The Who will bring 50th anniversary tour to The Arena at Gwinnett Center

The Who will hit the road in April.

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

The Who will hit the road in April.

The 50 years of The Who bringing us enough classics for round-the-clock radio play will be celebrated with “The Who Hits 50” tour, which will launch in the U.S. in April and play The Arena at Gwinnett Center at 7:30 p.m. April 23.

The show is described by Pete Townshend as "Hits, Picks, Mixes and Misses" and will feature the band playing all their classic anthems as well as tackling deeper cuts from their catalog.

Tickets for the Gwinnett date are on sale at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17. Citi cardmembers will have presale access beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13.

Tickets, priced at $39.50-$139.50, can be purchased at www.GwinnettCenter.com, The Arena at Gwinnett Center box office or by calling 1-888-9-AXS-TIX.

Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey, the two surviving members of the band, also celebrating the milestone anniversary with the “Who Hits 50!” greatest hits set, including the new song, “Be Lucky.” That release arrives Oct. 27.

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THE WHO’s 2015 North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE                                       CITY                                       VENUE

2015 Tour Dates – Leg 1

Wed       4/15                   Tampa, FL                        Amalie Arena

Fri          4/17                   Miami, FL                          AmericanAirlines Arena

Sun         4/19                  Jacksonville, FL                  Jacksonville Veterans

Memorial Arena

Tue        4/21                    Raleigh, NC                       PNC Arena

*Thu        4/23                       Duluth, GA                             The Arena at Gwinnett

                                                                                                Center

Mon        4/27                   Austin, TX                         Frank Erwin Center

Wed       4/29                   Houston, TX                      Toyota Center

Sat         5/2                     Dallas, TX                         American Airlines Center

Tue        5/5                     Kansas City, MO                 Sprint Center

Thu        5/7                     St. Louis, MO                     Scottrade Center

Sat         5/9                     Louisville, KY                     KFC Yum! Arena

Mon        5/11                   Nashville, TN                     Bridgestone Arena

Wed       5/13                   Chicago, IL                        Allstate Arena

Fri          5/15                   Columbus, OH          Nationwide Arena

Sun        5/17                   Philadelphia, PA                  Wells Fargo Center

Wed       5/20                   Uniondale, NY                    Nassau Coliseum

Fri          5/22                   Atlantic City, NJ                  Boardwalk Hall

Sun        5/24                   Uncasville, CT                    Mohegan Sun Arena

Tue        5/26                   Brooklyn, NY                     Barclays Center

Sat         5/30                   Forest Hills, NY                  Forest Hills Stadium

*On sale Friday, October 17 at 9:00 AM

2015 Tour Dates – Leg 2

Mon        9/14                   San Diego, CA                   Valley View Casino Center

Wed       9/16                   Anaheim, CA                     Honda Center

Sat         9/19                   Las Vegas, NV                   Colosseum at Caesars

Palace

Mon        9/21                   Los Angeles, CA                 STAPLES Center

Wed       9/23                   Oakland, CA                      Oracle Arena

Fri          9/25                   Portland, OR                      Moda Center

Sun        9/27                   Seattle, WA                       KeyArena

Tue        9/29                   Vancouver, BC                   Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Thu        10/1                   Calgary, AB                       Scotiabank Saddledome

Sat         10/3                   Edmonton, AB                    Rexall Place

Tue        10/6                   Saskatoon, SK                   SaskTel Centre

Thu        10/8                   Winnipeg, MB                     MTS Centre

Sat         10/10                  Minneapolis, MN                 Target Center

Tue        10/13                  Milwaukee, WI                   BMO Harris Bradley Center

Thu        10/15                  Chicago, IL                        United Center

Sat         10/17                  Detroit, MI                        Joe Louis Arena

Mon        10/19                  Toronto, ON                      Air Canada Centre

Wed       10/21                  Toronto, ON                      Air Canada Centre

Fri          10/23                  Pittsburgh, PA                    CONSOL Energy Center

Sun        10/25                  Newark, NJ                       Prudential Center

Tue        10/27                  New York, NY                    Madison Square Garden

Thu        10/29                  Boston, MA                       TD Garden

Sun        11/1                   Washington, DC                 Verizon Center

Wed       11/4                   Philadelphia, PA                  Wells Fargo Center