The Who Announce New Album 'WHO' And UK & Ireland Arena Tour - How To Buy Tickets
Friday, 13 September 2019
Written by Laura Johnson
The Who have announced their first new studio album in 13 years and an arena tour.
'WHO' will arrive on November 22 and will be supported with shows across the UK and Ireland in spring 2020. The legendary British rock band will perform with a full orchestra in Manchester, Dublin, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool and London, where they'll play the SSE Arena Wembley, between March 16 and April 8.
The album contains 11 new tracks that were recorded in London and Los Angeles this spring and summer and co-produced by Pete Townshend and D. Sardy, with vocal production falling to Dave Eringa. Vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Townshend were joined on the record by longtime Who drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Palladino, while there are also contributions from Simon Townshend, Benmont Tench, Carla Azar, Joey Waronker and Gordon Giltrap. Daltrey said:
“I think we’ve made our best album since Quadrophenia in 1973, Pete hasn’t lost it, he’s still a fabulous songwriter, and he’s still got that cutting edge.”
Townshend added:
"This album is almost all new songs written last year, with just two exceptions. There is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs that I (and my brother Simon) wrote to give Roger Daltrey some inspiration, challenges and scope for his newly revived singing voice. Roger and I are both old men now, by any measure, so I’ve tried to stay away from romance, but also from nostalgia if I can. I didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Memories are OK, and some of the songs refer to the explosive state of things today. I made new home studio demos of all these songs in the summer of 2018 using a wide collection of instruments old and new. We started recording as The Who in March 2019, and have finished now in late August just in time to make some vinyl………maybe even some cassettes……ready for release in November”.
Head below to get further details about the tour and to listen to the new album's first single, Ball and Chain.
WHO IS SUPPORTING THE WHO ON TOUR?
Special guests will be joining the band on tour, but they have not yet been announced. Keep checking back for updates.
WHEN ARE THE WHO TICKETS ON SALE?
Tickets for The Who go on general sale at 10am on Friday September 20.
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HOW MUCH ARE TICKETS TO SEE THE WHO LIVE?
Ticket prices for Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham and Liverpool start from £74.00.
Ticket prices for Dublin start from €76.00
Ticket prices for Newcastle start from £74.10.
Ticket prices for Glasgow start from £72.80.
Ticket prices for London start from £91.00.
Prices will be subject to booking fees and service charges.
Age Restriction: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
Please check our ticket agents' websites from our The Who listings here for more specific restrictions in place at the venues for these shows.
The Who Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon March 16 2020 - MANCHESTER Arena
Wed March 18 2020 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sat March 21 2020 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Utilita Arena
Mon March 23 2020 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Wed March 25 2020 - LEEDS first direct Arena
Mon March 30 2020 - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Wed April 01 2020 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
Fri April 03 2020 - NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
Wed April 08 2020 - LONDON SSE Arena, Wembley
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