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The Who Will 'Crawl Off And Die' After One 'Final' Farewell
Pete Townshend has insisted The Who have one "final" thing left before they "crawl off and die".The 78-year-old guitarist has teased the prospect of a "final tour" all over the world to bring the group's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2024
The Who Legend Roger Daltrey Announces 'Mostly Acoustic' Solo Tour
Roger Daltrey has announced a "mostly acoustic" solo tour this summer.The Who frontman has promised "surprises" when he hits the road in June 2024 for nine dates across the United States.A statement on the band's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 March 2024
Roger Daltrey Compares Smashing Guitar To 'Killing His Wife'
Roger Daltrey has compared smashing his guitar to "killing his wife".The Who legend, 80, insisted he only ever broke one of his instruments and he still regrets it, even likening it to the idea of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 March 2024
'I'm Happy Saying That Part Of My Life Is Over': Roger Daltrey On The Future Of The Who
Roger Daltrey is "happy" to declare his time with The Who to be "over".The 79-year-old rocker last played with the group last summer and while he insisted it has to be bandmate Pete Townshend who...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 January 2024
Pete Townshend Says Instagram Guitarists Need To Learn The Art Of Listening
Pete Townshend has hailed his late bandmates Keith Moon and John Entwistle as a "formidable" rhythm section.The Who lead and rhythm guitarist admits the group's sticksman Keith was a "nutty drummer", but when he played...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2024
Roger Daltrey Has 'Thought About' Assisted Dying
Roger Daltrey has "thought about" joining Dignitas and would rather die than have treatment if he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.The Who frontman stressed he isn't currently ill but at the age of...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 January 2024
The Who Marked 'End Of An Era' Over Summer
Pete Townshend has admitted The Who’s orchestral show at Sandringham over the summer felt “like the end of an era”.The 78-year-old musician is keen to sit down with bandmate Roger Daltrey and work out what’s...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2023
Pete Townshend Wanted Gay Manager To Be 'Attracted' To Him
Pete Townshend "really wanted" The Who's gay manager to be "sexually attracted" to him.The 78-year-old rocker - who has three children with ex-wife Karen Astley and is now married to Rachel Fuller - had no...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 December 2023
Pete Townshend Is Creating A New Rock Opera
Pete Townshend is turning his novel ‘The Age of Anxiety’ into a "full opera".The Who guitarist is “working” on turning his 2019 book into a stage show that will soundtracked by new songs.The 78-year-old musician...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2023
James Bond Composer David Arnold Is Hitting The Road
James Bond composer David Arnold is embarking on a unique tour.The iconic British film composer - whose credits include scoring five Bond films, as well as 'Stargate', 'Independence Day' and 'Godzilla' - is taking to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2023
'It Doesn't Disable You': Pete Townshend Talks Heroin Use
Pete Townshend believes taking heroin helped him do "dangerous, radical" things.The 78-year-old rocker - who has three children with ex-wife Karen Astley and is now married to Rachel Fuller - has opened up about the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 September 2023
The Who's Roger Daltrey And Pete Townshend Plant Trees On King Charles' Sandringham Estate
The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend planted trees on the Royal Sandringham Estate to mark their Heritage Live concert.The iconic rockers performed at the private country retreat of King Charles and and Queen Camilla...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 August 2023
The Who Will Headline Nordoff Robbins' Special Christmas Carol Service
The Who are headlining a special Christmas carol service over the festive season.The 'Pinball Wizard' legends will lead music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins' annual service with a special acoustic performance at St. Luke's Church in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 November 2022
Bill Wyman Claims Addled Keith Moon Launched A Cat At His Girlfriend
Keith Moon allegedly once threw a cat at his girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax.Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, 86, has recalled the infamous wild antics of the late Who drummer - who he claimed was often...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2022
Roger Daltrey Wants Oasis To 'Just Get Back Together'
Roger Daltrey wishes Oasis would "just get back together".The Who frontman has spoken highly of the iconic Britpop group's former frontman Liam Gallagher but wishes he and his estranged brother, Noel, their ex-guitarist, would sort...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2022
David Bowie To Be Honoured With Stone On London's Music Walk Of Fame
David Bowie is set to receive a stone on London's Music Walk of Fame in Camden.The late 'Starman' hitmaker - who died following a secret battle with cancer in 2016 aged 69 - will be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 August 2022
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
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