The Vegas Job
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The Vegas Job is a concert film of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

's performance on October 29, 1999 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...

, Nevada
Nevada
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 at the infamous Pixelon
Pixelon
Pixelon was a dot-com company founded in 1998 that gained fame for its extravagant Las Vegas launch party and the sudden and violent decline less than a year afterwards. It promised better distribution of high-quality video over the internet using technologies that were, in fact, fake or...

 launch event. The performance was supposed to be viewed over the internet
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 by millions of viewers, but instead was only seen by the people in the theater until released on DVD. It was certified Gold in Canada, after selling 5,000 units.

Songs performed

  1. "I Can't Explain
    I Can't Explain
    "I Can't Explain" is a song by the English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend, and produced by Shel Talmy. The song was issued as a single in December 1964 in the United States and on 15 January 1965 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...

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  2. "Substitute"
  3. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
  4. "Pinball Wizard
    Pinball Wizard
    "Pinball Wizard" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S...

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  5. "See Me, Feel Me
    See Me, Feel Me
    "See Me Feel Me" is a portion of the song "We're Not Gonna Take It" written by Pete Townshend of The Who. The song is the finale of the Tommy album. "See Me Feel Me", followed by the refrain of "Listening To You" was performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival as the sun was rising and almost half a...

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  6. "Baba O'Riley
    Baba O'Riley
    "Baba O'Riley" is a song written by Pete Townshend for the English rock band The Who. Roger Daltrey sings most of the song, with Pete Townshend singing the middle eight: "Don't cry/don't raise your eye/it's only teenaged wasteland"...

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  7. "My Wife"
  8. "5:15
    5:15
    "5.15" is a song written by Pete Townshend of British rock band The Who from their second rock opera, Quadrophenia...

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  9. "Behind Blue Eyes
    Behind Blue Eyes
    "Behind Blue Eyes" is the title of a song by English rock band The Who. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from their fifth album Who's Next and was written by Pete Townshend originally for his Lifehouse project...

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  10. "Who Are You
    Who Are You (song)
    "Who Are You", composed by Pete Townshend, is the title track on The Who's 1978 release, Who Are You, the last album released before drummer Keith Moon's death in September 1978. It was released as a double-A sided single with the John Entwistle composition "Had Enough", also featured on the album...

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  11. "Magic Bus
    Magic Bus (song)
    "Magic Bus" is a song written by Pete Townshend at the time of My Generation in 1965, but not recorded by The Who until 1968. It is one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple. The record reached #26 in the United Kingdom and #25 in the United States.The song's arrangement...

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  12. "Won't Get Fooled Again
    Won't Get Fooled Again
    "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the rock band The Who which was written by Pete Townshend The original version of the song appears as the final track on the album Who's Next...

    "
  13. "The Kids Are Alright
    The Kids Are Alright (song)
    "The Kids Are Alright" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who. It appears as the seventh track on the group's first album, My Generation . It was not released as a single until more than six months after it first appeared on the LP, first in the United States, and in the UK the following...

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  14. "My Generation
    My Generation
    My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom in December 1965. In the United States it was released by Decca Records as The Who Sings My Generation in April 1966, with a different cover and a slightly altered track...

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Special features

The DVD included interviews with Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...

 and John Entwistle
John Entwistle
John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...

, the story behind the Pixelon
Pixelon
Pixelon was a dot-com company founded in 1998 that gained fame for its extravagant Las Vegas launch party and the sudden and violent decline less than a year afterwards. It promised better distribution of high-quality video over the internet using technologies that were, in fact, fake or...

fiasco, and interviews with the audience prior to start of the concert.
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