The first Desert Trip Festival came to a close on Sunday night with performances by The Who and Roger Waters.
Desert Trip was held at the same venue as the annual Coachella Festival and, like its predecessor, the lineup is duplicated over two weekends to accommodate the most fans as possible. On Friday night, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones took the stage and Saturday saw Neil Young and Paul McCartney and, at each show, the set list was varied slightly from weekend one.
Not for The Who and Roger Waters. Both acts duplicated their first-weekend set to the song and running order.
The Who once again presented an overview of their career, going back to their very first album and including extended runs through Pete Townshend’s two “rock operas”, Tommy and Quadrophenia.
The Who, Desert Trip, Indio, California, October 9, 2016
I Can’t Explain (single, 1965)
The Seeker (single, 1970)
Who Are You (from Who Are You, 1978)
The Kids Are Alright (from My Generation, 1965)
I Can See For Miles (from The Who Sell Out, 1967)
My Generation (from My Generation, 1965)
Behind Blue Eyes (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Bargain (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Join Together (single, 1972)
You Better You Bet (from Free Dance, 1981)
5:15 (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
I’m One (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
The Rock (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
Love Reign O’er Me (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
Eminence Front (from It’s Hard, 1982)
Amazing Journey (from Tommy, 1969)
Sparks (from Tommy, 1969)
The Acid Queen (from Tommy, 1969)
Pinball Wizard (from Tommy, 1969)
See Me Feel Me / Listening To You (from Tommy, 1969)
Baba O’Riley (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Won’t Get Fooled Again (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Roger Waters also duplicated his weekend one set with a full show of material from his Pink Floyd days, concentrating on four albums, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. Of the 28 songs played, only four came from other Pink Floyd albums.
Roger Waters set list
Set 1
Speak to Me (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Breathe (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (from A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
One of These Days (from Meddle, 1971)
Time (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Breathe (Reprise) (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
The Great Gig in the Sky (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Money (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Us and Them (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Fearless (from Meddle, 1971)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) (from Wish You Were Here, 1975)
Welcome to the Machine (from Wish You Were Here, 1975)
Have a Cigar (from Wish You Were Here, 1975)
Wish You Were Here (from Wish You Were Here, 1975)
Set 2
Pigs on the Wing 1 (from Animals, 1977)
Pigs on the Wing 2 (from Animals, 1977)
Dogs (from Animals, 1977)
Pigs (Three Different Ones) (from Animals, 1977)
The Happiest Days of Our Lives (from The Wall, 1979)
Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 (from The Wall, 1979)
Mother (from The Wall, 1979)
Run Like Hell (from The Wall, 1979)
Brain Damage (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Eclipse (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Why Cannot The Good Prevail (poem)
Vera (from The Wall, 1979)
Bring The Boys Back Home (from The Wall, 1979)
Comfortably Numb (from The Wall, 1979)
