Editing Quadrophenia (section)

=== 1973–1974 tour ===
The band toured in support of ''Quadrophenia'' but immediately encountered difficulties playing the material live. To achieve the rich overdubbed sound of the album on stage, Townshend wanted [[Chris Stainton]] (who had played piano on some tracks) to join as a touring member. Daltrey objected to this and believed the Who's performances should only have the four core members.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|pp=425–426}} To obtain the required instrumentation without additional musicians, the group elected to employ taped backing tracks for live performance, as they had already done for "[[Baba O'Riley]]" and "[[Won't Get Fooled Again]]".{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=247,359}} Initial performances were plagued by malfunctioning equipment. Once the tapes started, the band had to play to them, which constrained their styles. Moon, in particular, found playing ''Quadrophenia'' difficult as he was forced to stick to a click track instead of watching the rest of the band.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=359}}<ref name="townstimes">{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=James |title=Pete Townshend on Quadrophenia, touring with The Who and the Mod revival |date=20 April 2009 |work=The Times |location=UK |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6112382.ece |access-date=20 May 2009 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418205149/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The group only allowed two days of rehearsals with the tapes before touring, one of which was abandoned after Daltrey punched Townshend following an argument.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=359}}

The tour started on 28 October 1973. The original plan had been to play most of the album, but after the first gig at [[Stoke-on-Trent]], the band dropped "The Dirty Jobs", "Is It in My Head" and "I've Had Enough" from the set.{{sfn|Unterberger|2011|p=232}} Both Daltrey and Townshend felt they had to describe the plot in detail to the audience, which took up valuable time on stage.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=360}} A few shows later in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], the backing tapes to "5:15" came in late. Townshend stopped the show, grabbed Pridden, who was controlling the mixing desk, and dragged him onstage, shouting obscenities at him. Townshend subsequently picked up some of the tapes and threw them over the stage, kicked his amplifier over, and walked off. The band returned 20 minutes later, playing older material.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=336}}<ref name=Perrone>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/the-worst-gigs-of-all-time-772912.html|title=The worst gigs of all time|first=Pierre|last=Perrone|date=24 January 2008|access-date=26 January 2015|archive-date=25 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125220127/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/the-worst-gigs-of-all-time-772912.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Townshend and Moon appeared on local television the following day and attempted to brush things off. The Who played two other shows in Newcastle without incident.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=336}}

The US tour started on 20 November at the [[Cow Palace]] in San Francisco. The group were nervous about playing ''Quadrophenia'' after the British tour, especially Moon. Before the show, he was offered some [[tranquilliser]]s from a fan. Just after the show started, the fan collapsed and was hospitalised. Moon's playing, meanwhile, became incredibly erratic, particularly during ''Quadrophenia'' where he did not seem to be able to keep time with the backing tapes. Towards the end of the show, during "Won't Get Fooled Again", he passed out over his drumkit. After a 20-minute wait, Moon reappeared onstage, but after a few bars of "Magic Bus", collapsed again, and was immediately taken to hospital.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=361}} [[Scot Halpin]], an audience member, convinced promoter [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] to let him play drums, and the group closed the show with him. Moon had a day to recover, and by the next show at the [[Los Angeles Forum]], was playing at his usual strength.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=362}} The group began to get used to the backing tapes, and the remainder of gigs for the US tour were successful.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=363}}

The tour continued in February 1974, with a short series of gigs in France.{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=369}} The final show at the Palais de Sports in [[Lyon]] on the 24th was the last time ''Quadrophenia'' was played as a stage piece with Moon, who died in 1978. Townshend later said that Daltrey "ended up hating ''Quadrophenia'' – probably because it had bitten back".{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=346}} However, a small selection of songs remained in the set list; live performances of "Drowned" and "Bell Boy" filmed at [[Charlton Athletic FC|Charlton Athletic]] football ground on 18 May were later released on the ''[[30 Years of Maximum R&B]]'' box set.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|pp=351–352}}