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a day ago
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The Who Launch Post-Zak Starkey Era at ‘Song Is Over' Tour Launch
The Who kicked off their Song Is Over farewell tour Sunday night at the Anfiteatro Camerini in Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy. It was their first gig since firing longtime drummer Zak Starkey and replacing him with Scott Devours, their first regular tour show without an orchestra since 2017, and the official unveiling of new background singer John Hogg after giving him a test run earlier this year at the Royal Albert Hall. The setlist stuck largely to the standards, but they did break out the Who's Next deep cut 'Love Ain't For Keepin'.' Prior to the Royal Albert Hall gigs in March, they hadn't touched it since 2004. Also noteworthy was the inclusion of 'I've Had Enough' in a segment of Quadrophenia songs that also included 'The Real Me,' '5:15,' and 'Love, Reign O'er Me.' It was essentially the first time they've ever done 'I've Had Enough' outside of complete performances of Quadrophenia. More from Rolling Stone Pete Townshend on the Who's Split With Zak Starkey: 'It's Been a Mess' Zak Starkey on Being Fired, Rehired, and Fired Again by the Who: 'These Guys are F-ckin' Insane' Roger Daltrey Receives Knighthood for Contributions to Music and Charity: 'It's a Wonderful Honor' We say 'essentially' because there was a lone 'I've Had Enough' at the launch of the original Quadrophenia tour on October 28, 1973, at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It's a show that looms large in Who lore since they attempted to play practically all of Quadrophenia that night, leaving out the title track and 'Cut My Hair.' They cut 'The Dirty Jobs,' 'Is It In My Head,' and 'I've Had Enough' by the second show so they'd have more time to devote to older material. When the tour hit Newcastle, England, a week later, the primitive analog tape machine the band used to play the complex Quadrophenia songs malfunctioned. A frustrated Pete Townshend had a meltdown in response, tossing sound man Bobby Pridden to the side and lunging at the board. 'Townshend began pulling at the sound board, yanking out wires, demolishing many of the prerecorded tapes it had taken so many weeks' work to piece together,' Dave Marsh wrote in his 1983 book Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who. 'The rest of the band watched in a daze.' (The Who wouldn't devote a substantial amount of their show to new material again until the start of the Endless Wire tour in 2006.) It's significantly easier for the Who to play complex songs like 'Love, Reign O'er Me' these days since they've added a keyboardist to their live band along with several other musicians. On this new tour, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are joined by Devours, Hogg, guitarist Simon Townshend, bassist Jon Button, and keyboardist Loren Gold. In a new interview with Pollstar, Daltrey said this was a 'back to basics' tour after all the recent outings with orchestras. 'We are trying to just make it more like what we were in the '70s, make it raw,' he said. 'Let me explain something: the problem with modern rock concerts is that, in some way or the other, people expect too much in a visual way, which involves screens and lights and all that stuff. And to keep all that stuff on the same page as the music and what the band's putting out, you have to have a set list.' 'I fucking hate set lists!' he continued. 'I hate them because, to me, the next song should follow the energy of what you've created to the previous one. And you don't know that until you go out there doing it. In the old days, before we had screens, we used to mix the sound from the front of the stage and the lights from the front of the stage, we used to just do it all on the stage. You could make the set list up as you went along, and that was fabulous. It was freedom. But now, of course, it's impossible, because you've got to work with a team. It's like a military operation.' It's a military operation led by two men in their early eighties. And on opening night in Italy, Daltrey sang 'See Me, Feel Me 'while kneeling down since he was suffering from leg cramps. 'The Song is Over' was listed as the final song, which makes sense considering that's the name of the tour, but it was cut, quite possibly due to Daltrey's leg cramps. The tour continues Tuesday night at the Parco della Musica di Milano in Segrate, Italy. The U.S. leg begins August 16 in Sunrise, Florida. It wraps up September 28 in Las Vegas, but more shows will likely be added before they wrap this thing up. The Who's setlist at Anfiteatro Camerini in Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy: 'I Can't Explain''Substitute''Who Are You''Love Ain't for Keepin'''Bargain''The Seeker''Pinball Wizard''Behind Blue Eyes''The Real Me''5:15''I'm One''I've Had Enough''Love, Reign O'er Me''Eminence Front''My Generation''Cry If You Want' (Snippet)'See Me, Feel Me''You Better You Bet''Baba O'Riley''Won't Get Fooled Again' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Cliff Richard, 84, admits 'I could be dead next year' as the music legend shares sad update ahead of new tour
