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12 Best Rock Star Cameos on The Simpsons

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The Who, “A Tale of Two Springfields” (2000)

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Rock ‘n’ roll reunited Springfield, which had been split in half in this episode after a new area code was introduced. The Who brought an epic stadium-rock feel to their performance, which hilariously was atop a wall of trash that divided the town. Pete Townshend heroically knocked it down in a trademark move by the axeman, who cranked up his amp and laid down full-volume guitar licks on “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

Watch: Homer convinces The Who to play New Springfield