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 - Who's Next - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 13-Apr-2021 16:15)
THE WHO Who's Next (1983 UK issue of the classic 1971 9-track LP, including Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes & Baba O'Riley, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve has only minor wear & the vinyl looks barely played SPELP49)
- The Who - Tommy: The Movie - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2021 15:09)
THE WHO Tommy: The Movie (1975 UK 31-track double vinyl LP containing music from the soundtrack to the movie, with guest performances from Elton John, Eric Clapton & Tina Turner, vintage price stickered gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inners. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with minimal scuffing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
- The Who - Quadrophenia - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £30.00, $40.80, €33.60 (New Item) (arrived 26-Mar-2021 13:07)
THE WHO Quadrophenia (Classic 1973 UK 17-track double LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with a deluxe forty-four page full size booklet containing pictures & lyrics to the album. The cover is Very Good with some light age wear scuffing & ring wear & the heavyweight booklet has come loose, which is not uncommon, with the intact lyric booklet has a small tear and a small dedication on the inside whilst the vinyl discs remain in Excellent condition with light evidence of play)
- The Who - Ready Steady Who EP - UK - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $27.20, €22.40 (New Item) (arrived 31-Mar-2021 12:24)
THE WHO Ready Steady Who (1983 UK issue of the classic 1966 mono 5-track 7" vinyl EP featuring tracks taken from their take-over of the 'Ready Steady Go' TV show two years after making their live TV debut. Includes Disguises, Circles and versions of Batman, Bucket 'T' and Barbara Ann, flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows very little wear and the vinyl appears in barely played condition WHO7)
- The Who - Quadrophenia - 180gm - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $47.60, €39.20 (New Item) (arrived 31-Mar-2021 14:49)
THE WHO Quadrophenia (2015 UK remastered audiophile issue of the classic 1973 17-track double LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with a hefty forty-four page full size booklet containing pictures & lyrics to the album. Thesleeve has just the lightest edgewear and the vinyl is near as new)
- The Who - Quadrophenia - 180gm - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $47.60, €39.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 01-Apr-2021 08:38)
THE WHO Quadrophenia (2015 UK remastered audiophile issue of the classic 1973 17-track double LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with a hefty forty-four page full size booklet containing pictures & lyrics to the album. Thesleeve has just the lightest edgewear and the vinyl is near as new)
- The Who - Join Together - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $16.32, €13.44 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2021 16:53)
THE WHO Join Together (1990 UK 3-track 7" vinyl single, also includes Behind Blue Eyes and I Can See For Miles, picture sleeve. The vinyl looks barely played and comes issued in the glossy picture sleeve VS1259)
- The Who - Ready Steady Who EP - UK - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $27.20, €22.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Apr-2021 07:53)
THE WHO Ready Steady Who (1983 UK issue of the classic 1966 mono 5-track 7" vinyl EP featuring tracks taken from their take-over of the 'Ready Steady Go' TV show two years after making their live TV debut. Includes Disguises, Circles and versions of Batman, Bucket 'T' and Barbara Ann, flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows very little wear and the vinyl appears in barely played condition WHO7)
- The Who - The Kids Are Alright - Complete - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2021 13:21)
THE WHO The Kids Are Alright (1979 UK 19-track double soundtrack LP, complete with embossed 'film can' inners, The Who back catalogue insert and a superb 12" x 11" colour twenty page photo booklet with biography & notes on the recordings, topopening single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in great condition with few signs of play)
- The Who - Who Are You - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2021 10:41)
THE WHO Who Are You (1978 UK 9-track LP, the last to feature Keith Moon, who tragically passed away just three weeks after its release. The picture sleeve shows a few light scuff marks whilst the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play WHOD5004)
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