Who fans will remember the first time the band said they were calling it quits over 30 years ago. Yeah, well, we know that one didn’t take. But it looks like that day is finally here. Albeit not for another two years.
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey have announced that they will quit touring after a final series of live shows in 2015 to mark their 50th anniversary.
In an interview with the Evening Standard newspaper, Townshend said the 2015 tour will make stops everywhere:
“For the 50th anniversary we’ll tour the world. It’ll be the last big one for us. There are still plenty of places we’ve not played. It would be good to go to eastern Europe and places that haven’t heard us play all the old hits.”
I saw The Who twice, in 1980 and 1982. I wrote about it here. FYI, In 2015 Townshend will be 70 and Daltrey will be 71. Here’s hoping they can still deliver the goods.
I’ve always been a huge Townshend fan. I love this clip of him performing “Drowned” from Quadrophenia at The Who’s London’s Royal Albert Hall show in 2000 (which was released in 2003).