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Daily Mirror
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
The Who star makes cryptic comment about 'the end' after farewell tour unveiling
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, the mastermind behind anthems My Generation and Substitute, shows no signs of slowing down after marking his milestone 80th birthday Legendary The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, who wrote the 1960s rock anthem I Hope I Die Before I Get Old, has just turned 80 – but says he feels like a new man. Or at least part of him does. 'That song wasn't a state of mind – it was a threat!' he laughs. 'I don't feel old – I just got a new knee.' And Townshend reveals that although he's not planning to retire just yet, he admits that The Who's days of going on the road are numbered. After 58 years since first touring America, one of the greatest – and loudest bands in rock history – has announced its farewell US tour, aptly titled, The Song Is Over, this summer. 'Whether it's the end of The Who…?' Townsend muses, before adding, 'It's certainly the end of touring in America. I asked Roger if it's the end of touring Europe, and he said. 'We'll have to wait and see'.' Speaking to My Cultural Life on Radio 4, Townsend reflects on the dark times in his life that created his wild man of rock persona, trashing guitars on stage and wrecking hotel rooms, but says even at 80, he has an edge. 'I feel like a diamond with a flaw. I am a dangerous f***er,' he reveals. 'I was a proponent of rock and roll as a philosophy. But when I started exploring my inner darkness on stage, my stage persona – smashing guitars and turning it all up – I was very detached and I didn't enjoy doing it.' He also acknowledges now that after years of a long-running feud with his 81-year-old bandmate Roger Daltry, the balance of power between them has shifted. 'Roger has said in the past that we would go on touring until we drop dead – but the needle has shifted,' he says. 'It was always me who said that, 'I reserve the right to stop,' and I have stopped twice – once for 11 years when I worked with Faber and Faber as a book editor. 'So I always thought I was holding the cards – but I think Roger holds the cards now." Although Daltry founded the band in 1964 when the pair met at Ealing Art College, Townsend wrote the rock group's huge teenage anthems including My Generation, Substitute and I Can See For Miles. He admits his co-founder thinks he's pretentious when he says The Who was an art project for him as much as a pop band. 'What was difficult was the other three members didn't (feel that way),' says the father-of-three. 'If Roger and I were sitting together and I was doing an interview now about My Cultural Life, he would spend most of his time laughing.' While Townsend planned to be an artist, it was Daltry who asked him to join The Detours – which became The Who. 'Roger sees it as his band to this day – he started it. He had been expelled and came back and asked me to be in his band. 'And that's true, and I'm grateful, but for me, the beginning of my life as a musician and an artist was when I wrote the first song I Can't Explain.' While the band played pubs and weddings, Townsend kept his hobby a secret. 'I wasn't serious about being in a band,' he admits. 'Roger was lead guitarist – but he wasn't a particularly good player. I was gawky and had a big nose and just strummed. 'But we had a good looking lead singer who the girls liked and we became quite successful. ' The young, confused Townsend was so sure he didn't want to be in a band, he even forecast its demise. 'I wrote myself a manifesto – 'The Who are a band who are chopping away at their own legs'. Then one day I'm driving home in my mum's yellow van and heard my song, I Can't Explain, come on the radio, and I thought, 'My manifesto! I don't want to be in a rock band. No – this is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. But wow – people are listening to this'.' By now Daltry was lead vocalist and the line-up included drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, and along with guitarist Townsend, released their 1969 rock opera album Tommy to huge critical and commercial acclaim. But a decade later, in true rock and roll style, Keith Moon died, aged 31, in 1978 from an accidental overdose of the prescription drug Hemineverin, prescribed to combat alcoholism. Then in 2002, bass player John Entwistle's dodgy ticker gave out after the 57-year-old took cocaine in a Las Vegas hotel room. 'The Who is a clumsy machine because we've been missing two members for a long time,' says Townsend. '(Roger and I) are very dependent on each other. We're getting old and we have different needs. 'But if Roger wanted to perform MY music, if I can put it as bluntly as this, I would be honoured. It's not about there being an argument between – we're just accepting our current situation. And he adds, 'We've never agreed on very much, but that's not to suggest there's a war on, because there isn't.' Age has finally mellowed the old enmity between him and Daltry, but Townsend says the abuse he suffered as a child created a dark side to his personality. He was officially cautioned for accessing a website containing images of child abuse in 1999, which he explained was for his autobiography. Born into a musical family right at the end of the war, Townsend first went out on the road with his musician parents aged just 13 months old. 