“The Who” Honor A Detroit Music Icon!
Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey rocked the Little Caesar’s Arena stage on Tuesday night and were joined by a 50-plus piece orchestra for the latest stop of the Moving On! Tour. The orchestra was largely comprised of Detroit musicians who were contracted for the night. Prior to the start of the musical evening, “The Who” paid tribute to Russ Gibb, the Detroit rock promoter who died April 30.
Gibb ran the Grande Ballroom during its heyday in the late 1960s, becoming close with the band and premiering “Tommy” in concert in 1969. A farewell message followed a series of vintage images of Gibb, the Who and the Grande: “Goodbye, Russ — thank you for such great times. You will be missed!”
Thank you to everyone who came out and hung out at the “WCSX” booth and said hello.
