From Planet Rock.
The Who will release their first album in 13 years in 2019 and head out on a symphonic tour.
Guitarist Pete Townshend says he has laid down 15 demos for the follow-up to 2006’s ‘Endless Wire’ at five different studios around the UK and will release the album this year once Roger Daltrey has laid down his vocals.
After Daltrey performed ‘Tommy’ with an orchestra last summer, Townshend also revealed to Rolling Stone that The Who will embark on a sprawling 29-date symphonic tour across North America.
The tour dates are yet to be announced, however Townshend says The Who will perform with a different local symphony orchestra on each night of the trek.
“I’ll be 75 years old in March and this feels like a dignified way to go and do music,” he explained. “That’s all we’re really left with. We’re old men now. We’ve lost the looks. We’ve lost the glamour. What we’re left with is the music and we’re going to present it in a way which is as fresh and powerful as ever.”
Although hesitant to call it a swansong tour, Roger Daltrey admits it could be his last, saying: “I think it is always a mistake to ever say ‘farewell’ but this will possibly be my last tour.
“I’m just being realistic about going through the 75th year of my life. I have to be realistic that this is the age I am and voices start to go after a while. I don’t want to be not as good as I was two years ago.”
For Townshend, he only agreed to the tour with concert giants Live Nation once The Who had new material to perform.
“I said I was not going to sign any contracts unless we have new material,” Townshend said. “This has nothing to do with wanting a hit album. It has nothing to do with the fact that the Who need a new album. It’s purely personal. It’s about my pride, my sense of self-worth and self-dignity as a writer.”
The Who: Moving On! North American tour
First Leg
May 07: Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena, MI
May 09: Buffalo KeyBank Center, NY
May 11: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA
May 13: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
May 16: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
May 18: Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, IN
May 21: Chicago Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, IL
May 23: Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis, MO
May 25: Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park, PA
May 28: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
May 30: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA
Jun 01: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON
Second Leg
Sep 06: St Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN
Sep 08: Alpine Valley Music Theatre , WI
Sep 10: Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center, OH
Sep 13: Boston Fenway Park, MA
Sep 15: Wantagh Northwell Health At Jones Beach, NY
Sep 18: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA
Sep 20: Ft. Lauderdale BB&T Center, FL
Sep 22: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL
Sep 25: Houston Toyota Center, TX
Sep 27: Dallas American Airlines Center, TX
Sep 29: Denver Pepsi Center, CO
Oct 11: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA
Oct 13: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA
Oct 16: San Diego Viejas Arena At Aztec Bowl San Diego State University, CA
Oct 19: Seattle T-Mobile Park, WA
Oct 21: Vancouver Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, BC
Oct 23: Edmonton Rogers Place, AB
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- The Who - Call Me Lightning - Japanese - 7" vinyl - Promo - £395.00, $509.55, €474.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 11:38)
THE WHO Call Me Lightning (Extremely rare original 1968 Japanese Polydor white title label promotional sample vinyl 7" single also including Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, housed in a unique glossy flipback picture sleeve with lyrics on the reverse. This copy was used by a radio station in the past and has a cataloguing number handwritten on the back and the label, the sleeve has only a little creasing but the flipbacks are perfectly intact, with the text visuals still gloriously bright, vivid and fully legible. The vinyl is in stunning near MINT condition - a fantastic copy of this The Who rarity!! DP-1589)
- The Who - I Can See For Miles - 4pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £50.00, $64.50, €60.00 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 16:40)
THE WHO I Can See For Miles (Classic 1967 UK 7" single with intact four prong centre, also including Someone's Coming, plain die-cut paper sleeve)
- The Who - I Can See For Miles - 4pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £50.00, $64.50, €60.00 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
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- The Who - Tommy - 1st - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £350.00, $451.50, €420.00 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 17:00)
THE WHO Tommy (Rare 1969 UK first issue limited edition 25-track stereo double vinyl LP, complete with twelve page individually numbered booklet & deluxe front laminated tri-fold picture sleeve) See 'More Info' ... #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Who - A Quick One - German - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.15, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 09:19)
THE WHO A Quick One (Rare 1972 German 2nd issue 10-track vinyl LP, pressed on the Polydor label, featuring the tracks Boris The Spider, Cobwebs And Strange and Whiskey Man, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows sunfading to the spine and general wear, whilst the vinyl is Near Mint)
- The Who - Tommy - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $32.25, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 09:47)
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- The Who - Sell Out - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $96.75, €90.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 09:56)
THE WHO Sell Out (Rare original 1967 UK Track label 13-track stereo LP, within the classic laminated 'pop art' picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light signs of wear with no splits or tears; the vinyl has light scuffs and a handfull of deeper marks that result in medium pops, mostly lost in the mix leaving it a solid VG)
- The Who - Quadrophenia - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $64.50, €60.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 10:02)
THE WHO Quadrophenia (Classic 1973 UK 17-track double vinyl LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with a deluxe forty-four page full size booklet containing pictures & lyrics to the album. The sleeve is Very Good with some scuffs & light paper marks/ringwear not uncommon, the booklet is loose but complete. Sides 1 & 4 show obvious 'marbling' (from decades inside the poly-lined inner sleeves) but after playtesting show no obvious deterioration in sound quality. An ideal play copy)
- The Who - Sell Out - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $96.75, €90.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 17:00)
THE WHO Sell Out (Rare original 1967 UK Track label 13-track stereo LP, within the classic laminated 'pop art' picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light signs of wear with no splits or tears; the vinyl has light scuffs and a handfull of deeper marks that result in medium pops, mostly lost in the mix leaving it a solid VG)
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