1989-07-31-The_Miami_Herald_1
A Trip Into Rock-and-Roll History
CANDACE BARBOT / Miami Herald Staff
ON STAGE AGAIN: The Who's Roger Daltrey keeps the rhythm Sunday during the opening Tommy medley.
Who fans hear past come alive
■ CONCERT REVIEW, 10A
Herald Staff Writer
7:36 p.m. Sunday. Twenty-five years of rock-and-roll history burst onto the Joe Robbie Stadium stage.
"This is the greatest band that ever lived," said Mike Fleieppe, 28. He and 15 others came from Jupiter aboard the Magic Bus, a 25-foot mobile home renamed for a day after one of The Who's most popular songs.
"If you love rock and roll, you've got to see The Who," Fleieppe said. "It's something to tell your grandchildren about."
The capacity crowd of nearly 54,000, many of whom were grandchild-aged themselves when the band debuted a quarter century ago, saw history repeated and history made.
The fans crowded into the stadium up to three
PLEASE SEE WHO, 10A
CANDACE BARBOT / Miami Herald Staff
WHOOPS FOR THE WHO: Thousands cheer as The Who burst on stage at Joe Robbie Stadium before some 54,000 fans.
