Lead singer and co-founder of legendary British band The Who, Roger Daltrey has announced news of his solo US tour.
The Who’s official Instagram post announced the news to fans.
Daltrey will not be completely solo, he will be joined by musicians from The Who’s touring band. The 77-year-old icon’s new tour entitled, ‘Live and Kicking Tour’ will start this August. The tour will treat fans to some classics from The Who as well as tracks from his solo repertory.
So far four dates have been added, starting in San Diego on 19 August 2021 and finishing the tour, at this moment, on 3rd September 2021 at Washington State Fair. A statement on The Who’s official website has given the below information concerning Daltrey’s solo tour.
“Roger Daltrey is delighted to announce that he and members of The Who touring band will be on the road late summer 2021, performing some Who hits, a few rarities and some solo hits. So far, four dates have been announced with several more to follow. Keep checking back on our tour dates page for more information and those all-important ticket purchase links.”
The Who themselves, were meant to be on tour during 2020 but unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tour was put on hold, the tour was in support of the band’s new LP ‘Who‘. The ‘My Generation’ icons’ new album was released on 6th December 2019 and was the group’s first album in thirteen years and the second release consisting of just the duo, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. The album was a huge commercial success and reached number three within the UK album charts, with the album’s lead single ‘Ball and Chain’ being debuted at London’s Wembley Stadium on 6tth July 2019.
Although their tour was postponed, Daltrey and Townshend decided to make the most out of the lockdown and decided to promote their back catalogue by releasing re-issues of their past albums. A deluxe edition of the album, ‘The Who Sell Out’ originally released in 1967 was re-issued in April. The deluxe release boasted a track list of 112 songs including 46 never heard before tracks.
The duo has also joined the ranks of many other musical legends who are participating in Record Store Day this year, in honour of the event a double LP release of the 1981 album ‘Face Dances’ will be available in June, the release will also celebrate the album’s 40th anniversary.
Roger Daltrey ‘Live and Kicking 2021’ Tour dates
19/08/2021 – The Shell – San Diego, CA
21/08 – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys – Stateline, NV
01/09 – Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Spokane, WA
03/09 – Washington State Fair – Puyallup, WA