'They were in very popular swing dance bands,' he recalls. 'My first memories are passing out beer bottles to band players on the tour bus. 'When The Who first started touring in the UK, I knew my way to all of the gigs because I'd done it so many times with my dad.' But his happy childhood came to a sudden end when his mother went on tour and sent him to live with his grandmother in Margate. 'Why my mother sent me to my grandmother who had abandoned her when she was seven, I don't know, but I left my friends and school behind in Acton,' he says sadly. 'It was just horrible and I don't remember a lot of it – I kind of black it out. She was nuts and abusive and cruel and surrounded by extremely pervy men all the time who interfered with me. It was a really shitty time and in the end somebody reported my grandmother for abusive behaviour. 'My parents saved me – they got back together and eventually I had two brothers,' he says about returning to his home in Acton, West London. 'As far as I was concerned, that was when my childhood began.' Despite his father being a musician, Townsend says he didn't encourage his son to join a band at school. 'My father didn't think I had any musicality,' he admits. 'My mum was very encouraging. When our band started, she lugged our kit around, helped us get gigs.' The rock legend has been open about his lifelong battle with depression and substance abuse, but he has been sober for 40 years now. 'I sometimes wonder if my parents knew I was damaged – I've done all of the things that people do who have fallen into addiction and bad behaviour,' he speculates. And explains how his 1965 hit My Generation was about him pushing back against his dad. 'I drew the line with My Generation,' he explains. 'Dad's music was his generation – love and romance after the war. We didn't have that reason for being – we needed to reinvent ourselves. Rock and roll was our generation. I was overthrowing my dad's big band generation.' The Who created some of the most powerful moments in rock and roll history especially when they performed at Woodstock in 1969 – and the hair-raising refrain of Tommy's Feel Me See Me Touch Me played out across the half a million festival goers as the sun rose in the sky. They went on to sell-out stadiums around the world, but Townsend felt that by the late 1970s, they'd begun to lose themselves. 'The band had turned into a prog rock outfit. I felt we have to reconnect with our roots – and I wrote Quadrophenia about the Marquee and Shepherd's Bush – where we'd grown up.' Again, Townsend's creative philosophy behind the 1979 rock concept album which tells the story of a young mod Jimmy set in 1965 was lost on his bandmates. 'The other guys didn't identify themselves with Jimmy at all. They didn't care about the manifesto that was buried in the middle of it.' It was the first album Townsend had total control over, but tensions between him and Daltry boiled over. 'It led to the only incident in which Roger and I have actually had a physical fight,' he admits. 'I'd been working all night on stage tapes and was late for rehearsal and we had an argument and I behaved badly and he knocked me out. 'But when I finished it, I thought, 'Wow, you know, they've let me do this'.' Like Tommy, Quadrophenia was adapted for film, and recently has been staged as a mod ballet. Townsend adds, 'Jimmy being vulnerable expressed the universality of what teen boys seem to go through. So it has new relevance.' The 80-year-old has as much creative energy today as he did 60 years ago, but he says it's time to do new things. 'I'm proud The Who have been able to create a form of music that lasted, and I'm not disowning my past, but I'm driven by the need to be creative. The idea that I could retire and go sailing and stop writing feels like a waste of time. 'I might have five, or 10 or 15 years if I'm really lucky at being able to work with music and art. Nothing is off the map now – I might even do some dancing when I get my other knee done!'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"I'm scared for my life and career at this point." Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy jokes he's worried about his job after spate of drummer firings
