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Roger Daltrey To Be Joined By Two Townshends On Solo Tour
Roger Daltrey will be joined by his The Who bandmate Pete Townshend's brother Simon Townshend and the latter's son Ben on his upcoming solo tour.The frontman of the 'Baba O'Riley' group is set to kick...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 June 2022
Tenacious D Pay Tribute To The Who For Charity Single
Tenacious D have paid tribute to The Who with a medley of 'Tommy' hits for charity.The 'Wonderboy' comedy rockers - made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass - have recorded their own mash-up of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2022
The Who Play In Cincinnati For First Time Since 1979 Tragedy
The Who paid tribute to the victims of the 1979 tragedy during their first show back in Cincinnati, Ohio.The 'Pinball Wizard' band returned to the city for the first time since the infamous event, which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 May 2022
Roger Daltrey Believes Music Is Being 'Stolen' From Artists
Roger Daltrey believes the music industry has been "stolen" from artists.The 78-year-old Who frontman thinks musicians are being "robbed blind" by their record labels, who have much less to do in the digital age but...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2022
The Who, Ed Sheeran And Liam Gallagher Set For Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs
The Who, Ed Sheeran, Liam Gallagher and more are set to play Teenage Cancer Trust shows.The 'My Generation' group's annual fundraising concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall are returning in 2022, following a two-year hiatus...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2022
Pete Townshend: I Don't Deserve To Be Alive Today
Pete Townshend admits he "doesn't deserve to be alive".The Who guitar legend - who has battled alcohol and substance abuse in the past - has admitted he's "not been a perfect man", especially in his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2022
Roger Daltrey Brands The Rolling Stones 'A Mediocre Pub Band'
Roger Daltrey has branded The Rolling Stones a "mediocre pub band".The Who frontman, 77, made the comment after Sir Paul McCartney labelled Sir Mick Jagger's band "a blues cover band".Speaking to the Coda Collection, Daltrey...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2021
Roger Daltrey Announces 2021 Solo Tour
Roger Daltrey is set to embark on his 'Who Was I?' solo tour later this year.The Who frontman - who has released 10 solo albums since 1973 - has announced an intimate run of concerts...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2021
Roger Daltrey Contracted Pneumonia After Beans Shoot
Roger Daltrey contracted pneumonia after sitting in a tub of baked beans for a photoshoot.The Who frontman “drew the short straw” when it came to creating the artwork for the group’s 1967 album ‘The Who...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 July 2021
Pete Townshend Doubts There Will Be Another Who Album
Pete Townshend isn’t sure if there'll be another album by The Who because of the “old fashioned way that they work”.The 76-year-old guitarist has admitted he's got some doubts about whether or not the iconic...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2021
'I Was Ready To Fall Into Bed With Anybody': Pete Townshend Used To Be Pansexual
Pete Townshend believes he was once pansexual. The Who guitar hero has opened up about the origins of the band's 1966 single 'I'm A Boy' and revealed that at one point in his life he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2021
Roger Daltrey Announces Us Solo Tour
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced a solo tour of the US.The 77-year-old rock legend will be heading to America in August with members of The Who's touring band for his 'Live and Kicking...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 May 2021
Roger Daltrey: Living On A Farm Has Saved Me
Roger Daltrey thinks agriculture saved him from the excesses of fame.The 77-year-old music star relishes spending time in the countryside and thinks it's helped to keep him out of trouble over the years.Roger - who...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2021
The Who Reunite With Heinz After 50 Years To Launch Limited-edition Beanz Meanz The Who Cans
The Who have reunited with Heinz five decades after their iconic 'The Who Sell Out' album artwork, which featured frontman Roger Daltrey sitting in a bath full of Heinz Beanz.Daltrey, 77, and guitarist Pete Townshend,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2021
Roger Daltrey On The Who Future Plans
Roger Daltrey isn't sure if The Who will make another album.The 77-year-old singer - who most recent LP with the iconic group was 2019's 'Who', their first in 13 years - has weighed in on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 March 2021
Roger Daltrey On Special 'Chemistry' With Pete Townshend
Roger Daltrey doesn't want to overanalyse his special "chemistry" with Pete Townshend.The Who musician has opened up on the special relationship he shares with his bandmate and their close songwriting bond, and while he knows...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2021
The Who Might Not Make Another Album
The Who may not make another album because they won’t make any money from it.The ‘My Generation’ hitmakers – which now comprises of just Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend – are proud of how well-received...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2021
Fibonacci Day: Inspiring A Numerically Based Playlist That Really Adds Up
As it's Fibonacci Day we thought we'd engage the left side of our brains to come up with a sequence of numerically based tunes that hopefully won't divide opinion. Mathematics, rather like music itself, is...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2020
Roger Daltrey Slams Sir Elton John As 'Arsey' Over Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs Snub
Roger Daltrey has branded Sir Elton John "arsey" after he snubbed his calls to play his Teenage Cancer Trust shows.The Who frontman claimed in 2018 that the 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker ignored his "bloody emails"...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 November 2020
Peter Frampton Says Pete Townshend Offered Him A Spot In The Who
Peter Frampton claimed he was once offered a spot in The Who.The 70-year-old rocker has revealed how after firing his manager Dee Anthony - when he was still struggling financially and creatively - he received...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2020
Paul Mccartney And Ed Sheeran Gigs To Be Shown For Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen
Unseen footage of gigs by Sir Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher and more will be shown to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.The annual concerts to benefit the charity, which are usually held...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 September 2020
Upcoming Releases: What's On Our Playlist For December 2019?
The final albums before the year ends is an interesting selection of debuts, long-anticipated returns and new musical directions. Stormzy and The Who are the ones we're probably most excited about, but we're sure the...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 01 December 2019
The Who's Roger Daltrey Slams Jeremy Corbyn And #Metoo Movement
Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of rock legends The Who, has disparaged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as “a communist” and criticised the #MeToo movement in a new interview.Speaking with the Daily Mail’s Event magazine, the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2018
The Who To Perform Classic Album 'Tommy' In Special Acoustic Shows For Teenage Cancer Trust
Legendary rockers The Who have announced they will revisit their classic album Tommy in acoustic form at next year’s Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall.The special one-off shows, on March 30th and...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2016
The Who To Headline Isle Of Wight Festival 2016
As spring starts to poke its head around the wintery corner excitement about summer festivals is hot on its heels and the latest headline announcement has proved no exception - The Who is set to...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2016
Coldplay To Headline Glastonbury For Record Fourth Time
Coldplay are reportedly set to headline Glastonbury for the fourth time.The 'A Sky Full of Stars' hitmakers are said to have been signed up by organiser Michael Eavis to close the legendary music festival on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2015
Glastonbury Sells Out In 32 Minutes
Tickets to Glastonbury sold out in 32 minutes.More than 118,000 tickets to the annual music festival were sold in less than half an hour on Sunday (04.10.15) with eager fans snapping up the chance to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Isle Of Wight Filmmaker Wants To Revisit Definitive Festival Movie
The director was not a fan of Michael Wadleigh's coverage of the 1969 music festival, because it suggests the event was all love, peace and hippies - and he'd like to show the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
The Who To Pick Up Postponed Hits Tour In February
THE WHO HITS 50! dates will recommence in Detroit, Michigan in February (16) and include stops in Toronto, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, before wrapping in Las Vegas on 29 May (16)....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 September 2015
The Who Postpone Tour
The Who have postponed their North American tour.The 'Baba O'Riley' hitmakers have made the difficult decision to cancel their remaining shows after a doctor confirmed lead singer Roger Daltrey has been struck down with viral...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2015
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