This was performed live a few times on The Who 's European leg of the 1976 tour and also the American leg before being dropped . A small part of this song was played in one of the concerts of the band 's 1979 tour , particularly in Buffalo on 4 December 1979 . During the second date of their concerts in London in 2008 , " Slip Kid " was performed again , for the first time in 32 years . The song was again performed a few times on The Who Hits 50 ! tour . Townshend reflected at the time , " It 's one of those songs I thought I would hate playing because it ’s tricky , but I 've been really enjoying it . It feels very new " . On 24 March 2016 , the Who , performing in Washington DC played an unrehearsed version of " Slip Kid " ( first time since May 2015 ) after Roger Daltrey announced that Pete Townshend would not be able to sing the planned " Eminence Front " due to a throat ailment . Daltrey explained , " Pete ca n't sing with a voice like that - it 'll just do more damage . So we 'll have a go at something . We kinda rehearsed it the day before yesterday . It 'll be a bit lumpy , It 'll be a bit bumpy . But who gives a sh A cover version was featured on the soundtrack album '' Sons of Anarchy : Songs of Anarchy Vol . 3 '' , covered by Anvil feat . Franky Perez
1979 tour
The Who Tour 1979
Slip Kid