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy says he's worried about his future after seeing a spate of high-profile drummers lose their job recently. Josh Freese was let go by the Foo Fighters this month, The Who fired Zak Starkey a few weeks ago and Guns N' Roses parted with Frank Ferrer in March. Last year, Jason Bonham was replaced in Sammy Hagar's band. Reacting to those firings, Portnoy jokes that he is looking over his shoulder. As well as his role in Dream Theater, which he returned to in 2023, Portnoy works with a number of other groups and artists. He tells Office Hours Live With Tim Heidecker: "I think it's the Spinal Tap conspiracy. I think nobody is safe. Ringo's son was fired from The Who. John Bonham's son was fired from Sammy Hagar's band. "I mean, if the spawn of Ringo and Bonzo are not safe, nobody is safe." On Freese's shock departure from Foo Fighters, Portnoy says: "Frankly, it's shocking. I thought Josh was perfect. So, yeah, it's scary. It's scary times for drummers. "I'm scared for my life and career at this point. And I'm in, like, 15 bands, so I have 15 times the chance of getting fired right now. The odds are very much stacked against me right now." On Starkey's firing from The Who, which came weeks after he was fired then almost immediately rehired, Portnoy adds: "The whole thing with Zak Starkey started ... they did a show last month at the Royal Albert Hall. "They were doing The Song Is Over and Roger came into the second verse early and stopped the band, turned around and blamed it on his mix, that the drums were powering out his mix. "Now, mind you, Zak Starkey is on an electronic kit. They already downgraded it off of an acoustic kit. They have him playing an electronic kit, which is fully controllable in terms of volume through the sound guy. "So, if anything, he should have fired the monitor guy, not Zak." Dream Theater released Parasomnia, their first album with Portnoy for 15 years, in February.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"He made a few mistakes and has apologised', says Pete Townshend as Zak's back in The Who
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Just days after being unceremoniously dumped from The Who, Zak Starkey, the journeyman session drummer who's been playing with the band for 29 years, is back in the hot seat for the rock legends. That's the surprising word coming from Pete Townshend's camp, apparently overruling official word from The Who's management following an on-stage spat between Starkey and The Who's lead vocalist Roger Daltrey. In an Instagram post, Townshend wrote: 'News flash! Who back Zak! Zak is not being asked to step down from The Who. There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily.' And on the official Who website Townshend continues, shedding more light on this latest Who fracas. 'Roger and I would like Zak to tighten up his latest evolved drumming style to accommodate our non-orchestral line-up and he has readily agreed. I take responsibility for some of the confusion,' Townshend writes. 'Maybe we didn't put enough time into sound checks, giving us problems on stage. The sound in the centre of the stage is always the most difficult to work with. Roger did nothing wrong but fiddle with his in-ear monitors. Zak made a few mistakes and he has apologised,' he continued. 'We are a family, this blew up very quickly and got too much oxygen. It's over. We move forward now with optimism and fire in our bellies.' During the band's second appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 March – seen as precursor try-outs for another (final?) yet-to-be-confirmed The Who world tour – Daltrey complained of on-stage sound problems and not being able to hear the band's final track properly due to Starkey's drumming. Gesturing to the sound crew throughout the night, Daltrey complained on mic during The Song Is Over that: 'To sing that song I need to hear the key, and I can't. All I've got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can't sing to that. I'm sorry, guys.' While tensions were visible between the pair it was assumed that the blame that night would land squarely on the sound technicians at play that evening, however, days later a cryptic (read: barely legible) Instagram post from Starkey indicated that 'Toger Daktrey' wasn't happy with him, accusing him of 'overplaying' and that The Who were about to 'Zak the drummer'. The post has since been deleted. Sure enough, a thoroughly professional and carefully worded statement from the band was to follow next day, spelling out their thanks to Starkey for his service but making it plain that he wasn't welcome anymore. 'The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak after this round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall. They have nothing but admiration for him and wish him the very best for his future." After which Starkey himself announced that he was 'surprised and saddened' by the band's decision. The situation took Who watchers by surprise, as Starkey had – up until this point – been seen as the ideal replacement for the dearly departed Keith Moon, offering up the kind of spirited performance, full of personality that befitted such an honourable posting. Speculation upon his being let go soon inevitably pointed towards Starkey being resurrected as Oasis' drummer for their upcoming summer 2025 reunion mega gigs, a role Starkey has filled before and which despite being rumoured to be filled by Joey Waronker has never been officially confirmed or endorsed by the band themselves. Also with Starkey out of The Who, not only were the band's rumoured world tour announcement placed in jeopardy, but also the band's ability to perform confirmed