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Ok kids make a note this is The Who in their mid 50's, 37 years into their stellar career's and still out there!!! Thank you Zach for your incredible talent, Uncle Keith would be so Proud!

One of the best bass players you are ever likely to see in your lifetime ... on that stage, right there.

You'd never want to come on after these guys.

I always thought Queen at Live Aid was the greatest live performance by a band ever, but this topped it by a mile, the emotions of the moment and reactions of the band and crowd. Still moves to tears 21 years later.

The Who ruled that concert. They were the right band, with the right songs, for that moment. They channeled all the anger and the hurt and the sadness, and they turned it into a set of pure musical catharsis.

Fuck I love Entwistle. The man had no equal.

Those bass lines during Won't Get Fooled Again.... My Lord. RIP, Thunderfingers.

So Pete Townsend takes a single coil Fender guitar, plays it through a bunch of Fender Twins, and makes everyone who plays Les Pauls or any other "hard rock" guitar through Marshalls, Mesas, and the like sound like Barry Manilow. Mad respect.

I am Ret. NYPD lived thru the attacks on September 11th 2001, I called in cpl of favors and was sitting 1st row on Pete's side - I was dumb struck by the power of THE WHO that night, Damn near tears, They blew the fffn doors off The Garden that night, ALL the bands were terrific but THE WHO stole the show,

One of their best ever live performances and that’s saying something

"We could never follow what YOU did" 😭❤

I remember the radio broadcast of this show at MSG. An emotional time in this nation’s history for sure. We got a kick in the nuts for sure on 9/11 and after we buried our dead and cleaned up the rubble, the cops and firefighters and EMTs needed a party. Just a night to drink a little too much and allow themselves to have a good time. I remember when The Who took the stage, they were like a smoking flamethrower of awesome brain shaking rock. An invisible fist grabbed me by the throat and I was frozen in place for this entire show…I didn’t move an inch. The power and anger and eventually the joy of this music held me. The greatest moment in rock and roll history.

What impressed me the most about the Who's performance here was how they simply played their biggest hits, and rocked their arses off in a way to make people happy. No new material, no proselytizing, no fluff - just a straight dose of what those people needed. For that, I call this the greatest concert I've ever seen.

NYC The Who gave you their very best, strongest 27 mins I've ever seen. No way, No way I would want to even attempt to follow that performance. Could you imagine walking on stage after that whew!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the greatest live performance any band ever gave. God bless John Entwistle. - 9-11-23

For anyone who was ever in doubt, here's confirmation. No other group comes near. Absolute fucking dynamite.

Man, Entwistle was such a fucking beast. He's to bass what Hendrix was to guitar.

No backing dancers, no high tech visuals, no lip synching, ladies and gentlemen, the greatest ever rock and roll band.

This was an astonishing evening. Some acts came in and misunderstood the moment and suffered from thinking it was about themselves. The Who gave themselves to the moment and to the heroes in attendance.

Honestly. one of the best performances in rock and roll history.

The Who and their performance owned this event! They and the songs they played that night were the right band at the right time to play for New York and the world.

This is, hands down, THE BEST performance of that evening. This entire set should go down as one of the top 3 best Who performances (in my humble opinion). We lived in a town home at the time and when I turned this up, it literally sounded like you were at the concert. I played it during the summer with my front door open and every neighbor could hear it... especially the ones on the other side of the wall in the living room.

