Roger Daltrey Reveals Dates For UK 'Tommy' & The Who's Greatest Hits Tour & Tickets
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Roger Daltrey, the iconic lead singer of The Who, will perform The Who’s legendary rock opera 'Tommy' from start to finish at selected shows throughout the UK this summer. Daltrey recently premiered 'Tommy' from start to finish at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on March 25th. Roger is now taking it on the road, beyond the majesty of 'Tommy', each night music fans will also be treated to a variety of Who Classics and more.
Employing the use of striking visuals to accompany the music, every show will be an unforgettable concert experience for lifelong fans and newcomers alike. The much-anticipated tour will hit the road in July (dates below).
'Tommy' is not only one of the most acclaimed and defining works of the rock era, it is also an enduring album that resonates on radio to this day where it has found multi-generational appeal. Inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, the 20 million-selling double album also spawned a successful 1975 film of the same name--with Daltrey playing the title role--which re-underlined its place in the cultural firmament.
Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Daltrey is pulling out all the stops with a full backing band that will bring the rock opera’s wide-ranging sounds and textures to life vibrantly on stage every evening. Joining Daltrey will be Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (Bass), Loren Gold (Keyboards) and also on guitar will be Simon Townshend, younger brother of The Who’s guitarist Pete Townshend.
Pete Townshend, commenting on the tour says ''Great to see Roger performing 'Tommy' with his band in 2011. I will be there in spirit, and Roger has my complete and most loving support. Roger is touring his unique concert version of 'Tommy' using his faithful presentation of the original work as the backbone for a set of wider material ...it is wonderful to hear the way Roger and his new band re-interpret the old Who songs.''
Throughout this tour, songs such as 'Pinball Wizard,' 'The Acid Queen,' 'I’m Free,' 'See Me, Feel Me' and 'We’re Not Gonna Take It' promise to transport attendees into the world of this classic album with shuddering intensity and poetic power.
A 1989 tour by The Who saw them reprise 'Tommy' live; the upcoming Daltrey tour will differ in that all of the album’s songs will be played. When Daltrey and his band performed 'Tommy' in March 2011 at a sell out concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, The Independent called the show “a faithful reading...The stand-outs, ‘I'm Free,’ and ‘See Me, Feel Me’ and the anthemic climax of ‘We're Not Gonna Take It’ are rousing. ”Afterwards the Who blogosphere was alight with comments from long standing fans lucky enough to see the show such as ''Roger nailed 'Tommy''' and ''last nights concert was the best I've ever seen-what a great band''
Roger describes the show and visuals as "A 'Tommy' Show for today's audience from a different perspective."'Tommy' an album that tells a story about a “deaf, dumb, and blind boy” who becomes the leader of a messianic movement--will always be a turning point for the band, according to Daltrey. He recalls, ‘Within 'Tommy', I found the new voice of The Who and the band found its stride in making that music, adjusting it, using all that knowledge that we had from jazz and the blues into making it work in a rock way.”
The tour dates are as follows:
JULY 2011
3rd July 2011 - Alcester Ragley Hall (Onsale Fri Apr 29th)
4th July 2011 - Gateshead Sage
6th July 2011 - Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
7th July 2011 - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
9th July 2011 - Nottingham Royal Centre
10th July 2011 - Newport Centre
12th July 2011 - Bristol Colston Hall
13th July 2011 - Southend Cliffs Pavillion
15th July 2011 - Guildford Guilfest
16th July 2011 - Hampshire Broadlands (Onsale Fri Apr 29th)
17th July 2011 - Harrogate Ripley House (Onsale Fri Apr 29th)
19th July 2011 - Hull City Hall
21st July 2011 - London Indigo 02
22nd July 2011 - Norwich Blickling Hall (Onsale Fri Apr 29th)
24th July 2011 - Exeter Powderham Castle (Onsale Fri Apr 29th)
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