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The Who Ponder 'Quadrophenia' Tour for 2011
- Posted on Jul 7th 2010 12:30PM by Emily Tan
Although the Who have been performing special gigs throughout the years, it's been four years since they've done a full-on tour. But now it looks like the rock legends could be hitting the road in 2011. "We're just working out what to do next," singer Roger Daltrey told Billboard.com. "We've got ideas ... We're looking on probably being out there, hopefully if all goes well, in the spring of next year ... We definitely don't want to stop. We feel it's the role of the artist to go all the way through life 'til you can't do it anymore."
While there are tour plans in the works, there are a few things that the Who need to sort out -- namely, the potential of incorporating the band's 1973 rock opera 'Quadrophenia' into the show.
"There are issues with it to make it work at our age," Daltrey said. "I'm 16 years older than when we last did it and I always had a bit of a problem as far as the crowd was concerned, with the way we were presenting the show, the way our position within the piece was explained. For the newcomers, it was narratively a bit of a puzzle, what Pete and I were to this guy on the screen. It needs a revamp. It would be dated to put it out as it is now. We need to fix that area, but I know how to do it."
One more thing that Daltrey cites as a concern is bandmate Pete Townshend's severe Tinnitus, but he believes it's something that shouldn't be too much of an issue with the help of technology.
"It's nothing that can't be sorted out -- just different monitor systems, different onstage volume, which is where the issue is," Daltrey said. "Pete being the addictive character he is, if he gets carried away he tends to turn up his volume to the odd levels, and that's when it causes the trouble. That's one of the problems with rock 'n' roll, once the old adrenaline kicks in."
While Daltrey waits for the next Who tour to be set in stone, he has been working with the UK's Teenage Cancer Trust as well as performing his own solo shows.
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Long live rock The Who. See you in Spain.
September 15 2010 at 2:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUnreal. Amazingly they cant just sit by the sea in Cannes (I am the sea) and watch the grandchildren play (the real me) instead we get a hobbled (Dr. Jimmy) lead singer and deaf guitarist (bell boy) dragging out 38 year old material...(the punk and the grandfather)
July 16 2010 at 5:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyexceptionnel. unique. Y a pas de mot pour dire ce que je pense de revoir the Who sur Quadrophenia
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