John entwistle quietly like a boss on bass

Let’s put this into context: This is about a month after 9/11. Our nation - the world - was still extremely sad. Terribly, terribly sad. Paul McCartney had witnessed the attacks first hand - he was sitting on a plane on the runway at JFK when he saw the planes hit with his own two eyes. He wrote that song “Freedom” which he closed this concert with right then and there in his seat in the plane while it was happening. So he organized this concert to support 9/11 first responders, their families, and survivors. Paul’s dad was actually a volunteer firefighter during WWII in Liverpool which took heavy bombing from Germany. Paul’s heart was in this full tilt. Paul brought in as many pop and rock acts he could. He got everyone from The Who to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to David Bowie and Jon Bonjiovi to Melissa Ethridge, Elton John, John Mellencamp, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker..... and even Destiny’s Child. Yeah, they were out of their league in this show to say the least. There were some entertainers who were better than others, some were pathetic, but in the spirit of what it was all about it was intended as a reprieve from the solemnity of the situation and as well as a fund raiser for those families. For one night, everyone could at least try to forget what was happening (again - this is one month after..... there were still uncontrollable fires at ground zero and an almost zero-visibility haze above the tip of Manhattan) But for the 4 hour concert, all the acts that night….. when The Who played to close the first half of it…. Well, as you can see here they owned it. They just fucking owned the entire show. They blew everyone else on that show out the building and that night watching it live myself I felt The Who fucking blew Bin Laden and those mother fuckers who attacked us out too. It was such a HUGE fuck you to terrorism and those animals who tried to destroy our way of life, and The Who were like a goddamned nuke on them. At least, that’s what it felt like. And then when Roger first refused the fire helmet (which a lot of the “stars” that night were wearing) and then said “we could never follow what you did”, it was so cathartic I lost it. I cried like a baby. God Bless The Who. They still might not know what they did for America that night.

Makes me proud to be British, Lifelong fan of the boys and what a great reception from the NYC crowd, R.I.P To all the victims of 9/11 especially the NYPD, NYFD and Emergency Medical Crews, Never Forgotten🇬🇧🙏🇺🇸♥️🎸✌️X

I watched this as it aired. I said to my father The Who stole the show. All the performers this night were great but The Who just blew the roof off of MSG. You can hear the anger and support in their playing.

One of the greatest performances in rock history.

As a 9/11 survivor- while I wasn’t at this show, I watched from my apt in NYC and this performance was such an extraordinary comfort during such a horrific time.

This performance was right up there with Queen at Live Aid. It was 27 minutes of cathartic rock n roll perfection.

There are some things that cannot be f$&@& with. Michael Jordan in the finals. Secretariat at the Belmont. And the Who, live, with something to stand for. This is the greatest live band ever.

I was in the 10th MTN, getting ready to deploy, when I saw this. I used to recruit in NYC. My 3 and 5 year old boys loved it. Like everyone, they felt 9/11 personally. 90% of our division deployed in the next few months. It seemed like wherever there might be a fight, we were going. This night was special to all of us. God bless The Who.

I love those flags together.

Let’s not forget, on the original studio versions, Pete played all the keyboards.

So surrealistically sad with the people holding up pictures. Still unbelievable 22 yrs later.

They just effin’ killed it at this show. You can tell they gave this performance everything they had in them. Queen had their Live Aid; The Who had their Concert for New York City.

This performance was badly needed. By the date of this concert things were still bleak. The clouds had not yet lifted. This show was a noble effort and featured some heavyweights. Then The Who, with a version post-the loss of Keith Moon, the purest form of the band, came out and told everybody, "Fuck it! That hurt, but you will learn how strong we are." Baba O'Rielly and New York City were born of the same spirit. That night, The Who, in front of an audience one generation younger, The Who showed them what legends are capable of!

I normally try to limit any negative commentary, but I feel compelled to say the people who gave a thumbs down don't know a fucking thing about the power of rock and roll.

Remember watching this as a 16 year old, seeing it again now is still emotional. Can’t help but feel very proud to be British watching The Who here!

Whether it was their intention or not, they blew every other act off the stage.

Kids this is the true power of real rock and roll. Just stunning.

R.I.P. - John Entwistle - AKA, The Ox, Thunderfingers.

They headlined all the greatest festivals. Monterey……Woodstock…….Isle of Wight…….Live Aid Wembley…….Concert for New York. The Ultimate legendary live Rock Band, of All time!

