But the show wasn't drawn exclusively from the band's earliest period. Augmented by a keyboardist, The Who — Townshend, Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Kenney Jones — covered 21 songs in two hours.

Six were from "It's Hard," the Who's latest album, which the farewell tour is designed to promote. The album has received mixed reviews, as have most of the group's recent recordings. The previous album, "Face Dances," wasn't represented in the concert at all and only two songs came from 1978's "Who Are You."

That left plenty of time for the classic, early records — "Who's Next," "Quadrophenia" and "Tommy." The set began to build with back-to-back selections from "Who's Next," "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Baba O'Reilly." As Townshend slashed at his guitar, Daltrey played the violin solo on the harmonica. One of the highlights of the evening.

The show reached another peak in the middle of the set with "Pinball Wizard." "See Me, Feel Me" from "Tommy." Banks of lights flooded the audience at that point, finally getting the crowd up and into the show.

"5:15" from "Quadrophenia" quickened the pace, after which Daltrey aroused the audience with his patented primal scream during the anthemic "Love Reign O'er Me" and "Long Live Rock." Two songs later it was all over, with the expected closer, "Won't Get Fooled Again."