Cliff Richard has said he will probably be forced to retire from touring, ahead of the music legend's upcoming shows in Australia and New Zealand. The hitmaker, who turns 85 in October, said he was unsure if the gigs would be his 'farewell tour' because he does not look too far into the future and 'could be dead next year'. The Mirror reported he told a New Zealand radio station: 'The thing I would have to give up probably at some time is touring. It's very wearing, and you never know when you wake up in the morning whether your voice is still there'. He was unsure if it would be his final ever tour, but said: 'I might be dead the next year! So I don't even think about it anymore. It's one of those things. As I get older maybe I'll become less able to perform, so I can't say'. Cliff also revealed that he would not be performing his famous dance moves on the Can't Stop Me Now, due to not wanting to seem an octogenarian 'trying to be 18'. 'I'm sure the audience will see that we - the big band and I - are friends and almost a family when we're on tour. So we'll try and do something that will make it look as though I'm 18! But I'm not'. The hitmaker, who turns 85 in October, said he was unsure if the gigs would be his 'farewell tour' because he does not look too far into the future and 'could be dead next year' Sir Cliff, who was awarded his knighthood in 1995, has an epic back catalogue which includes more than 50 studio and live albums. His music career began when his father bought him a guitar at the age of 16 and he later joined band The Drifters. In 1958, he had a solo hit with his song Move It and has since sold 250million records. The Living Doll hitmaker previously insisted he'll never retire and the word is 'not in his vocabulary'. He said in 2022 that he likes the freedom of working whenever he chooses and would like to be less strict with his plans in the future. Cliff told the Mirror: 'I don't know if I ever want to retire. I don't mind stopping. 'Stopping would mean that I could absolutely change my mind any time I wanted to, or phone my office and say, "Can you get us a couple of nights at the Royal Albert Hall?" 'So, retiring is not in my vocabulary, but stopping is good for me – I can work whenever I want to, if I want to.' He previously said he never thought he would have a long career, telling Woman's Own: 'At 18, my management said, ''We are going to start a pension for you,'' and I was like, ''C'mon!''' Last year he released his 47th calendar – another one likely to leave Harry Styles ' sales in The Shadows. The evergreen pop veteran has been releasing his annual poses since 1979 and regularly outsells the likes of the former One Direction star and Taylor Swift. Sir Cliff's 2025 shots were all taken either at his Barbados home or aboard a cruise. February sees him posing in youthful check shorts with elephant statues in his garden, while August shows him clutching a cocktail on a liner. And although he disappointed fans in 2022 by announcing he had posed for his last topless shot, there's a hint of racier times in his October 2025 pool picture. The Young Ones singer said: 'All the pictures in my 2025 official licensed calendar were taken, once again, by Robin Williams at my home in Barbados and when on a wonderful cruise earlier this year. 'I just love being in or on the water. I find it calming and relaxing after a busy schedule has finished, and it clears my mind to make plans for future projects.' Sir Cliff's total calendar sales since 1979 are reportedly around the £2million mark – beating those of David Beckham. His 2022 release was the best- selling of any music star's calendar, according to Calendar Club, which had Elvis Presley in second, followed by Styles. Danilo Promotions, which tracks sales of all calendars, put Sir Cliff's 2024 in fourth, with Ms Swift top. Styles didn't make the top five.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Jeff Lynne ‘gutted' to cancel shows as he recuperates following illness
has said he is now at home recuperating after cancelling the final shows of his farewell Electric Light Orchestra tour due to illness. The 77-year-old musician was forced to withdraw from BST Hyde Park on Sunday following advice from doctors, who have been treating him for a 'systemic infection'. Earlier that week, he had to cancel a Manchester show. The headline performance had been billed as a 'final goodbye' for the band following their farewell US tour, Over And Out. In a statement shared to social media on Thursday, Lynne said: 'I am now at home recuperating. 'I was absolutely gutted to have to cancel the final two shows. 