gigs in Italy, scheduled to take place on 20 and 22 July this year. With just weeks of prep to go, speculation had circled around the possibility of Daltrey's solo drummer Scott Devours who'd previously covered for Starkey during a tendon injury joining the band. Or similarly top session drummer, and Townshend band member, Simon Phillips stepping in. Now it seems that common sense has prevailed, simultaneously securing their fan's buy-in once more, placing that world tour announcement back in the frame and making the band's upcoming Italian gigs possible. Phew. Previously, apparent peace-maker Townshend had commented that he didn't always see eye to eye with Daltrey's choice of band members and it would appear that his calming influence (at least in this latest Who spat) is responsible for Starkey getting his job back. In 2024 Townshend revealed that it was Daltrey who was in charge of appointing the various members of The Who over the years and that Townshend 'wasn't 100% happy' with some of his choices. Meanwhile, in light of Starkey's recent spot in the limelight, a charity version of Children of the Revolution featuring an all-star line-up has been doing the rounds once more. Recorded in February this year the track features Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Elton John and Starkey's father, Ringo Starr and will be appearing on a yet-to-be-announced charity album. 'Ringo/Elton/Axl/Duff/Slash. C'mon amazing people – let's get this record out and [help] these teenagers who, as musicians, we rely on so much,' Starkey said on Instagram.
Scottish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Legendary Brit rock band fire drummer for second time in a month as he issues savage statement
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE WHO drummer Zak Starkey has hit out at the band after being sacked for the second time in just four weeks. Starkey, 59 - son of Beatles legend Ringo Starr - denied it was his decision to leave the band ahead of their farewell tour across North America later this year. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 English drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from The Who Credit: AFP 5 Pete Townshend confirmed Starkey's axe for the second time in four weeks Credit: Getty 5 Roger Daltrey slammed Starkey on stage at the Royal Albert Hall Credit: Redferns His axe was confirmed by Pete Townshend, who posted a photo online with the caption: 'After many years of great work on drums from Starkey, the time has come for a change. A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.' He also revealed Scott Devours, who plays with Roger Daltrey's solo band, will take over behind the kit, adding: 'Please welcome him.' But Starkey quickly shut down any suggestion he walked away - reposting Townshend's image with his own furious message scrawled across it. 'This would be a lie. I love The Who and would never have quit,' he wrote. READ MORE ON BANDS DRUMMER DUMPED Huge rock band fires drummer as devastated musician breaks silence on axe He thanked fans who backed him through the 'weeks of mayhem' after being previously axed, then briefly reinstated before getting the boot again this week. 'Quitting The Who would let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me (thank you all a million times over and more),' he said. Hitting out at Townshend's claim he had other things going on, Zak said: "To clarify 'other projects'… yes I do have other projects and always have - Johnny Marr, The Lightning Seeds and more. 'None of this has ever interfered with The Who and was never a problem for them. 'The lie is or would have been that I quit The Who - I didn't. I love The Who and everyone in it.' Zak has played with the band since the mid-90s and was widely seen as their unofficial third member. The Who's Roger Daltrey performs Pinball Wizard during Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall He was fired from The Who in April following a clash over their Royal Albert Hall gig in March. The Sun exclusively revealed Daltrey, 81, complained live on stage he couldn't hear the key of their final track, The Song Is Over, over the sound of Starkey's drumming. He told the crowd: 'To sing that song I do need to hear the key, and I can't. All I've got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can't sing to that. I'm sorry guys.' Tensions erupted and Starkey publicly braded Roger "Toger Daktrey" and said the the singer was "bringing formal charges of over playing" against him. He was fired but three days later reinstated, with Townshend releasing a statement. He said: 'There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily.' On Friday, another drummer spoke out about being axed from a world famous band. Foo Fighters sensationally sacked Josh Freese just two years after he stepped in to replace the late Taylor Hawkins. Who is Zak Starkey? Five key facts ZAK Starkey has been unceremoniously sacked as The Who's drummer - yet who is he? The Who's Roger Daltrey, 81, and bandmate Zak, 59, parted ways following a "huge fall out" at London's Royal Albert Hall. Zak had been The Who's drummer since their Quadropenia tour in 1996 He is is the son of legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr Beatles Ringo Starr Aside from his drumming duties for The Who, Zak is also known for playing with Oasis Oasis He has been tipped to play at the Manchester band's UK reunion tour In January it was revealed Zak fell ill with a blood clot , hours before taking to the stage with Brit supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos Freese said he was devastated to be let go in an emotional statement. He wrote: 'The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they've decided 'to go in a different direction with their drummer.' No reason was given. :( 'Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band. 