Phil Sheridan went on to describe the crush of people trying to get through turnstiles - some three at a time as ticket takers tried in vain to ask for their tickets.
I saw guys with blue lips – they couldn't get oxygen." I went down twice and wasn't sure that I would make it. It would be nearly half an hour before police could make their way through the crowd.Īs attendee Mark Helmkamp later described the scene to Rolling Stone, "it was a slow squeeze, not a stampede. Concertgoers streamed through the entry en masse. With no visible security and too few police, the few trying to control the situation were simply overpowered. Around 7:20, the crowd surged and one set of doors shattered. You can also follow him on Twitter at and/or watch his films here.It was too late anyway. Ted Mills is a freelance writer on the arts who currently hosts the Notes from the Shed podcast and is the producer of KCRW’s Curious Coast. What Made John Entwistle One of the Great Rock Bassists? Hear Isolated Tracks from “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Baba O’Riley” & “Pinball Wizard” Keith Moon’s Final Performance with The Who (1978) Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, Passes Out at 1973 Concert 19-Year-Old Fan Takes Over Twenty years later the performance still holds up, a moment in time just before we all got fooled again. And that ass whoopin’ we promised the Middle East wound up kicking America’s economy in the butt instead. Mayor Giuliani…well, we know what happened to him.
So many of the remaining first responders would die from the toxic chemicals breathed in on 9/11, and still they fight for some recompense from the government that honored them at first.
And death hangs over the whole event, as camera cut to family members holding up photos of lost loved ones, while the World Trade Center rubble still smoldered.Īnd then there’s what nobody knew at the time: this would be bassist John Entwistle’s last gig before his fatal heart attack eight months later. The concert was exactly what was needed for the grief of the community. The set is the Who at their most anthemic, but also the most representative of the classic rock radio these uniformed men and women and their families grew up with: “Who Are You,” “Baba O’Reilly,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” and ending with “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” However the line “meet the new boss, same as the old boss” is quietly deleted. But, what the crowd wanted that night was catharsis, and that’s what the Who brought. Songs about America (David Bowie), songs about New York City (Billy Joel), songs about freedom (Paul McCartney), songs about heroes (also Bowie). In a moment like this, a lot of the artists headed towards jingoism. The Garden was the biggest Irish wake in history.” Large bottles of high proof spirits were produced. The thousands of cops in attendance studiously ignored thousands of other cops and firefighters lighting up a little reefer. From the start, the building ran on a river of emotion and beer, which, if you wore a uniform – or your late loved one’s cap – was free. Picture a Knicks game, then double the crowd. “To say that occupancy laws were stretched that night is to undersell the size of the place.
THE WHO CONCERT FREE
The concert was free to any firefighter or policeman who came in uniform.
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