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THE WHO star PETE TOWNSHEND has "changed his mind" over plans for the legendary group to record a new album and embark on a tour later this year....

Read news story: TOWNSHEND BACKTRACKS ON THE WHO

Glastonbury Festival injected more than £73 million into the surrounding community last year, a new report has shown. While the....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY PROVIDES 73M BOOST FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Big-hearted THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY is giving fans of the band a special treat - by offering them the chance to win a customised Volkswagen camper....

Read news story: DALTREY AUCTIONS THE WHO VAN FOR CHARITY

THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY has blamed Britain's wet weather for the fall in demand for tickets to this year's (08) Glastonbury Festival.
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Read news story: DALTREY UK WEATHER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DECLINE IN GLASTONBURY DEMAND

THE WHO'S PETE TOWNSHEND paid a moving musical tribute to NEIL ASPINALL at his funeral on Monday (07Apr08) - by performing two of Aspinall's....

Read news story: TOWNSHEND PAYS MUSICAL TRIBUTE AT ASPINALLS FUNERAL

THE WHO are revamping the covers they played at the beginning of their career for a new album. Existing Who founders Pete Townshend and Roger....

Read news story: THE WHO COVER SOUL CLASSICS ON NEW ALBUM

DAME HELEN MIRREN turned down the chance to perform onstage with late THE WHO drummer KEITH MOON, after he broke into her West End theatre dressing....

Read news story: MIRRENS MOON REGRET

Veteran rockers THE WHO will be the only band feted at the upcoming 2008 VH1 Rock Honors event in Los Angeles. Original members Roger Daltrey and....

Read news story: THE WHO TO COLLECT ROCK HONOUR

U.S. actor DRAKE BELL took guitar lessons from THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY on the set of 2001 film CHASING DESTINY, in which they both....

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THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY has spoken out in support of a British radio station's ban on THE BEATLES' music. Virgin Radio morning programme The....

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Rockers THE WHO have asked OH BROTHER! WHERE ART THOU? soundtrack creator T-BONE BURNETT to produce their comeback album ENDLESS....

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THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY will be among the stars performing at a benefit concert for U.K. charity ChildLine in March (08). The Won't Get....

Read news story: DALTREY HEADLINES CHILDRENS CHARITY CONCERT

THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY has recruited British rockers MUSE to perform at his series of annual charity concerts in London. Daltrey set up the gigs....

Read news story: DALTREY RECRUITS MUSE FOR CHARITY CONCERT

THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY was offered a coveted ticket to see LED ZEPPELIN's comeback gig - but gave it up for charity. The musician was....

Read news story: DALTREY GAVE LED ZEPPELIN TICKET TO CHARITY

THE WHO stars PETE TOWNSHEND and ROGER DALTREY are planning on reviving the band's legendary rock opera TOMMY to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The....

Read news story: THE WHO TO REVIVE TOMMY OPERA

THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY has urged computer obsessives to spend less time online and "get a life". The rocker - a self-confessed technophobe -....

Read news story: DALTREY URGES COMPUTER FANS TO GET A LIFE

JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of novels, has been honoured with an outstanding achievement prize at the South Bank Show....

Read news story: HARRY POTTER AUTHOR JK ROWLING HONOURED AT SOUTH BANK AWARDS

A candid new book about THE WHO promises to lift the lid on the sixties rockers' hellraising heyday. The band's former roadie Tom Wright has penned....

Read news story: THE WHO BOOK LIFTS LIDS ON WILD ROCKER

The last hours of the life of tragic THE WHO drummer KEITH MOON are to be explored in an upcoming U.S. TV documentary. America's Biography channel....

Read news story: MOONS FINAL HOURS STUDIED IN NEW TV DOCUMENTARY

The deadline for fans to register for tickets to this year's Glastonbury festival has now been confirmed by organiser Michael....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY DEADLINE CONFIRMED

THE WHO star PETE TOWNSHEND has confessed to a secret same-sex crush - on rocker SIR MICK JAGGER. Townshend - who has admitted to homosexual....

Read news story: TOWNSHEND JAGGER IS SEXY

THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY has likened the band's performance at British music festival Glastonbury to the tortuous Battle of Passchendaele....

Read news story: DALTREY GLASTONBURY WAS LIKE WW1

LOU REED will follow THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND and serve as the keynote speaker at the 2008 South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas in....

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"I pulled out of the AHMET ERTEGUN benefit the day I heard LED ZEP were performing. They really don't need me." THE WHO star PETE TOWNSHEND on why he....

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THE WHO rocker ROGER DALTREY is shocked the BEATLES didn't "go mad" at the height of their fame in the 1960s. The star concedes although his band's....

Read news story: DALTREY SHOCKED BY BEATLES SANITY

British rocker PETE TOWNSHEND has no regrets about sacrificing his career with THE WHO to raise a family. The guitarist would have written another....

Read news story: TOWNSHEND SACRIFICED MUSIC FOR HIS FAMILY

Organisers of the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival have confirmed that reformed rock legends The Police are to headline the event. The Roxanne....

Read news story: POLICE TO HEADLINE ISLE OF WIGHT

THE WHO guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND wasn't always a rock 'n' roll dynamo - he once trained as a ballet dancer. The 62-year-old is known for his....

Read news story: TOWNSHEND TRAINED IN BALLET

THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY has refused to watch a new film charting his legendary band's rise to fame. The Won't Get Fooled Again rocker claims....

Read news story: DALTREY WONT WATCH THE WHO FILM

Veteran rockers THE WHO have denied rumours they are taking a break from recording - insisting they will release a new album next year (08). Singer....

Read news story: THE WHO PLAN A NEW ALBUM