'In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I've never been let go from a band, so while I'm not angry - just a bit shocked and disappointed. 'But as most of you know, I've always worked freelance and bounced between bands, so, I'm fine. 'Stay tuned for my 'Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters' list.' 5 Zak, 59, had been The Who's drummer since their Quadropenia tour in 1996 prior to his sacking Credit: Getty
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Who's 'The Song Is Over' Farewell Tour: How to Get Tickets
The post The Who's 'The Song Is Over' Farewell Tour: How to Get Tickets appeared first on Consequence. Legendary rock icons The Who have announced their final North American farewell tour after six decades. Despite previous 'farewell' announcements dating back to 1982, founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend insist this 2025 North American tour—appropriately titled 'The Song Is Over'—will be their 'truly grand finale' on stage. This 16-city tour gives fans one last chance to witness the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in action as they play major venues across the US and Canada. Read on for complete details about this historic farewell tour, including how to get tickets, venue information, and everything you need to know about The Who's last tour. Get The Who Tickets Here 'The Song Is Over' tour represents The Who's final planned live performances in North America. This 16-date tour will showcase the band's legendary catalog spanning six decades of revolutionary rock music. The tour will visit some of North America's most iconic venues, including Boston's historic Fenway Park, New York's Madison Square Garden, Chicago's United Center, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The farewell tour offers fans one final opportunity to witness the rock legends perform their timeless classics live. August 16 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena (Get Tickets) August 19 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center (Get Tickets) August 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center (Get Tickets) August 23 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Get Tickets) August 26 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park (Get Tickets) August 28 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater (Get Tickets) August 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden (Get Tickets) September 2 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage (Get Tickets) September 4 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage (Get Tickets) September 7 – Chicago, IL @ United Center (Get Tickets) September 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl (Get Tickets) September 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl (Get Tickets) September 21 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Get Tickets) September 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena (Get Tickets) September 25 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena (Get Tickets) September 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena (Final Show) (Get Tickets) Tickets for The Who's 2025 'The Song Is Over' tour are now on sale. Ticketmaster StubHub – Look for deals or get tickets to sold-out shows on the secondary market Note: If you're planning a trip to see The Who, you can save 15% off travel and accommodations through VIP packages are on sale now via VIP Nation. Click here for more information. One premium reserved ticket in rows 1-5* Access to pre-show soundcheck with members of The Who** Invitation to The Who's pre-show VIP Lounge:*** Exclusive access to The Who's memorabilia display with instruments, past and current show photography Photo booth access to commemorate your evening Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres Beer, wine and soft drinks (2 drink tickets per person)**** Music playing your favorite The Who set list Limited edition tour poster autographed by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend Commemorative VIP laminate Specially designed merchandise exclusive to VIP package purchasers Crowd-free merchandise shopping (where available) Priority check-in and entrance On-site VIP event staff One premium reserved ticket* Access to pre-show soundcheck with members of The Who** Invitation to The Who's pre-show VIP Lounge:*** Exclusive