The Beach (novel) only day-dream about". "The Beach" was made into a film in 2000, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Robert Carlyle, Virginie Ledoyen and Guillaume Canet. The novel was at one point reportedly being considered for adaptation to a television series by "The Secret Circle" developer Andrew Miller. The Beach (novel) The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers. In 2000,
The Who Tour 1996–1997 encores occasionally played were: There were very few set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour, and when they occurred, they were mostly in the encore. A second performance of "5.15" was the lone encore of the concert on 29 June 1996 at the Hyde Park in London, England. Shows on 19 and 20 July 1997 featured versions of "Won't Get Fooled Again" with Townshend on electric guitar instead of acoustic. The Who Tour 1996–1997 The Who Tour 1996–1997 was The Who's second tour promoting their 1973 album, "Quadrophenia", and their first tour since 1989. Having worked on