After costly pandemic cancellations, British rock band The Who is back on the road again with THE WHO HITS BACK! tour.
“We’re just hitting back at COVID because it stopped us in our tracks. We were, we were going to call it, ‘Where Were We?'” lead singer Roger Daltrey said ahead of the tour starting next week.
Canceled charity concerts for The Who’s foundation, Teenage Cancer, at London’s Royal Albert Hall had cost the group about $3 million, said Daltrey, 78. The charity works with UK and U.S. hospitals to develop state-of-the-art spaces for teens suffering from cancer to meet and stay connected.
The Who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, with the rock opera “Tommy” and hits like “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “I Can See For Miles.”
Daltrey and Townshend, along with six band members and an orchestra, will kick off their North American tour on April 22 in Hollywood, Florida, and wrap it up in Las Vegas in November.
Daltrey refuses to worry about COVID affecting the tour, he said at his England countryside home. “We’re just living our lives. And if you get it and die, you get it and die, you know?”
While the band has no plans to stop touring, the time will come, Daltrey acknowledged.
“I’ve always said about this business. You don’t give it up, it gives you up. I will open my mouth and it won’t come out like it should. And I will go, that’s it, can’t do it anymore.”