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Live: The Empire
Live album by
Released18 September 2000 (UK)
Recorded9 November 1998
Genre Rock
Label Eelpie
Pete Townshend chronology
Lifehouse Elements
(2000)
Live: The Empire
(2000)
Live: Sadler's Wells
(2000)

Live: The Empire is a live recording by Pete Townshend. The music was recorded at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on 9 November 1998 and released as a double CD on 18 September 2000 by UK company Eel Pie Recording Productions Ltd. [1] This concert marked Townshend's return to the UK stage as a solo artist after an absence of 13 years. He was backed by musicians including John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Chucho Merchán and Peter Hope Evans, as well as freestyle rapper Hame. [2]

Track listing

  1. "On the Road Again"
  2. " A Little Is Enough"
  3. " Pinball Wizard"
  4. "Drowned"
  5. " Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
  6. " You Better You Bet"
  7. " Behind Blue Eyes"
  8. "Baby Don't You Do It"
  9. " English Boy"
  10. " Three Steps to Heaven"
  11. " Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"
  12. "Sheraton Gibson"
  13. " Substitute"
  14. "I Am an Animal"
  15. "North Country Girl"
  16. "(She's A) Sensation"
  17. "A Friend Is a Friend"
  18. "Now and Then"
  19. " Let My Love Open the Door"
  20. " Who Are You"
  21. " The Kids Are Alright"
  22. "Acid Queen"
  23. " Won't Get Fooled Again"
  24. " Magic Bus"
  25. "I'm One" [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pete Townshend Solo Albums | Whotabs | The Who Tabs Guitar Bass Drums". Thewho.net. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Eel Pie Online Store: Live: The Empire". Eelpie.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.