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Roger Daltrey To Go On Tour With Two Townshends

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.

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Tenacious D Honor The Who For Charity Single

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Tenacious D have paid tribute to The Who with a medley of ‘Tommy’ hits for charity.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jack Black, rock, Tenacious D, The Who

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The Who Play First Gig In Cincinnati Since 1979 Tragedy

by Paul Cashmere

The Who paid tribute to the victims of the 1979 tragedy during their first show back in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cinncinnati, rock, The Who, UK, USA

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The Who To Release First Two Albums As Half-Speed Masters

by Paul Cashmere

The first two albums by The Who, ‘My Generation’ (1965) and ‘A Quick One’ (1966) will be reissued as Half-Speed Masters in May.

Tagged as: 60s, A Quick One, half speed masters, My Generation, rock, The Who, UK

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Final Melbourne Tommy Performance Cancelled Due To Covid

by Paul Cashmere

The final performance for Victorian Opera’s The Who’s Tommy has been cancelled due to Covid in the crew.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Amy Lehpamer, Australia, Matt Hetherington, Paul Capsis, rock, The Who, Tommy, UK, Victorian Opera

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Victorian Opera Has Delivered A Stunning New Production of ‘The Who’s Tommy’

by Paul Cashmere

After two years of pandemic delays The Victorian Opera’s production of The Who’s Tommy has premiered in Melbourne and it is stunning.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Amy Lehpamer, Australia, Matt Hetherington, Paul Capsis, rock, The Who, Tommy, UK, Victorian Opera

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New Dates For Victorian Opera Production of Tommy

by Paul Cashmere

Victorian Opera has rescheduled The Who’s rock opera Tommy for new dates in 2022.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, rock, rock opera, The Who, Tommy, Victoria Opera

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The Faces May Have 14 New Songs Set To Go

by Paul Cashmere

The Faces appear to have more than a dozen new songs set to go and could be planning a tour.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, The Faces, The Who, UK

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Roger Daltrey Announces UK Solo Tour

by Music-News.com

Roger Daltrey is set to embark on his ‘Who Was I?’ solo tour later this year.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Roger Daltrey, 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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The Who ‘Who’s Next’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

‘Who’s Next’, the fifth album by The Who, turns 50 this week.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, The Who, UK, Who's Next

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Pete Townshend Suggests The Who Recording Era Is Over

by Music-News.com

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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Roger Daltrey Announces Solo US Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced a solo tour of the US.

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Roger Daltrey Lives On A Farm and Loves It

by Music-News.com

Roger Daltrey thinks agriculture saved him from the excesses of fame.

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

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Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Tom Jones Heads For His First UK No 1 in Two Decades

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Sir Tom Jones is on course for his first UK Number 1 album in two decades with Surrounded By Time.

Tagged as: John Lennon, music industry, rock, The Who, Tom Jones, UK, UK charts

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The Who Revisit Heinz Baked Beans For 50th Anniversary

by Music-News.com

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.

Tagged as: 60s, Heinz, rock, The Who, UK

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The Who Signal Recording Days May Be Over

by Music-News.com

The Who may not make another album because they won’t make any money from it.

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

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The Who Cancel 2021 Plans

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The Who were due to play 10 dates next month but have scrapped their plans due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, The Who, UK

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The Who’s Tommy To Be Staged In Melbourne

by Noise11.com

Tommy will return to Melbourne in August with seven shows locked in for The Palais, St Kilda.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, rock, The Who, theatre, Tommy

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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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New Music Releases for 6 December 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Camila Cabello, Kylie Minogue (live), Muse (boxset), Cold Chisel, The Who, Liam Payne, The Beautiful Girls (GH), Fat Freddy’s Drop, Polish Club, Blueface and French Montana.

Tagged as: Australia, Blueface, Camila Cabello, Cold Chisel, Fat Freddy's Drop, Kylie Minogue (live), Liam Payne, Muse (boxset), music industry, music news, new music, Polish Club, The Beautiful Girls (GH), The Who

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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.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Who

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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’s Tommy Is Returning To Broadway

by Music-News.com

The upcoming run of the acclaimed rock opera, which is comprised of music and lyrics by the iconic rock group’s songwriter and guitarist Pete Townshend, will be directed by Des McAnuff – who was in charge of the original production between 1993 and 1995.

Tagged as: 60s, classic rock, rock, The Who, Tommy, UK

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The Who Plays Boston #Review

by Music-News.com

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 To Release Their First Album In 13 Years

by Paul Cashmere

The Who have recorded their first studio album in 13 years. ‘Who’ by The Who will be released on 22 November on digital, vinyl, CD AND cassette formats.

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The Who Debut Two New Songs At Wembley Stadium

by Music-News.com

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

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Pete Townshend, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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