Editing Won't Get Fooled Again (section)

==Live performances==
The Who first performed the song live at the opening date of a series of ''Lifehouse''-related concerts in the [[Young Vic]] theatre, London on 14 February 1971. It has subsequently been part of every Who concert since,{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=278}}{{sfn|Atkins|2003|p=23}} often as the set closer and sometimes extended slightly to allow Townshend to smash his guitar or Moon to kick over his drumkit. The group performed live over the synthesizer part being played on a backing tape, which required Moon to wear headphones to hear a [[click track]], allowing him to play in sync. It was the last track Moon played live in front of a paying audience on 21 October 1976{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=479}} and the last song he ever played with the Who at [[Shepperton Studios]] on 25 May 1978, which was captured on the documentary film ''[[The Kids Are Alright (1979 film)|The Kids Are Alright]]''.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=499}} (Moon died on 7 September 1978.) The song was part of the Who's set at [[Live Aid]] in 1985 and [[Live 8 concert, London|Live 8]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite book|title=Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture|first=Jacqueline|last=Edmondson|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2013|page=280|isbn=978-0-313-39348-8}}</ref>

In October 2001, The Who performed the song at [[The Concert for New York City]] to help raise funds for the families of firemen and police officers killed during the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]]. They finished their set with "Won't Get Fooled Again" to a responsive and emotional audience, with close-up aerial video footage of the World Trade Center buildings playing behind them on a huge digital screen. In February 2010, the group closed their set during the [[halftime show]] of [[Super Bowl XLIV]] with this song.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Who Dat|magazine=Billboard|date=6 February 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgHgDgiLzqMC&pg=RA5-PA19|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> While the Who have continued to play the song live, Townshend has expressed mixed feelings for it, alternating between pride and embarrassment in interviews.{{sfn|Unterberger|2011|p=4}} Who biographer John Atkins described the track as "the quintessential ''Who's Next'' track but not necessarily the best."{{sfn|Atkins|2000|p=162}}

Several live and alternative versions of the song have been released on CD or DVD. In 2003, a deluxe version of ''Who's Next'' was reissued to include the Record Plant recording of the track from March 1971 and a live version recorded at the Young Vic on 26 April 1971.{{sfn|Atkins|2003|pp=24–26}} The song is also included on the album ''[[Live at the Royal Albert Hall (The Who album)|Live at the Royal Albert Hall]]'', from a 2000 show with [[Noel Gallagher]] guesting.

Daltrey, Entwistle and Townshend have each performed the song at solo concerts. Townshend has re-arranged the song for solo performance on acoustic guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/wont-get-fooled-again-mt0042957949|title=Won't Get Fooled Again – Roger Daltrey|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/pete-townshend-goes-acoustic-on-wont-get-fooled-again-20121011|title=Pete Townshend Goes Acoustic on 'Won't Get Fooled Again'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=11 October 2012|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> On 30 June 1979, he performed a duet of the song with classical guitarist [[John Williams (guitarist)|John Williams]] for the 1979 [[Amnesty International]] benefit ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)|The Secret Policeman's Ball]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Who: A Who's who|first=Richard|last=Bogovich|publisher=McFarland|year=2003|page=[https://archive.org/details/whowhoswho0000bogo/page/198 198]|isbn=978-0-7864-1569-4|url=https://archive.org/details/whowhoswho0000bogo/page/198}}</ref>

In May 2019, Daltrey and Townshend performed a version of the song on classroom instruments with [[Jimmy Fallon]] and his house band [[the Roots]] for the ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|Tonight Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FallonTonight/videos/373190963539637/UzpfSTcxMzIwMDIyMjoxMDE2MTc1ODQ3NDI0MDIyMw/  |title=The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|website=Fallon Tonight|via=Facebook|access-date=28 January 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-perform-wont-get-fooled-again-fallon-836177/|title=Watch the Who Perform 'Won't Get Fooled Again' With Toy Instruments on 'Fallon'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 May 2019|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>