access to The Who's memorabilia display with instruments, past and current show photography Photo booth access to commemorate your evening Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres Beer, wine and soft drinks (2 drink tickets per person)**** Music playing your favorite The Who set list Limited edition tour poster (non-autographed) Commemorative VIP laminate Specially designed merchandise exclusive to VIP package purchasers Crowd-free merchandise shopping (where available) Priority check-in and entrance On-site VIP event staff One premium reserved ticket* Limited edition tour poster Commemorative VIP laminate Specially designed merchandise exclusive to VIP package purchasers Designated check-in On-site VIP event staff *Locations may vary by venue, see specific date for details. **Soundcheck may not include all band members. ***No artist involvement in VIP Lounge. ****Local liquor laws apply. Buy The Who Tickets Here The Who, photo by William Synder In announcing the farewell tour, Roger Daltrey reflected on the band's journey, saying: 'Every musician's dream in the early 60's was to make it big in the US charts. 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… It's not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been. Thanks for being there for us and look forward to seeing you one last time.' Pete Townshend added: 'Well, all good things must come to an end. It is a poignant time… Roger and I still carry the banner for the late Keith Moon and John Entwistle and of course, all of our longtime Who fans… This tour will be about fond memories, love and laughter. Make sure you join in.' While no setlist has been officially announced, fans can expect the band to perform their greatest hits from their illustrious career. The Who's catalog includes iconic songs like 'My Generation,' 'Baba O'Riley,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' 'Pinball Wizard,' 'Who Are You,' and many more timeless classics that revolutionized rock music. The current live lineup typically features Daltrey and Townshend accompanied by a full band featuring Zak Starkey (drums), Simon Townshend (guitar), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (keyboards), Billy Nicholls (backing vocals), Katie Jacoby (violin), Audrey Q. Snyder (cello), Keith Levenson (music coordinator), and Emily Marshall (keyboard). How much do tickets cost for The Who's farewell tour? Ticket prices for The Who's farewell tour vary by venue and seating section. Based on current listings, here's what fans can expect to pay: Standard Tickets: $65 – $350 (varies by venue and seating location) Premium Seats: $400 – $750 VIP Packages: $750 – $1,500+ Note: Prices are subject to change based on demand. Additional fees may apply at checkout. Will there be VIP packages available for The Who's farewell tour? Yes, VIP packages will be offered and typically include premium seating, exclusive merchandise, pre-show soundcheck access, and more. Details are available via VIP Nation. Are there age restrictions for The Who's concerts? Age restrictions vary by venue. Check with the specific venue for their policy regarding minors attending the concert. Is this really The Who's final tour? According to band members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, 'The Song Is Over' tour is intended to be their definitive farewell to touring. While the band announced farewell tours in the past (dating back to 1982), they have emphasized that this tour represents their 'truly grand finale.' Will The Who add more dates to the farewell tour? Currently, only the 16 North American dates have been announced. It's unknown if additional dates will be added or if farewell shows will be scheduled for other continents. Who is in The Who's current touring lineup? The Who currently consists of original members Roger Daltrey (vocals) and Pete Townshend (guitar), alongside Zak Starkey (drums), Simon Townshend (guitar), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (keyboards), Billy Nicholls (backing vocals), Katie Jacoby (violin), Audrey Q. Snyder (cello), Keith Levenson (music coordinator), and Emily Marshall (keyboard). Original members Keith Moon (drums) and John Entwistle (bass) passed away in 1978 and 2002, respectively. How long is a typical Who concert? Recent Who concerts have typically lasted between 2 to 2.5 hours, featuring approximately 20-25 songs spanning their entire career. Will there be opening acts for The Who's farewell tour? No opening acts have been announced yet for the farewell tour. This information will likely be released closer to the tour dates. How many times has The Who announced 'farewell' tours? The Who first announced a farewell tour in 1982, then returned to touring in the late 1980s and have toured periodically since. In 2015, they embarked on their 50th anniversary tour described as a 'long goodbye.' What is the significance of the tour name 'The Song Is Over'? 'The Song Is Over' is a track from The Who's acclaimed 1971 album Who's Next. The title symbolically represents the conclusion of the band's touring career. 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