The Who's worst night: 11 fans dead, and the band finally breaks silence 40 years later.
Forty years later, rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey sat down for first-of-a-kind, exclusive interviews with WCPO Anchor Tanya O’Rourke. Their candid revelations about the horrific night of Dec. 3, 1979 in Cincinnati form the basis for O'Rourke's historical documentary, "The Who: The Night That Changed Rock."
Acting
Daltrey's raw, unguarded vulnerability—genuinely devastating.
Direction
O'Rourke's patient journalism lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Who played the full set that night, unaware of the deaths until afterward—a decision that still divides fans and historians.
This disaster single-handedly ended 'festival seating' at most US venues, creating the assigned-seat concert experience millennials grew up with.
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