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Roger Daltrey Slams Sir Elton John As 'Arsey' Over Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs Snub
Roger Daltrey has branded Sir Elton John "arsey" after he snubbed his calls to play his Teenage Cancer Trust shows.The Who frontman claimed in 2018 that the 'I'm Still Standing' hitmaker ignored his "bloody emails"...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 November 2020
Paul Mccartney And Ed Sheeran Gigs To Be Shown For Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen
Unseen footage of gigs by Sir Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher and more will be shown to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.The annual concerts to benefit the charity, which are usually held...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 September 2020
Fame Cost Roger Daltrey Friends
Roger Daltrey thinks fame has cost him friends.The Who frontman became a global star in the 1960s with the rock band's success but he admits it distanced him from his old pals.Appearing on Good Morning...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 June 2020
The Who's Roger Daltrey Slams Jeremy Corbyn And #Metoo Movement
Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of rock legends The Who, has disparaged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as “a communist” and criticised the #MeToo movement in a new interview.Speaking with the Daily Mail’s Event magazine, the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2018
Roger Daltrey Finally Feels Ready For His Memoir
Roger Daltrey will release his memoir in 2018, after finally having enough ''perspective'' to justify publishing the book.The 73-year-old legendary rocker has been a member of The Who for more than 50 years, and while...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2017
The Who To Perform Classic Album 'Tommy' In Special Acoustic Shows For Teenage Cancer Trust
Legendary rockers The Who have announced they will revisit their classic album Tommy in acoustic form at next year’s Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall.The special one-off shows, on March 30th and...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2016
David Gilmour And New Order To Perform In Charity Concert Series
The Who frontman, patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust, has recruited the bands for a week of fundraising gigs at London's Royal Albert Hall. Other performers include Simply Red, The Vaccines,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 February 2016
Keith Richards: Led Zeppelin Are 'Hollow'
Keith Richards has branded Led Zeppelin ''hollow''.The Rolling Stones rocker has revealed he's never been a fan of the band and while he thinks Jimmy Page is a great guitarist he didn't like him performing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2015
The Who To Pick Up Postponed Hits Tour In February
THE WHO HITS 50! dates will recommence in Detroit, Michigan in February (16) and include stops in Toronto, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, before wrapping in Las Vegas on 29 May (16)....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 September 2015
The Who Postpone Tour
The Who have postponed their North American tour.The 'Baba O'Riley' hitmakers have made the difficult decision to cancel their remaining shows after a doctor confirmed lead singer Roger Daltrey has been struck down with viral...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2015
The Who Cancels U.s. Tour Dates After Roger Daltrey Diagnosed With Viral Meningitis
The Who have cancelled the rest of their dates in the U.S. leg of their 50th anniversary world tour as Roger Daltrey is ill with viral meningitis. The British rock band announced their decision to...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2015
The Who Cancel U.s. Tour
The My Generation hitmakers had already cancelled four concerts on their 50th anniversary tour, which had been due to begin this week (ends18Sep15), after Daltrey contracted viral meningitis. The band had hoped...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 September 2015
The Who Postpones Four U.s. Concert Dates Due To Roger Daltrey’S Ill Health
The Who have been forced to cancel four tour dates due to Roger Daltrey’s health. The 71-year-old frontman has been suffering from an ‘unspecified virus’ and the four tour dates have been postponed, although new...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 September 2015
The Who Postpone First Four Dates Of Hits Tour
The veteran rocker has already dropped out of a charity concert at a private residence in Los Angeles on Saturday (12Sep15) after doctors advised him not to perform, and now the first four...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2015
Roger Daltrey Pulls Out Of Charity Concert Due To Illness
The Who frontman was set to perform with his bandmate Pete Townshend and Pearl Jam star Eddie Vedder for 500 fans at a private residence in Los Angeles on Saturday (12Sep15). They...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2015
Pete Townshend Found The Who Tour 'Tough'
Pete Townshend found the last Who tour ''tough'' because Roger Daltrey insisted on having ''complete control''.The guitarist admits it was frustrating to be left out of decision making, particularly as he didn't agree with everything...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2015
Pete Townshend: 'Farewell Tour Is A Breeze'
The iconic rock band has been on the road for a final tour since late last year (14) but within weeks they had to axe two shows in London when his bandmate Roger...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2015
The Who Stars Angry Over Feud Reports
The band headed out on the road last year (14) for a special The Who Hits 50! world tour to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary and bring the curtain down on its legendary...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2015
The Who Close Glastonbury 2015
The Who closed Glastonbury 2015 and called it ''an easy job.''The veteran rockers were the last act to perform as the sun set on the festival yesterday (28.06.15) in front of thousands of fans on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2015
The Who Headed For Retirement
As the veterans, who are 71 and 70 respectively, prepare to close this year's (15) Glastonbury festival in England on Sunday night (28Jun15), Townshend has alerted fans the performance could be one of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2015
The Who Pay Tribute To Paul Weller And Late Bandmates
The veteran rockers paid tribute to Entwistle, who died of a heart attack in 2002, and praised his replacement, Pino Palladino, while Townshend also spoke of his sadness at losing Moon, who passed...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2015
Pete Townshend Ready To Leave The Who Behind
Pete Townshend believes The Who will come to an end as a band this year.The 'My Generation' hitmaker thinks it is time he and singer Roger Daltrey go their ''separate ways'' once their current tour...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2015
Roger Daltrey Banned From Performing Two Shows In A Row
The 71 year old, whose band is headlining Britain's Glastonbury Festival next weekend (27-28Jun15), suffered swollen vocal cords in May (15) and postponed three dates on The Who's 50th anniversary tour. Medical...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Roger Daltrey And Liam Gallagher Join Forces For Tv Show
Daltrey and Gallagher performed The Who's classic 1965 hit My Generation with The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie, original Oasis member Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, and Ringo Starr's drummer son Zak Starkey live on the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 June 2015
Liam Gallagher Former Supergroup With Roger Daltrey
Liam Gallagher is forming a supergroup with Roger Daltrey.The Oasis and The Who members are teaming up with The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie and former Oasis drummer, Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey, to form the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2015
Liam Gallagher And Roger Daltrey To Form Supergroup For Tv Show
The singer, whose post-Oasis band Beady Eye split last year (14), is teaming with Daltrey, as well as Ringo Star's son Zak Starkey and Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie for a revival of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2015
Stars Honour Pete Townshend At Charity Tribute
Townshend and The Who's manager Bill Curbishley were both honoured with prizes at the annual MusicCares Map Fund Benefit Concert, and a number of stars turned out to support them. Springsteen presented...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 May 2015
Roger Daltrey's Future Wife Almost Cost The Who First Record Deal
The late British music producer and manager, who also worked with Jimi Hendrix, asked young Heather, who became Daltrey's second wife in 1971, if she thought her future husband's band would make a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Noel Gallagher Praised For Teenage Cancer Trust Support By Daltrey
Noel Gallagher was praised by Roger Daltrey for being such a ''loyal friend and loyal supporter'' of the Teenage Cancer Trust ahead of his concert on Saturday night (28.03.15).The Who frontman came on stage at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2015
Roger Daltrey: 'The Who Farewell Tour Could Go On And On'
The rocker and bandmate Pete Townshend have 54 shows booked for 2015 as they embark on what will be their final world trek, but he reveals there's no end in sight right now....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2015
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