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The Who premiere rare stream of Live at Locarno performance

THE WHO UNVEIL RARE PERFORMANCE FOR DIGITAL PREMIERE FILMED AT LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND AS PART OF THEIR ‘JOIN TOGETHER @ HOME’ SERIES, STREAMING WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVELY ON YOUTUBE 

 

Available digitally for the first time, this six-part weekly series

celebrating some of the band’s most memorable performances

draws to a close, with an exciting grand finale featuring rarely seen footage!

Set a tune-in reminder for the final two episodes on

Saturday 5th & Saturday 12th September

10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK at www.join-together.org

As part of YouTube’s #StayHome campaign, The Who close a six-week celebration of their incredible live performances, with a two-part digital premiere finale.

The weekly series is entitled “Join Together @ Home” on the band’s official YouTube channel (accessed via www.join-together.org). Each featurette—available digitally for the first time—appears as a YouTube Premiere, streaming live and rarely seen footage, mini videos and special screen footage.  Culminating over two weekends with 5 and 4 songs respectively from a sensational show at Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland in July 2006, and including the band’s first-ever live performance of ‘Greyhound Girl’.

 

Roger Daltrey said, “It’s a very special show, I didn’t even remember this film existed! We were getting together after a 3-year hiatus.  The show was in an extraordinary place, in the town square, with people dancing on their balconies. I have very fond memories of it.”

 

“Join Together @ Home” is in partnership with The Who and Eagle Rock Entertainment and will stream exclusively on YouTube. “Join Together @ Home” is free to view, but fans are encouraged to donate to co-beneficiaries The Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America  – directly via the link provided on the YouTube page www.join-together.org

 

As Patron of both charities, Roger Daltrey has raised much-needed awareness and funds to help support young people with cancer, both in the UK and the US. He has been the driving force behind Teenage Cancer Trust’s iconic comedy and music shows, held at the Royal Albert Hall for the last 20 years. 

Teenage Cancer Trust has always had incredible support from the music industry and relies on donations but due to Coronavirus, saw essential income-generating activity, like the Royal Albert Halls shows, cancelled. With income estimated to drop by as much as half this year; the charity needs to raise £5m to maintain frontline services so events like “Join Together @ Home” are more important than ever.

 

With Teen Cancer America fundraising events also cancelled, they face a shortfall and need your help more than ever. Your donation can help to continue improving the lives and outcomes of teens and young adults with cancer. Nearly 90,000 adolescents and young adults face a cancer diagnosis every year in America, and every hour another young life is lost. The Coronavirus is not just impacting fundraising, but increasing the risks for immunocompromised cancer patients, and adding to the growing burden of hospitals and caregivers.

 As you have faced the inconvenience of isolation these past months, please think of the many teenage cancer patients who are in the fight of their lives. Follow your local guidelines, stay safe, relax and watch The Who, and do one of the most important things you can do today, donate to help teens facing cancer. 

 

What: The Who “Join Together @ Home” special footage #THEWHO #WITHME

When: 5th & 12th September 2020 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK 

Where: Streaming exclusively on YouTube via www.join-together.org

 

Watch Trailer HERE