The Who paid the best tribute to its ’60s incarnation with a killer, extended take on “My Generation.” There also was a heartfelt tribute to Elvis Presley, “Real Good Looking Boy.”

If you want to give the rock opera a little too much credit and claim that it influenced the extended noodling of the jam-band scene, then jam quintet moe. as opening act more or less made sense. Guitarist-singer Al Schnier even reminisced from stage about his sleepless excitement leading up to attending the Who’s 1982 tour. For its part, moe. more than filled the arena with its two guitarists and an extra percussionist to flesh out the drums. The band’s tight, concise six-song set must have been one of the shortest of its career.

The last time the Who hit Des Moines, tickets were vastly cheaper ($7.50), and the crowd was more than twice as large (13,500). Might I suggest a correlation?

Now that both a Beatle (Paul McCartney) and the Who have played the Well, I guess it’s high time to book the Stones.

Register music critic Kyle Munson can be reached at (515)284-8124 or kmunson@dmreg.com

Tuesday’s playlist 1. “I Can’t Explain” 2. “The Seeker” 3. “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” 4. “Fragments” 5. “Who Are You” 6. “Behind Blue Eyes” 7. “Real Good Looking Boy” 8. “Sound Round” 9. “Pick Up the Pieces” 10. “Out on the Endless Wire” 11. “We Got a Hit” 12. “They Made My Dreams Come True” 13. “Mirror Door” 14. “Baba O’Riley” 15. “Eminence Front” 16. “Man in a Purple Dress” 17. “Mike Post Theme” 18. “You Better You Bet” 19. “My Generation” 20. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” 21. “Tommy” medley (encore) 22. “Tea & Theater” (encore)