The Who really stepped up and knocked it out of the park with an amazing set. "Who Are You?", "Baba O'Reilly", "Behind Blue Eyes", and "Won't Get Fooled Again", all played with incredible power and love for the very special audience of the surviving 9/11 first-responders that emotional evening. When Daltrey simply states at the end "We could never follow what you did", what an incredible tribute, indeed.

My son was 11 and was BLOWN away by The Who that night. Now he's 30 and every so often we remember this !!

Zak is just wicked badass on those drums

They stole the show that night.

These guys really stole the show. At the end of their set Roger says to the crowd "We could never follow you" which is what everyone that had perform after The Who must have felt. Zach Starkey just crushes the drums, his old man taught him well.

John Entwistle was and is still the God of bass

The power of rock'n roll in 27 minutes. Gave me goosebumbs watching this live in 2001 and still moves me to tears watching these cops and firemen jumping around and going crazy. Probably one of the Who's best gigs ever - they really wanted this. Amazing!

One of The Who’s most incendiary performances. Sadly, one of the last times Entwistle played in concert. The set list and performance is absolutely mesmerising.

i am 66 years old. This is the most POWERFUL set i have ever seen!! The hairs on my arms came to life!!

I would put it up there with Queen at Live Aid as one of the best live sets ever....

The guys were on fire that night and New York will never forget them for it.

I’ve been looking for this on KZfaq for years. I think the original video of it must have been blocked. Hopefully this last. Absolutely my favorite performance by The Who.

When Daltrey said he wasn't worthy to wear the fireman's helmet, he showed true humility and respect. They then followed that with 30 minutes of rock genius. The best rock band ever and certainly one of the greatest live performances

No-one does Rock and Roll like the Brits, pure and simple.

Always a huge buzz to hear the Who firing on all cylinders!!

Saw this live via satellite. The Who OWNED this concert. Outstanding performance. U2 was next on stage, and Bono’s first words on a hot mic were “How do you follow THAT? Lord almighty.”

Really an emotional performance. The Who completely crushed it that night... a real reminder of what the band could do when playing with peak passion and intensity.

Pete's rhythm guitar playing is outstanding ...

Right band for the right time. People were feeling angry and the music was an outlet for that anger. You can't ask for a better pick me up. Well done the Who. Probably the best I have ever seen them

Utterly brilliant. I fell out of love with The Who for a while, just listening to Live At Leeds, and thinking they've forgotten how to be a workingman's band. I saw this and remembered how all those working-class guys from New York put their lives on the line to save other people. The firemen. The ambulance service and nurses. The ordinary Americans trying to do what they can. The police. At this concert The Who reconnected with the working class men and women who were always their fan-base. I saw them in 1975 in Manchester for £1.50. It was good to see that that they hadn't forgotten their roots.

If you have ever seen a exorcism this was it, we were there, Ox, Roger, Pete and Zach chased the demons from the the concert with one mighty scream of Roger during We won't get fooled again, the negative energy was banished and people learned to live God Bless the Who in what is one of their greatest shows ever!

John's bass lines are so incredible.

The lyric was timely, "I get on my knees and pray that we don't get fooled again." The officers or firefighters at 25:42 - they got a second on the broadcast and it was very empowering to see their exuberance in the aftermath... the power of music and the power the resolve of the American people when united as one against our enemies and for our fellow American. The line from Daltry at the end is beyond perfect... and a great honor... "We can never follow what you did."

The Who upstaged the Stones at their Rock Circus, and they came here decades later and upstaged McCartney at this concert. Probably the best rock performance I’ve ever seen. I remember watching this live and thinking “God help whoever has to follow this act” So damn awesome . . .

I read that Pete Townshend came offstage worried that he overdid it in this performance, effectively having, in his words, “machine-gunned” the audience, and not showing the proper reverence for both the occasion and the First Responders. He expressed his worry to Elton John, who set him straight by having him look at the crowd from behind the curtain. Pete’s concerns were put to rest when he saw the crowd’s response to The Who’s performance. Cathartic indeed.

Still the most brilliant performance that night. Even after almost 20 years, I still FEEL this. This WAS the band of the night and the one that the audience needed.

