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The Star
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Legendary rock band The Who to say goodbye after six decades with final tour
Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at TQL Stadium on May 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. — Photo: AP Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things must come to end. Famous for hit songs including Baba O'Riley , My Generation , and Behind Blue Eyes , the band was formed in 1964 and made up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. Lead singer Daltrey, 81, said it was every musician's dream in the early 1960s to make it big in the U.S. charts. "For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever," he said. Musical freedom! Rock gave us a feeling of generational rebellion. Guitarist and songwriter Townshend, 79, the other surviving member of the original lineup, said: "Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans." He said he hoped some new fans might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years. Daltrey said the band would have to play classic hits Won't Get Fooled Again , Baba O'Riley and Behind Blue Eyes , but the rest of the setlist was up for grabs. The tour, scheduled for August and September, is named "The Song Is Over", after a 1971 song they had never played live until a few weeks ago. "Roger always comes up with really great names for tours, but I think that this one is rather poignant," Townshend told reporters. The duo was unable to confirm whether there would be a similar tour in the UK or Europe. After all, even the world's biggest rockers can't escape doctor's orders. "I've been ordered by my voice specialist 'you've got to have a day off after every gig and then after every three gigs you have to have two days off'," said Daltrey. – Reuters
Express Tribune
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
The Who say goodbye with last ever tour
Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things must come to an end. Famous for hit songs including Baba O'Riley, My Generation, and Behind Blue Eyes, the band was formed in 1964 and made up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. Lead singer Daltrey, 81, said it was every musician's dream in the early 1960s to make it big in the US charts. "For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever," he said. "Musical freedom! Rock gave us a feeling of generational rebellion." Guitarist and songwriter Townshend, 79, the other surviving member of the original lineup, said: "Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans." He said he hoped some new fans might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years. Daltrey said the band would have to play classic hits Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Riley and Behind Blue Eyes, but the rest of the setlist was "up for grabs". The tour, scheduled for August and September, is named The Song Is Over, after a 1971 song they had never played live until a few weeks ago. "Roger always comes up with really great names for tours, but I think that this one is rather poignant," Townshend told reporters. The duo was unable to confirm whether there would be a similar tour in the UK or Europe. After all, even the world's biggest rockers can't escape doctor's orders. "I've been ordered by my voice specialist 'You've got to have a day off after every gig and then after every three gigs you have to have two days off'," said Daltrey. Reuters
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary band The Who brings farewell tour to Washington. What to know about final shows
This may be your last chance to hear "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Pinball Wizard" live in Washington when the trailblazing rockers The Who embark on their farewell tour later this month. The band fronted by singer Roger Daltrey, 81, and guitarist Pete Townshend, who turns 80 May 19, will kick off the aptly named The Song is Over North American Farewell Tour — billed as a "truly grand finale" — Aug. 16 just outside of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and wrap in Las Vegas Sept. 28. The 16-show run, named for a song on The Who's classic 1971 album "Who's Next," will visit cities including Atlantic City, Boston, Toronto, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, and showcase hits from the band's six-decade career. "Every musician's dream in the early '60s was to make it big in the US charts," Daltrey said. "For the Who, that dream came true in 1967, and our lives were changed forever. The warmth of the American audiences over the years have been inspirational to me, and reflect the feeling I remember getting after hearing the first rock records coming across the radio. "Musical freedom! Rock gave us a feeling of generational rebellion. To me, America has always been great. The cultural differences had a huge impact on me, this was the land of the possible. It's not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been." Here's how you can get tickets for their only scheduled show in September in Washington. Sept. 25: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle Presale tickets will be available for Citi cardmembers at 10 a.m. on May 13 through May 15 at 10 p.m., according to a news release. Early ticket access will also be available for those that join the Wholigan Fan Club. General tickets will go on sale starting May 16 at 10 a.m. at Sept. 2: Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Ontario Sept. 4: Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Ontario Sept. 23: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia USA TODAY reporters Melissa Ruggieri and Nicole Fallert contributed to this article. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: The Who brings farewell tour to Washington: How to get tickets
New York Post
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Iconic rock group The Who saying goodbye with North America tour
Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things must come to end. Famous for hit songs including 'Baba O'Riley,' 'My Generation,' and 'Behind Blue Eyes,' the band was formed in 1964 and made up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. Lead singer Daltrey, 81, said it was every musician's dream in the early 1960s to make it big in the U.S. charts. 4 The rock band The Who has announced their final tour. PA Images via Getty Images 4 The band was formed in 1964 with John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend. Redferns 'For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever,' he said. 'Musical freedom! Rock gave us a feeling of generational rebellion.' Guitarist and songwriter Townshend, 79, the other surviving member of the original lineup, said: 'Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans.' He said he hoped some new fans might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years. Daltrey said the band would have to play classic hits 'Won't Get Fooled Again', 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Behind Blue Eyes', but the rest of the setlist was 'up for grabs'. The tour, scheduled for August and September, is named 'The Song Is Over,' after a 1971 song they had never played live until a few weeks ago. 'Roger always comes up with really great names for tours, but I think that this one is rather poignant,' Townshend told reporters. 4 'Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans,' Townsend (right) said. Getty Images 4 Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the rock band The Who perform on stage during the Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall, London on March 27. PA Images via Getty Images The duo was unable to confirm whether there would be a similar tour in the UK or Europe. After all, even the world's biggest rockers can't escape doctor's orders. 'I've been ordered by my voice specialist 'you've got to have a day off after every gig and then after every three gigs you have to have two days off'', said Daltrey.
What's On
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
Limp Bizkit is coming to Abu Dhabi in August
'Rolling back' the years, and how… One of the world's premier Nu Metal brands, Limp Bizkit, has been confirmed to perform at the Etihad Arena on August 12 this year, and at this point, it's anyone's guess how much bigger, better and unbelievable Abu Dhabi's roster of upcoming shows is about to get. For one, I had to pull over at a parking lot to write this piece up, when I learnt Live Nation Entertainment was bringing the OG boombox of late 90s/early 2000s high-energy, chaotic, rock-rap-metal rebellion to the UAE capital. Images: supplied, Getty Known for tracks such as Take a Look Around ( cue Tom Cruise full throttle on a Triumph Speed Triple in Mission: Impossible 2), Rollin', Behind Blue Eyes, Break Stuff (hello, Woodstock '99), Nookie , and Boiler, the band, comprising frontman Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto and DJ Lethal redefined what it meant to take over an arena around the turn of the millennium. You can look forward to those tracks and more at the Etihad Arena this summer, so plan your travels accordingly. Get your tickets to the show when they come out later this week, and you'll understand why My Generation had the best music. Limp Bizkit, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, August 12, Live Nation presale April 24 at noon, general sales April 25 at noon. > Sign up for FREE to get exclusive updates that you are interested in
