Pete Townshend Tickets

Dana Weil Woodward Thank you PETE, RACHEL, ALFIE, EDDIE AND BILLY! I flew in from NC, because I was NOT going to miss it! YOUR LEGACY WILL LIVE FOREVER, and RACHEL ACCOMPLISHED THE TRUEST LABOR OF LOVE! Pete, you are #MYMAINMAN , AND THE GREATEST MUSICIAN/SONGWRITER/VISIONARY of the 20th and 21st centuries! In 2015, I saw the fourth show of THE WHO HITS 50, in Raleigh, NC, and I lost my mind! Yes, I have caught a couple of shows back in the day as well! I was sorry Roger fell so ill shortly after! BUT YOU HAD EDDIE VEDDER STEP IN, and I ADORE HIM TOO! HE'S SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL! And I know YOU and NEIL YOUNG mentored young EDDIE admirably! Your songs reach me deeper than any other artist! The stories they tell are truly timeless, and when I listen, I just want to know more, to learn more, to sit by the fireside, and listen to YOU! EDDIE's a great songwriter too, and HE GETS IT FROM YOU! FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND SOUL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS YOU GAVE US, and ensuring they would live forever! The Next Generations will need them all! GOD HELP THEM! Just as I have always needed them, and still do! PEACE, LOVE, AND WONDER.....To You and Rachel, and your whole family! I SIMPLY ADORE YOU, SIR! You will never be forgotten! I'll personally make sure of this! P.S. I KNOW KEITH AND JOHN ARE SMILING DOWN ON YOU AND ROG!!!!

The orchestra was amazing. Alfie Boe is very talented opera singer but I was not expecting to pay over $1000 for his concert. Pete, Eddie Vedder, and Billy Idol made a few appearances but did no solos. I thought for sure Eddie would sing Love Reign O'er Me as he does at Pearl Jam concerts. Not at all what I expected. The venue was great but I could have bought the same tix a couple days before the show for half the price on Ticketmaster. It went to a good cause so I'm at peace with that✌️

The Opera House is beautiful and the sound was excellent. Pete Townsend, Billy Idol and Alfie Boe were great. After all these years Pete Townsend is still great. Billy Idol has a great voice and Alfie's voice is incredible. We are glad that we were able to see this show.

Music was amazing, Pete is still a legend (would like to have seen him more), Alphie Boe rocked it, the sound was less than impressive and the only disappointment of the whole evening.

To translate Quadrophenia into a majestic orchestra work is very much a 20th century Beethoven at heart!

It was not what I was expecting. The orchestra was great, but I went to see Billy Idol and Pete. Billy probably sung for about 3 minutes the entire concert, and only about 30 seconds of that he was singing solo, not exaggerating. And Pete was out for maybe 10 minutes. And I was also hoping they would play an encore of 1-3 songs from Billy's catalogue or other Who songs just to spice it up. But nope, just Quadrophenia and the end. Overall still happy I went but having seen The Who twice and Billy Idol solo prior to this show, those past shows were WAY better.

I had never been to the Met Opera before, and it was memorable. It included a new orchestration for full orchestra and chorus. The lead was sung by tenor Alfie Boe; Pete put in an appearance only for a few numbers, as did Billy Idol.

Excellent venue and excellent show to a packed house

Alfie Boe was full of energy and really performed for the audience. Billy Idol was just great as always and Pete Townsend, the orchestra, and choir were terrific. My one comment would be was some of the music was stretched out I believe to lengthen the piece

Having the opportunity to see Pete Townshend's Quadraphenia performed with a full orchestra at the MET in NYC was a once in a lifetime, amazing experience! Pure genius and vocal force on display. Loved it!!

Seeing Quadrophenia at the Metropolitan Opera was a dream come true - and I never had the dream. The Opera House is impressive with beautiful lighting and decor. Quadrophenia was an album I played over and over as a teen drawing in my room as a teenager. The venue was fantastic, such a great crowd and the show - fantastic. Pete Townsend, Billy Idol, the choir and orchestra were magnificent. And while I would have loved seeing and hearing Roger Daltry, Alfie Boe did a stand up performance with a much smoother voice than the rugged Daltry voice. All and all I'm so glad I went, made me very happy and brought back good memories.

