British rock band the Who are to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a tour of the UK.
The Who Hits 50! tour will feature songs from every stage of their career including hits from classic albums such as Who’s Next, Tommy and Quadrophenia.
According to frontman Roger Daltrey, the jaunt across the UK will be the ‘beginning of the long goodbye’.
Pete Townshead, the band’s guitarist, said: ‘Trying to stay young. Not wearing socks. Growing a great big woodcutter’s beard. Might even wear a check shirt on stage and get a tattoo of a Union Jack. Always a fashion victim. But under no illusions.
‘We are what we are, and extremely good at it, but we’re lucky to be alive and still touring. If I had enough hairs to split I would say that for thirteen years since 1964 The Who didn’t really exist, so we are really only thirty-seven.’
The group, which originally featured drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, have sold more than 100m records since first forming in 1964.
A full list of live dates is below;
November 30 - Glasgow SSE Hydro
December 2 - Leeds First Direct Arena
December 5 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
December 7 - Birmingham NIA
December 9 - Newcastle Metro
December 11 - Liverpool Echo Arena
December 13 - Manchester Phones4U Arena
December 15 - Cardiff Motorpoint
December 17 - London The O2
Visit thewho.com for more info on how to get tickets.
The Who Hits 50! tour will feature songs from every stage of their career including hits from classic albums such as Who’s Next, Tommy and Quadrophenia.
According to frontman Roger Daltrey, the jaunt across the UK will be the ‘beginning of the long goodbye’.
Pete Townshead, the band’s guitarist, said: ‘Trying to stay young. Not wearing socks. Growing a great big woodcutter’s beard. Might even wear a check shirt on stage and get a tattoo of a Union Jack. Always a fashion victim. But under no illusions.
‘We are what we are, and extremely good at it, but we’re lucky to be alive and still touring. If I had enough hairs to split I would say that for thirteen years since 1964 The Who didn’t really exist, so we are really only thirty-seven.’
The group, which originally featured drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, have sold more than 100m records since first forming in 1964.
A full list of live dates is below;
November 30 - Glasgow SSE Hydro
December 2 - Leeds First Direct Arena
December 5 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
December 7 - Birmingham NIA
December 9 - Newcastle Metro
December 11 - Liverpool Echo Arena
December 13 - Manchester Phones4U Arena
December 15 - Cardiff Motorpoint
December 17 - London The O2
Visit thewho.com for more info on how to get tickets.
