The Who literally invented the live broadcast concert film — this is rock history exploding your speakers.
The Who performed at the Chicago Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois on December. 8th, 1979. The concert was broadcast live to several local movie theaters. The general consensus was that this show was the best on the 1979 tour. The show was visually stunning. Many times Pete Townshend or Roger Daltrey would move to the front of the stage and direct the cameraman to focus in close, then unleash a mic twirl or scissors kick for the hungry crowd.
Direction
Townshend directing cameramen mid-song — meta before meta existed.
Sound
Keith Moon's absence haunts every fill Kenney Jones attempts.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the first live concert satellite broadcasts to cinemas — essentially inventing the modern livestream concert experience forty years before Taylor Swift's Eras Tour hit theaters.
The 1979 tour was The Who's first after Keith Moon's death; many fans consider this Chicago show proof they shouldn't have continued, while others see it as heroic perseverance.
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