The kids were all right behind The Who at the 25th reunion concert last night at the Stadium. "Our Generation — The Who!" read the huge banner held up by Ohio State University freshman Heather Francaviglia, 19, before the show began. The take-off on the British band's "My Generation" showed that The Who spans all ages, she said.

"The music is timeless," she said. "The only trouble is that we were born (a few) years too late."

The Who is a symbol of history, added Mike Burns, 20, of Columbus. "Our generation appreciates what they did for music," he said.

Almost 70,000 fans attended The Who concert, the first here since the group's farewell tour in December 1982. The fans came in cars, vans and even wheelchairs. George Soforanko, 34, of Youngstown, was wheeled into the Stadium early.

"Just say that The Who is classic rock," he said. "They're better than what's on the charts today."

So is The Who doing it for the money, as guitarist Pete Townshend said in a recent Rolling Stone interview?

"No, I feel they're doing it for their fans," Soforanko said.

The fans didn't line up early for this concert, which was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Sande Willard of Mentor brought her son, Wesley,