As a die hard Who fan, the Quadrophenia concert at the Metropolitan Opera House was impressive but didn't quite hit the mark. The Met itself is beautiful and we splurged on parterre (box) seats with great sight lines and acoustics. British tenor Alfie Boe (sp?) gave a spirited lively vocal performance but was no Roger Daltrey. I felt Alfie's singing was too operatic and didn't have enough range for a rock opera like Quadrophenia, also lyrics were muddled. Pete Townsend was fantastic of course, and Billy Idol was quite good. "Rain on Me" was the highlight of the evening for me.

Attended the performance of Classic Quadrophenia on Saturday, Sept 9 at the NY Met Opera. It was a memorable evening punctuated by unexpected production and a splendid re-work of what I consider one of rock & roll's classic works of art. The lead was handled by tenor Alfie Boe, who provided an incredible and wonderous rendition of the lead vocals and lead performance for the show. Not once did I think to myself, "I wish this were Roger Daltrey instead (and I am a Daltrey fan). Alfie was energetic and pulled off the substitution with aplomb! He was joined intermittently on-stage through the evening by Billy Idol, and none other than Mr Townshend himself. The major component of the show was the NY Philharmonic orchestra, complete with full choir (75+). The richness and fullness of sound was just "music to the ears"! The entire volume of the Quad album was re-worked and no part was left for the imagination. I have attended hundreds of concerts in my decades of being an ardent follower of music, and rock in general. This ranked among all, and I would hope that the few shows that were produced for this tour are replicated in due time. LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!!

Orchestra was a 'sensation'. Choral needed more volume. Alfie Boe tremendous range. Billy Idol did not disappoint. What was missing most, the Ox's bass lines. PETE!!!! You better, you better, you bet.

The Pete Townsend Concert was amazing and seats were great!

The show/concert would be better called "Pete Townshend's Classical Quadrophenia" rather than "Classic Quadrophenia" as it really is a reinterpretation of Quadrophenia with a full orchestra and a full choir. It was not presented as an opera; instead, the full piece was performed with the singers (Alfie Boes in the lead with Billy Idol and Pete Townshend singing a few parts) singing in front of the orchestra and choir - sort of like the "Three Tenors" setup. First, the good: Pete Townshend's goal of having a fully arranged and orchestrated version of one of his many masterpieces has been substantially achieved. I was a bit skeptical when I saw an orchestra and choir but no guitar amps on stage but the arrangement and execution of the piece were mostly excellent. Accepting the fact that it would not be a simulation of either the recording nor The Who's own live performance of Quadrophenia, but, rather, a new interpretation, it was overall a very good experience. The lead singer, Alfie Boes, really threw himself into the piece and he gave a fantastic performance. Most parts of Quadrophenia held up well in this interpretation and some were arguably superior, but a few aspects missed the mark: Keith Moon's drum fills were NOT faithfully transcribed, and they were, for me, sorely missed in a couple of key places. The percussion section did not have a full drum kit, which felt like a mistake as they were unable to recreate the flavor of Keith Moon's drumming. The percussionists played as if they were sight-reading the score for the first time and had never heard the original, so much of the musical aggression was watered down. The horns also played with too much legato, so the beat and the drive of the music were again missing in key places. I would direct another quibble at the sound engineer: he/she failed to compensate for the difference in vocal power between the lead singer, Alfie Boes (who has a tremendously powerful voice), and Billy Idol and Pete Townshend, whose voices aren't trained to project on stage like Alfie Boes's voice. We could barely hear Billy Idol and Pete Townshend at times, which was a shame. All in all it was a very good show. Some, including me, might prefer to hear The Who perform it live, but at least now there is a written score that will allow Quadrophenia to be performed live by future generations long into the future!

We loved every minute! The performances by all were perfection! While I was expecting a good performance, I was completely surprised by the high quality of the show!

Fabulous. Just how I remembered the album when it was first released! The British tenor did a great job on vocals! Great to see Pete.

The Met Opera House is Amazing I loved the Balcony Box Seats very Private and plenty of space to stretch out in the Box much better then an orcastra seat.

great show. done well. my only complaint was we needed more pete in the mix. more pete on stage...and tell the oprea guy to stop dropping the mic. its not cool and the loud pop of it hitting the stage takes away from the performance.