The Who Announces Final Farewell Tour In Us And Canada, No Uk Shows

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Rock legends The Who person announced their last farewell tour. But surprisingly, nan British set won’t play immoderate shows successful nan U.K. The band’s last tally will only sojourn nan United States and Canada, skipping their location state entirely.

Loyal American fans

They announced nan circuit during a property conference pinch founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. Daltrey, who joined virtually, praised American fans for their loyalty and said he hopes The Who person fixed backmost conscionable arsenic much.

When asked astir nan timing, Daltrey said each set reaches nan extremity eventually, and that he wants to measurement distant while he tin still singing successful nan aforesaid key. Daltrey is 81, and Townshend turns 80 connected May 19.

“Everybody’s dream was to make it successfully successful America,” Daltrey said. “To person America return america into its hearts meant truthful much.”

Uncertainty astir UK shows

The duo later explained that touring successful nan U.S. is simply easier than successful nan U.K. Daltrey didn’t norm retired nan anticipation of U.K. dates successful nan future, but expressed doubts.

“For immoderate logic aliases another, nan U.K. has decided to make it arsenic difficult arsenic imaginable to spell from A to B,” Daltrey said. “In America, you look to want to make it arsenic easy arsenic possible. But we are successful nan onshore of ‘no.’ I don’t want to opportunity location won’t beryllium [U.K. shows], but equally, I’m not assured successful saying location will be.”

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The Who will subordinate The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys arsenic nan oldest touring bands pinch members successful their 80s aft Pete Townshend turns 80 May 19.

Decades of euphony history

The Who formed successful London successful 1964 pinch Daltrey, Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. During nan property conference, they reminisced astir their first American concert, which was held astatine a precocious schoolhouse gym successful Michigan.

Over nan years, different musicians person joined nan group, including longtime drummer Zak Starkey, who became a full-time personnel successful 1996. Starkey made headlines precocious aft parting ways pinch nan set successful March owed to a disagreement complete his performance. However, he was officially welcomed backmost successful April.

A connection posted to nan band’s charismatic website connected April 19 read: “[Zak’s] not being asked to measurement down from The Who. There person been immoderate connection issues, individual and backstage connected each sides, that needed to beryllium dealt with, and these person been aired happily.”

“The Song is Over” Tour kicks disconnected successful August, pinch tickets disposable done Citi and The Whooligan Fan Club, presale from May 13 to May 15. General on-sale originates connected May 16.

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