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== Live performances ==
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[[File:The Who - JFK Stadium, Philadelphia September 25, 1982.jpg|thumb|right|The stage before a September 1982 performance at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]] in [[Philadelphia]]]]
Just over half of this album has been played live over the course of the band's career, most of the performances coming from the then farewell tour in 1982 supporting the album.

"Dangerous" was the first song from this album to be played live, as the third song on the band's first 1982 concert. Its live performances did not deviate too far from the studio cut.

"Athena" was played sporadically on the 1982 tour, sometimes as an encore and at other times in the regular set. The band hated playing the song and thought that their performance on it was not up to their standards, so they dropped it mid-tour.

"A Man Is a Man" was also played sporadically on the same tour, and its last performance also came during the same concert with the last performance of "Athena".

"It's Hard" was played throughout the entire 1982 tour and regularly featured a short full-band jam at its conclusion.

"Cooks County" was only played once, on 6 October 1982 at the [[Rosemont Horizon]] in [[Chicago]], in place of "It's Hard". This was because the song was written by Townshend after seeing a television documentary on Chicago's [[John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County|Cook County Hospital]].

"Eminence Front" was one of two songs (the other being "Cry If You Want") from this album to last until after the 1982 tour, and the only one to become a staple of the band's concerts. It was played in the tours of 1982, 1989, 1999, 2002, 2004, [[The Who Tour 2006–2007|2006–2007]], 2008, 2009, [[The Who Hits 50!|2014]], 2015, 2016, 2017, [[Moving On! Tour|2019]], and 2022.

"Cry If You Want" was played in every 1982 concert except one. These performances featured Townshend playing an extended guitar solo as an outro. In 2006, Daltrey requested that it be brought back, and it was for the first leg of the tour. However, it did not stay in the set list for long, only lasting three concerts. Later, the band would start incorporating it into their jams of "[[My Generation]]", albeit in a shorter and jazzier form, where it lasted until 2009. The song was briefly revived for [[The Who Hits 50!]] tour in late 2014.