In a new interview with The Times, Roger Daltrey cast doubt on the possibility of new music from The Who. Asked if there would be more from the band, he replied, “I can’t answer that. I don’t write the songs. I never did. We [he and Townshend] need to sit down and have a meeting, but at the moment I’m happy saying that part of my life is over.”
Pete Townshend also told Record Collector in December that he and Daltrey planned to discuss The Who’s future. “I think it’s time for Roger and I to go to lunch and have a chat about what happens next,” he said. “Because Sandringham shouldn’t feel like the end of anything but it feels like the end of an era. It’s a question of, really, what is feasible, what would be lucrative, what would be fun? So, I wrote to Roger and said, come on, let’s have a chat and see what’s there.”
Last year, Daltrey said it was possible that The Who would never tour the U.S. again, saying that “Touring has become very difficult since COVID.”
Daltrey also recently announced the lineup for his Teenage Cancer Trust benefit shows, the 24th and final year he’ll curate them. Happening at London’s Royal Albert Hall, they’ll feature The Who accompanied by an orchestra, with support from Squeeze on March 18 and 20; Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Blossoms on March 21; a to-be-announced lineup of comedians on March 19; Young Fathers on March 22; The Chemical Brothers, DJ Graeme Park, and DJ Paul Holroyd on March 23; and a finale, “Ovation,” on March 24, with Daltrey, Townshend, Stereophonics‘ Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, and Paul Weller. Tickets are on sale now.
