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Day Off – on the road – Supporting Heart

Day Off – Traveling – Mar 19 2013 The tour left Thunder Bay On around midnight and began the long trek to London ON, by way of Sudbury. The all night and then some drive was again thru blizzard...

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London, ON – Show #9 – Supporting HEART

Mar 20 – RBC Theatre at Budweiser Gardens Sound check – London, ON Simon hard at work on stage – London ON Set List: Timebomb, She Asked Me, Bare Essence, Bed of Roses, The Way It Is, Denial, I’m The...

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Toronto – Show #10 – Supporting HEART

March 21 – Toronto, ON As reported by Shaun: Arrived at Massey Hall in Toronto.  A beautiful old theatre. Simon on vocals, Shaun on drums and Mark on guitar took to the stage along with Dan the bass...

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Ottawa – Show #11 – Supporting HEART

March 22, 23, 24 – Ottawa, ON The crew arrived early morning Friday the 22nd and enjoyed two days off – resting and exploring. March 24 – National Arts Centre See some AMAZING shots from Lori Hoddinott...

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Montreal – Show #12 – Supporting HEART

March 25 – Montreal, QC The final stop! This one in front of the largest crowd yet – 5000+ Heart and me. Or me with heart. These girls are amazing. Had a great time touring with them. Amazing....

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Supporting Big Country – recap

The Journey – Simon supporting Big Country on April UK dates Simon spent a good chunk of April on the road opening solo acoustic for Big Country on their UK dates of The Journey Tour.  He began at...

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April UK Solo Gigs Recap

Right on the heels of supporting Heart in Canada, and just before hitting the road in the UK to support Big Country, Simon managed a few solo acoustic gigs around the UK in April of 2013. The Cellars –...

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Summer UK Tour Recap

Simon punctuates the MORE in “Quadrophenia & More”! So far in 2013, when Simon wasn’t touring he was recording, and when he wasn’t recording he was touring. Busy busy busy! When The Who brought...

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A great closing to The Who Convention

Sept 08 2013 – Bush Hall, London Simon was on hand to close out the festivities at the 2013 Who Convention. Along with his amazing touring band – Tony Lowe, Phil Spalding and Greg Pringle, they gave by...

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2014 US Tour Recap

As webmaster, I usually try to stay right on top of all the info and reports coming in from the road while Simon is on tour. For the April 2014 US tour, I was neck deep in tour manager (and laundry)...

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A busy week in Chicago 2015

Chicago was a busy week of gigs – Simon solo on the 12th, The Who on the 13th and the TCA Charity “Celebrating THE WHO – Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder, Simon Townshend and friends” on the 14th. Gigs in...

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Return to Joe’s Pub NYC 2015

A Simon show at Joe’s Pub in NYC is always special! Great crowds, amazing venue, wonderful people. Simon returned to Joe’s on May 27th in a busy few days of NYC Who activity. The night before had been...

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US 2015 Mini Tour Round up

A look back at the Fall US mini-tour as we prep for more to come in 2016! We were busy gearing up to announce a number of additional solo gigs that Simon would be doing in between The Who Hit’s 50 Tour...

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Independent Venue Week – Half Moon Putney

Half Moon – Independent Venue Week 2016 got off to a great start when Simon and his band played the Half Moon Putney as part of Independent Venue Week on Jan 29th. Simon and long time mates Tony Lowe...

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Keeping Busy on Days Off

Leg 1 Who Hits 50 North America The Who returned to the North America in February of 2016. And as usual, Simon tries to get out and do some solo gigs on his days off whenever possible. We managed to...

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Who Cares Benefit 2016

Who Cares About The Next Generation – May 31 2016 A private event was held at the Pacific Palisades residence of Christine & Jordan Kaplan to help raise awareness and funds for Autism and Teen...

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IOW 2016 & Toulouse – Double Time

Two Sets in One! Twice the fun at both IOW 2016 and at Zenith Toulouse as Simon not only plays with The Who, but gets his own set prior! Isle of Wight 2016 The Who headlined Isle of Wight Festival on...

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Ohana Fest 2017 Recap

Simon was personally invited to by Eddie Vedder to perform at The 2017 Ohana Festival. Luckily Simon was in between US and South American Who tour dates, and after a ...

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