. &#8220;The Real Me&#8221;<br \/>17. &#8220;I&#8217;ve Had Enough&#8221;<br \/>18. &#8220;I&#8217;m One&#8221;<br \/>19. &#8220;5:15&#8221;<br \/>20. &#8220;Love, Reign O&#8217;er Me&#8221;<br \/>21. &#8220;Baba O&#8217;Riley&#8221;<br \/>22. &#8220;Won&#8217;t Get Fooled Again&#8221;<br \/>23. &#8220;Tea &amp; Theatre&#8221;<br \/>24. &#8220;The Song Is Over&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">The Who Albums Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Half of the Who&#8217;s studio albums are all classics, essential records from rock&#8217;s golden age. But where should you start?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/mgallucci\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Gallucci<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=160&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/the-who-going-mobile-live-debut\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Who launched the North American leg of their The Song Is Over farewell tour on Saturday\u00a0at Sunrise, Florida&#8217;s Amerant Bank Arena, where they&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}