This leg started on 21 October 2008 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills , Michigan and ended on 9 November at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles , California . These shows saw the addition of " Sister Disco " , which had n't been played since the 1989 tour ; " Getting in Tune " was also reintroduced after a fairly long absence . Here is a fairly typical set list for the tour ( all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified ) : '' ' Encore ' '' There were some set list substitutions , variations , and order switches during the tour . The third song slot rotated between " The Relay " , " Anyway , Anyhow , Anywhere " , " Getting in Tune " , " Substitute " and " The Kids Are Alright " throughout the leg , although the first two were played as the third song most often . The set lists were also very different at the two private shows . Other songs which were played on the tour and are not in the above list are : This leg started on 13 November 2008 at the Castle Hall in Osaka and ended on 19 November at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo . Here is a fairly typical set list for the tour ( all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified ) : '' ' Encore ' '' There were some set list substitutions , variations , and order switches during the tour . " Naked Eye " was sometimes played after " My Generation " as the set closer . Other songs which were played on the tour and are not in the above list are : This short leg started on 14 December 2008 at the indigO2 in London and ended on 17 December at the same venue . The show on the 15th had the band leave the stage after " I Ca n't Explain " because of an inner ear problem suffered by Townshend , but they returned shortly afterwards and played it again , following with the rest of the set ; a loose and problematic version of " Slip Kid " was performed by Townshend and Daltrey at the start of the encore during the same show , the first attempt at the song since 1976 . Here is a fairly typical set list for the tour ( all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified ) : '' ' Encore ' '' There were some set list substitutions , variations , and order switches during the tour . Other songs which were played on the tour and are not in the above list are : The Who performed at the Sound Relief concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney , Australia . The songs they performed were as follows
1989 tour
The Who Tour 1989
The Who Tour 2008–2009