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Roger Daltrey taking 'Tommy' on tour
Pete Townshend gives bandmate his blessing but will be staying at home
Reuters
LOS ANGELES =E2=80" "The Who" frontman Roger Daltrey is taking the
British band's 1969 rock opera "Tommy" on a six-week North American tour
beginning in September, concert promoters said on Thursday.
Daltrey, 67, will perform the album in its entirety, using visuals to
accompany classic songs like "Pinball Wizard," "See Me, Feel Me" and
"The Acid Queen."
His bandmate Pete Townshend, who wrote the music and lyrics to the tale
of the "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes a messiah, has given
Daltrey his blessing but will not be taking part.
"I will be there in spirit. Roger has my complete and most loving
support," Townshend said in a statement.
The tour of the United States and Canada kicks off in Hollywood, Fla.,
on September 13 and follows Daltrey's performance of the album in London
in March.
"Tommy" is considered the first rock opera, and was turned into a movie,
in which Daltrey played the title role, and a Tony Award-winning stage
show.
The double album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and was
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.
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Pete Townshend gives bandmate his blessing but will be staying at home
Reuters
LOS ANGELES =E2=80" "The Who" frontman Roger Daltrey is taking the
British band's 1969 rock opera "Tommy" on a six-week North American tour
beginning in September, concert promoters said on Thursday.
Daltrey, 67, will perform the album in its entirety, using visuals to
accompany classic songs like "Pinball Wizard," "See Me, Feel Me" and
"The Acid Queen."
His bandmate Pete Townshend, who wrote the music and lyrics to the tale
of the "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes a messiah, has given
Daltrey his blessing but will not be taking part.
"I will be there in spirit. Roger has my complete and most loving
support," Townshend said in a statement.
The tour of the United States and Canada kicks off in Hollywood, Fla.,
on September 13 and follows Daltrey's performance of the album in London
in March.
"Tommy" is considered the first rock opera, and was turned into a movie,
in which Daltrey played the title role, and a Tony Award-winning stage
show.
The double album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and was
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.
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