The Who announce Quadrophenia European tour for 2013

The Who have announced a 12-date arena tour of the UK and Europe. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will take the band back on the road to perform their 1973 Quadrophenia album in its entirety, along with a selection of Who classics.

The band have been very active these past few years. A five-disc Director’s Cut box set of the Quadrophenia album was issued in 2011, and 2012 saw a variety of releases including a Record Store Day 10-inch vinyl release featuring a selection of Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia Demos, the Live At Hull live set issued as a standalone two-CD package, and all their studio albums collected together in The Studio Albums vinyl box set.

Live highlights last year included a barnstorming performance at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (celebrated with this picture disc) and a successful North American tour in November and early December.

Quadrophenia and More: European tour dates (more details and information here).

• June 8th Dublin: The O2
• June 10th Belfast: Odyssey
• June 12th Glasgow: SECC
• June 15th London: The O2
• June 18th Sheffield: Motorpoint Arena
• June 20th Newcastle: Metro Arena
• June 23rd Manchester: Arena
• June 25th Cardiff: Motorpoint Arena
• June 28th Birmingham: LG Arena
• June 30th Liverpool: Echo Arena
• July 3rd Paris: Bercy
• July 5th Amsterdam: Ziggo Dome