The group began by playing a charity show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on 6 June , although this was not technically part of the tour . Drummer Zak Starkey was not available for this performance , so Simon Phillips , who had been the drummer on the 1989 tour , sat in . The United States leg officially began on 25 June at the New World Music Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park , Illinois and comprised three two-week legs , concluding with the last of four shows at New York City 's Madison Square Garden 7 October . The United Kingdom leg began at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 30 October and ended with a charity performance at the Royal Albert Hall ( benefiting the Teenage Cancer Trust ) on 27 November
1989 tour
The Who Tour 1989
The Who Tour 2000