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Pete Townshend Opens Up About Zak Starkey Sacking

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Pete Townshend has described The Who’s turbulent split with longtime drummer Zak Starkey as “a mess”.

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The Who Reveal Opening Acts For Farewell Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Who have an impressive list of opening acts for the 2025 North American farewell tour.

Tagged as: 60s, Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Booker T Jones, Brad Whitford, Buck Johnson, Candlebox, Chris Robinson, farewell tour, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Perry, Pete Townshend, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz, rock, The Joe Perry Project, The Who, Tom Cochrane, UK, ZZ Ward

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The Who, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend . Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Zak Starkey Says The Who Wanted Him To Lie About Departure

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Zak Starkey has claimed The Who asked him to “lie” about his exit from the band.

Tagged as: 60s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK, Zak Starkey

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Zak Starkey Fired From The Who For A Second Time

by Paul Cashmere

The Who’s drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time just weeks after being hired back after being fired the first time days before that.

Tagged as: 60s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK, Zak Starkey

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Zak Starkey Is Back In The Who

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Drummer Zak Starkey is not parting company with The Who despite issuing a statement to the contrary.

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Pete Townshend Is Working On A New Rock Opera

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Pete Townshend is turning his novel ‘The Age of Anxiety’ into a “full opera”.

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The Who Roger Daltrey. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Who Plant Trees At The Charles Estate In Sandringham

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend planted trees on the Royal Sandringham Estate to mark their Heritage Live concert.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Pete Townshend Premieres New Song ‘Can’t Outrun The Truth’

by Paul Cashmere

The Who’s Pete Townshend has rare new music with ‘Can’t Outrun the Truth’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, country, Pete Townshend, rock, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who, UK

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Roger Daltrey To Go On Tour With Two Townshends

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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.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ben Townshend, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The Who, UK

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Melbourne Production of The Who’s Tommy Postponed Until 2022

by Paul Cashmere

The upcoming Melbourne production of The Who’s Tommy has been postponed until February 2022 due to Covid lockdowns.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Opera Victoria, Pete Townshend, rock, The Who, Tommy, UK

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Pete Townshend Suggests The Who Recording Era Is Over

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Pete Townshend isn’t sure if there’ll be another album by The Who because of the “old fashioned way that they work”.

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Victorian Opera To Present All-New Production of Pete Townshend’s ‘Tommy’ POSTPONED

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Opera will present Pete Townshend and The Who’s classic rock opera ‘Tommy’ in August in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, opera, Pete Townshend, rock, The Who, theatre, Tommy, Victorian Opera

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The Who Are Making Money

by Paul Cashmere

The British Royal Mint has The Who in the money. A series of coins based on The Who is about to be released in the UK.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, Royal Mint, The Who, UK

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Peter Green To Be Immortalized In Book, DVD, CD

by Paul Cashmere

On February 25 2020 the friends of Peter Green gathered to honor the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Christine McVie, David Gilmour, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy Spencer, John Mayall, Kirk Hammett, Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, rock, Steven Tyler, UK, Zak Starkey

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Pete Townshend Claims The Who Invented Heavy Metal

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Pete Townshend has claimed The Who’s 1970 ‘Live At Leeds’ album pioneered the genre of heavy metal and influenced the likes of Led Zeppelin while other artists have since stole their “mantle”.

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The Who Set For First Number One Album In Nearly 50 Years

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The Who could claim their first UK Number 1 album in almost half a century on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

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The Who Release Another Taste of Who

by Paul Cashmere

The Who have released another new song from ‘Who’, their first album in 13 years.

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Pete Townshend Will Only Smash One More Guitar For Charity

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Pete Townshend and his band mates – comprised of Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon – were known for their hedonistic behaviour which included smashing their instruments and wrecking their stages, but now that he’s older, Pete has said he’ll only cause damage to another guitar if it helps to raise money for charity.

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The Who Plays Boston #Review

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In 2018, The Who’s singer, Roger Daltrey, toured and performed the bands’ legendary Rock-opera, “Tommy,” in its entirety with assistance from orchestras that were in the areas in which he was playing. Since there is a good amount of orchestration on the original “Tommy” album (which were all performed by the groups’ now-deceased bass player, John Entwistle), it is not surprising that the results of the shows were quite superb.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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The Who Debut Two New Songs At Wembley Stadium

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The Who debuted two new songs from their upcoming new album as they made their return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday (06.07.19).

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Fact: The Pretty Things ‘SF Sorrow’ Was The First Rock Opera, Tommy Was Second

by Paul Cashmere

Pretty Things rock opera ‘SF Sorrow’ album predates The Who’s ‘Tommy’ by six months but to this day Pete Townshend has not cited The Pretty Things classic as an inspiration.

Tagged as: 60s, Dick Taylor, Pete Townshend, Pretty Things, rock, rock opera, The Who, Tommy, UK

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Pete Townshend Expands Solo Album ‘Who Came First’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In October 1972, Pete Townshend released his first solo album, Who Came First, a collection of demos and previously released material.

Tagged as: 70s, Pete Townshend, rock, The Who, USA

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Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller Reveal They Are Married

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Who rocker Pete Townshend is taking a break from music after announcing he has secretly married his longtime partner Rachel Fuller.

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The Who Singles and Pete Townshend Scoop Series On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Who fans got a double dose of good new son Tuesday (August 1) with a new collection of the band singles and reissues of Pete Townshend’s three Scoop series albums.

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Pete Townshend To Tour Classic Quadrophenia In The USA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pete Townshend is bringing his Classic Quadrophenia to the U.S. in September for four performances.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, classic rock, Pete Townshend, rock, The Who, UK

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R.I.P. Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman 1942-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman has died at the age of 73.

Tagged as: Andy Newman, music news, Pete Townshend, R.I.P. Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman 1942-2016, The Who, Thunderclap Newman

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The Who Back Live After Roger Daltrey’s Illness

by Paul Cashmere

The Who returned to the stage on Saturday night with the first of a long string of postponed North American shows.

Tagged as: music news, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

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Roger Daltrey Records Pete Townshend Solo Song

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Teen Cancer America will release an exclusive recording of Roger Daltrey performing the 1980 Pete Townshend solo classic “Let My Love Open The Door.”

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The Who Release Fourth and Final Singles Box

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After releases covering their time on the Brunswick, Reaction and Track labels, the Who will bring their career spanning singles box sets series to a close with Volume 4: The Polydor Singles 1975-2015.

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The Who Postpone US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Who have been forced to postpone the rest of their U.S. tour until the spring after Roger Daltrey was diagnosed with viral meningitis.

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