Set List:
I Can't Explain Summertime Blues My Wife My Generation I Am The Sea The Real Me Punk And The Godfather I'm One Helpless Dancer 5.15 Sea And Sand Drowned Bell Boy Dr. Jimmy Love Reign O'er Me Won't Get Fooled Again Pinball Wizard Magic Bus Naked Eye Let's See Action
This concert saw one of the stronger Quadrophenia performances, with the band feeling very comfortable with the Detroit audience. Daltrey acknowledged the city by referring to it as "our home from home in the USA" and went on to introduce 'My Wife' as The Who's favourite John Entwistle song. This performance careered along with the three instrumentalists playing flat out. Daltrey mentioned prior to 'My Generation' that Who fans in Detroit were the only Americans who bought the single when it was first released. 'Won't Get Fooled Again' was dedicated to those who had seen The Who play Tommy at Detroit's Grande Ballroom in May 1969 at the beginning of the first ground-breaking Tommy tour. The Who returned for an encore that began with 'Magic Bus' - received with great applause - which segued into 'Naked Eye'. The set closed with a loose version of 'Let's See Action', with the second verse being sung by Pete, and at the end of the chorus, Daltrey amended the lyric to "let's see who fucking cares".