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British rock band The Who is all set to hold its final tour in North America this summer. On Thursday, May 8, the band officially announced its "bittersweet" final tour, which will take place across multiple locations in the US and Canada. They have termed it as the grand finale of their six-decade-long illustrious career in the music industry.The announcement comes at the time when the band's singer Roger Daltrey is 81 years old, while its lead guitarist Pete Townshend turns 80 on May 19. Named after its 1971 hit single, the tour has been titled The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour, ABC News reported.The Who is scheduled to kick off its tour in North America from Florida in mid-August and will wrap it up in September-end, with the final show in Las Vegas, according to USA Today. In total, the band members will perform 16 concerts, covering cities like Boston, Toronto, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles and Vancouver, among others.At these events, The Who fans can expect them to perform some of the classic hits from their 60-year-long journey.According to Variety, it could be assumed that Daltrey and Townshend will perform alongside their longtime drummer Zak Starkey. But Starkey's name was not mentioned by the band in the official announcement. He was fired from the band for a brief period earlier this year.A media briefing was organised at London's Iconic Images Gallery on May 8. At the event, Townshend was joined by his bandmate Daltrey via video conferencing, since the singer's wife continues to recover from an injury.Speaking at the event, Daltrey called it "every young musician's dream" to perform in America. He added that it "meant so much" for them to see that people in the US have put them "into their hearts".Remembering the band's old days, Townshend shared that they were "indoctrinated into the way American music fans were different."Fans of The Who in the US and around the world planning to watch them perform live can look forward to purchasing tickets at the time of Citi presale as well as with the Whooligan Fan Club. This starts at 10 AM (local time) from May 13 and will remain available until 10 PM on May 15.The general onsale will be starting at 10 AM (local time) on May 16. These will remain available on thewho.com/tour/.Also, interested fans can even join the Whooligan Fan Club. For this, they will have to visit thewho.com/fanclub. Here, they get an all-exclusive merchandise, which includes early ticket access as well as the band's unreleased album, Live at the Oval 1971.Some of the band's iconic singles include I Can't Explain, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes, Who Are You and I Can See for Miles, among several others.These packages include exclusive benefits for fans, such as invitation to pre-show VIP Lounge, soundcheck access prior to the event, limited edition autographed tour poster and others.
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