Encore Series 2002
Encyclopedia
Encore Series 2002 is an album series of live recordings from The Who
's 2002 American tour. The albums contain soundboard recordings of 25 concerts from the tour, available as two-CD individual shows or as part of a box set. The Who
would continue this practice on their 2004 and 2006 and 2007 tours. The Encore Series
was conceived, developed, and masterminded by TheMusic.com's VP/Chief Creative Officer Coleman R. Brice with the notion that despite declining CD sales fans would usually want to have a memento of their concert and listening experience. Several months later, Clear Channel
announced that Live Nation
would be doing something comparable. The Who
DVD
Live in Boston
was filmed at a concert from this series, so fans had available to them a CD corresponding to that DVD release.
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's 2002 American tour. The albums contain soundboard recordings of 25 concerts from the tour, available as two-CD individual shows or as part of a box set. The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
would continue this practice on their 2004 and 2006 and 2007 tours. The Encore Series
Encore Series
The Encore Series are concert recordings developed initially in 2002 through a partnership between The Who and . The series was created as a type of legal bootleg of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorised by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists' sound board...
was conceived, developed, and masterminded by TheMusic.com's VP/Chief Creative Officer Coleman R. Brice with the notion that despite declining CD sales fans would usually want to have a memento of their concert and listening experience. Several months later, Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
announced that Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
would be doing something comparable. The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Live in Boston
Live in Boston (film)
Live in Boston is a concert film of a concert performed by The Who on September 27, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts...
was filmed at a concert from this series, so fans had available to them a CD corresponding to that DVD release.