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The Who fans disappointed by '79 show cancellation trade in tickets for concert 33 years later

July 31, 2012 |Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press

Rick Mayer, 55, of Medfield, Mass. , holds a ticket for a canceled 1979 concert by The Who at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Mayer was among fans who redeemed tickets from a canceled 1979 show, for The Who's Quadrophenia show set to play there in February 2013. Their 1979 concert was cancelled due to safety concerns after 11 people died in a stampede before a show in Ohio. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A group of hardcore fans of British rock band The Who will finally redeem tickets for a cancelled 1979 Rhode Island show.

The Who's 1979 concert in Providence was cancelled by then-Mayor Buddy Cianci (see-AN'-see), who cited safety concerns after a stampede before a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, killed 11 people. The band hasn't been to Providence since.

Now, the band plans to end its Quadrophenia tour in February at the same venue where its show was cancelled 33 years ago.

The Dunkin Donuts Center is honouring tickets for that cancelled show. A handful of fans have come forward to trade in their old tickets. They'll make the trade Tuesday afternoon at the box office.

Any 1979 tickets redeemed will be donated to help raise money for the Special Olympics.

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