'I send my heartfelt thanks to all of the fans as well as my band and crew for all their support and love.' His message follows the decision by BST organisers to cancel the entire day's event at Hyde Park after ELO's withdrawal. Ticket holders are being refunded and were contacted directly by ticket agents. An earlier statement from the festival said Lynne was 'heartbroken' to miss the show, and would not be rescheduling as he focuses on recovery. It comes after the band – known for their 1970s hits including Mr Blue Sky, Livin' Thing and Telephone Line – also pulled out of a performance in Manchester on July 10. ELO first formed in Birmingham in 1970 and were known for blending orchestral arrangements with futuristic rock. The group split in 1986 but was revived by Lynne in 2014, leading to a celebrated comeback set at BST Hyde Park that year. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 and have had multiple UK chart-topping albums. Lynne was awarded an OBE in 2020 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Wu-Tang Clan set to perform last NYC show as part of farewell tour
Hip-hop icons Wu-Tang Clan are playing their final shows this week as part of their farewell tour. The legendary group from Staten Island will be at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Wednesday night for what they say will be their last hometown performance. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the concert starts at 8 p.m. The Final Chamber Tour then heads to the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday night before the final show in Philadelphia on Friday. All of the group's surviving members have taken part in the farewell tour, along with special guest Run the Jewels. Their debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" is widely considered one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time. In more than three decades of music, they released seven studio albums. A more recent release, however, raised some eyebrows when the only copy was purchased by Martin Shkreli. The convicted pharmaceutical CEO was forced to forfeit the album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" as part of his 2018 sentencing for securities fraud. The U.S. government sold the album in 2021 for an undisclosed amount. The rare album was created to be a piece of art, never to be released or fully heard by the public. Shkreli bought it in 2015 for more than $2 million, according to Bloomberg, and he live-streamed a portion of it in 2016 after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Wu-Tang Clan expressed their displeasure with Shkreli owning the album on multiple occasions. So is this really the end of the road for the group? As the saying goes, "Wu-Tang Forever." "I always say that hip-hop is a mountain. And I think 50 years only marks the base of the mountain. So I think we got a long way to go. And it's gonna keep evolving," founding member Robert Diggs, also known as RZA, told CBS News when hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Isn't the Only Legendary Artist Giving a Final Farewell Performance—This Classic Rocker Is Also Bowing Out
Ozzy Isn't the Only Legendary Artist Giving a Final Farewell Performance—This Classic Rocker Is Also Bowing Out originally appeared on Parade. While and Black Sabbath are garnering most of the headlines with their all-star Back to the Beginning Farewell concert extravaganza, another iconic musician from Birmingham, England, is also making his final appearances in the city, only with considerably less fanfare. Jeff Lynne's ELO is set to play at the Utilita Arena on July 4 and 5. The first show takes place on the same day as the Osbourne-Sabbath festival in Hyde Park in London. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 The band, founded in 1970 by Lynne, and , is known for such '70s hits as 'Evil Woman,' 'Livin' Thing,' 'Telephone Line' and 'Don't Bring Me Down.' Yet ELO does have a few more shows on tap on their Over and Out Tour following the Birmingham dates. The group is scheduled to play Co-op Live in Manchester, England on July 9 and 10 before their final show in Hyde Park, the same site as the Ozzy extravaganza, on July on the official Instagram account of Jeff Lynne's ELO, fans reacted to a post promoting the band's Birmingham shows that is soundtracked by ELO's 1977 hit version of 'Do Ya,' a song Lynne wrote and first recorded in his pre-ELO band known as the Move. 'So excited!!!! Hoping to hear "End of the line" ❤️,' referring to a song that Lynne performed with the Traveling Wilburys, the British-American supergroup that also included , , and . The official Traveling Wilburys Instagram account responded with '👏👏👏.' 'Just meet me at the opera house at quarter to three, 'Cause I'm ready, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready'. 🎼💡🎻,' another fan posted. 'i'll be there front and center ❤️🙌,' added another fan. 'Hoping to make it to Hyde Park 🤞,' added yet another. 'Im flying from Australia to see him, soooooo excited!!!!!,' posted one dedicated fan. Ozzy Isn't the Only Legendary Artist Giving a Final Farewell Performance—This Classic Rocker Is Also Bowing Out first appeared on Parade on Jul 4, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
