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On December 3, 1979, The Who performed a sold-out show at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, OH—the band’s first tour without Keith Moon.

It was 43 years ago Saturday (December 3rd, 1979) that 11 fans died in a stampede while entering the Who's concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. The tragedy -- which all but eradicated festival concert seating for nearly two decades -- happened when thousands of fans who were lined up outside the venue to make a mad dash for the stage upon the arena opening, rushed through only a few doors opened by the venue, flooding the lobby area, leaving nearly a dozen fans dead in their wake. The fans killed in the stampede were Teva Ladd (27), Walter Adams, Jr. (22), James Warmoth (21),...

It was 43 years ago Saturday (December 3rd, 1979) that 11 fans died in a stampede while entering the Who's concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. The tragedy -- which all but eradicated festival concert seating for nearly two decades -- happened when thousands of fans who were lined up outside the venue to make a mad dash for the stage upon the arena opening, rushed through only a few doors opened by the venue, flooding the lobby area, leaving nearly a dozen fans dead in their wake. The fans killed in the stampede were Teva Ladd (27), Walter Adams, Jr. (22), James Warmoth (21),...

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

The band returned to the city for the first time in 43 years since 11 people were crushed to death before their show at the Riverfront Coliseum.