Live At Shea Stadium

The Who's October 13, 1982, concert at Shea Stadium, the now demolished, longtime home of the New York Mets, was released on DVD and BluRay back in 2015. Now, Mercury Studios is returning to that thunderous gig, the band's 2nd of 2 shows there, for an audio release on 2 CD's or 3 LP's.

On March 1st, 2024, "Live At Shea Stadium 1982" will arrive preserving The Who's tour stop in support of "It's Hard". In front of an enrapt New York audience in Flushing Meadows, Queens, founding members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwistle joined with drummer Kenney Jones to perform both new songs and old favorites.

The 1982 US tour was ultimately the last one to feature Jones in the drummer's seat, and The Who's final such trek until 1989. Jones replaced the late Keith Moon for 2 studio albums, 1981's "Face Dances" and 1982's "It's Hard".

4 songs from "It's Hard" were performed during the Shea setlists, including the album's title track, "Eminence Front", "Cry If You Want" and "Dangerous". Those were joined by classics from the 60's ("Substitute", "I Can't Explain", "Pinball Wizard") and 70's ("Behind Blue Eyes", "Baba O'Riley", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Who Are You", "Sister Disco") as well as "The Quiet One" from "Face Dances".

Choice covers, "I Saw Her Standing There", "Twist and Shout", "Young Man Blues", and "Summertime Blues", rounded out the setlist. The latter 2 songs were featured on the original, 6 song "Live At Leeds" album in 1970.

The performances of "Love Reign O'er Me" and "Behind Blue Eyes" are currently streaming on Mercury Studios' YouTube channel. Though the original DVD and BluRay releases are now out of print, they remain available from secondhand sellers.