Mick Jagger was quoted back stage after this set - “ oh sh&t!!!

I think this was the best performance of the night. I remember being totally mesmerized

John Entwistle is going to fucking TOWN. Insane that he and Keith Moon got paired together. Truly the best rhythm duo in rock, even above Bonham and John Paul Jones. So legendary. R.I.P boys.

“We could never follow what you did!” Amen, Roger.

Great show. John Entwistle RIP the greatest rock bass player ever. He died that following summer.

I get chills remembering this. Almost 19 years

John lived long enough to be captured on HD... I miss him and his playing

Simply put, the greatest 30 minute live performance in the history of rock and roll. Pete's songwriting mix of snarl and vulnerability perfectly fit the moment. From Cusack's intro to the final note, pure bliss. Watching the cops, EMS and firefighters in the audience mourn but simultaneously rejoice still gives me goosebumps. Only the Who could kick ass but heal the broken spirits that night.

Possibly the greatest 30 minutes of live rock music ever. Astonishing. A fitting tribute...

One of the greatest rock performances of all time.

Well now........... That was fucking epic.

People talk about the queen performance at Live aid but to me this was more powerful Just a personal view from a who fan !

Electric performance sends shivers up my spine The Ox makes it for me. Amazing bass ! RIP to the Big man and all the victims of that awful day

They were pushing 60 at the time and still gave one of their greatest performances ever.

Their greatest performance since Keith died. I was living in Baltimore when 9/11 happened. We all went to our local pub to watch the Concert for New York. Almost all of the acts were absolutely terrible. The Who stole the show just like Queen at Live Aid. I’ve never understood why this performance isn’t recognised.

Best bassist to ever play. THE OX

I've always said that this is the best live performance I've ever seen, by any performer in any genre. Better than Queen at Live Aid.

this was not just another gig for the Who. They were moved by 9/11 and their hearts went out to the lost, to their survivors, to the first responders, to the people of NYC, and to all of us in America. The Who loves America and took that attack personally. They expressed themselves by delivering one of their most electric and powerful performances ever. Also, Pete and the band are very competitive ( ala Hendrix at Monterey Festival ). There were other legendary bands there that night and the Who came out on fire to prove they are the best. Townshend was feeling it....extremely animated.

The best live performance by any band anytime anywhere.

Have loved the Who since I was a kid back in the 70’s. They gave it everything they had that night. Epic

Entwisle bass is off the charts…. Unreall

Raw defiance and sweet communion. This is a historic performance.

For just a moment in time, the US was the most united place in the world.

We wont get fooled again. I saw it live and chills went up my spine when I heard those words. Possibly the most appropriate and meaningful live set ever played. EVER.

Whenever you're feeling down in the dumps - just watch this for a jolt of positive power :D

Zak Starkey really re-lit the fire under these guys when he joined!!! "Won't Get Fooled Again", sheesh.....3 piece steam hammer of a band!!! Wow!!!

Easily the most epic and electrifying Who concert, ever.Townsend was on fire

Best show The Who ever did. For the right reason.

My best mate past away 5 year ago he was older than me I his 60s im 45 he was always sayin chris get into the who you will love it I never did when he passed I thought right on you tube started listen Jesus christ I'm glad I did what an awesome band !!!

being from new york we were hurting and needed this, what a performance God bless The Who

The most poniagnt moment of this spectacular performance can be easily missed. Although the cameras did not capture the moment, it would appear that at the beginning of “Behind Blue Eyes”, it SOUNDS like someone must’ve tossed a cap of a deceased fireman to Roger Daltrey, and you can clearly hear him say, “I’m not worthy of wearing this.” I think Pete senses that Roger is in emotional trouble after the opening verses, so he playfully crashes into him before the “When my fist clenches, crack it open” verse to help him through it. I know Roger was quoted as saying if he could’ve seen the audience, he simply would not have been able to perform. This is the single greatest and most important rock performance of all time, and it ain’t close.