“He’s really the one that got me into it. “My friend was pushing me forward and saying, ‘Come on man, you can go up there and play, you can play,’” Halpin said. Townshend addressed the crowd, asking if there was “somebody good” at playing drums in the crowd, and up stepped then-19 year-old Scott Halpin, fulfilling every rock fan’s dream of being invited on stage to rescue the gig. However, he didn’t last long before collapsing again and being taken off stage for the rest of the night. Moon was revived backstage by the band’s roadies before insisting on returning to the stage. But I’m afraid the horrible truth is, that without him we’re not a group and you’ll have to f***ing wait!” "I think he’s gone and eaten something he shouldn’t be, it’s your foreign food. He’s out cold." Pete Townshend told the crowd. “If you could just bear with us for about three weeks, we’re just going to go and revive our drummer by punching him in the stomach. During The Who’s set, Moon’s friend had a seizure and was taken to hospital, before Moon collapsed about 20 minutes later during Won’t Get Fooled Again. Moon took the substance, washed down with a glass of brandy and began the gig. Regardless, it was found to contain PCP - commonly used to sedate large animals. What that substance was, exactly, is the stuff of rock folklore - some say horse tranquilliser, some claim it was elephant sedative, Daltrey has even said it was monkey tranqulliser. In order to calm him down, Moon’s female accomplice offered him something to take the edge off. Moon reportedly arrived at the venue, and began suffering from pre-gig nerves - something he’d become used to dealing with regularly. That’s exactly what happened during The Who’s gig at San Francisco’s Cow Palace in November, 1973.
There are plenty of tales of rock ’n’ roll excess, but few culminate in the termination of a gig mid-set.
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