EXPLAINED: 8 | Vintage Vibes

“Familiar songs in an unfamiliar way”: The Who's Roger Daltrey adds more dates to his Alive And Kicking...And Having Fun solo tour, featuring nightly audience Q&A sessions

The Who's legendary frontman promises Who hits, rarities, solo classics, Q&A sessions and stories on 2025 tour dates

Louder · Nov 11, 2024

“I used an SG Junior and it would never stay in tune. Felix had this old beat-up Junior and said, ‘Try this thing,’ and I never gave it back’”: Leslie West on giving his Gibson Les Paul Junior to Pete Townshend after tracking three songs with The Who

West met Townshend when The Who recruited him to play lead guitar on several tracks for their 1971 album Who’s Next

Guitar World · Nov 11, 2024

Roger Daltrey announces 2025 UK solo tour

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey is hitting the road for a solo tour of the UK next year where he will perform new takes on familiar songs and hold Q+A sessions with the fans.

BANG Premier · Nov 11, 2024

“He ended up with a fully-fledged, pro studio - it just happened to have an engine and some wheels underneath”: David Gilmour, The Rolling Stones, Timbaland, Depeche Mode and more in nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built

Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?

MusicRadar · Oct 29, 2024

The Who will 'definitely' return in 2025

Pete Townshend has confirmed The Who will "definitely" be working together in 2025.

BANG Premier · Oct 29, 2024

"We're now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes": Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025

"We're now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes": Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025

Louder · Oct 28, 2024

“‘We were wondering if you play clawhammer nylon.’ I go, ‘What's it for?’ And they go, ‘The Who, I guess it's a rock band or something,’ and I'm like, ‘What?!’” Hollywood's go-to guitarist, Andrew Synowiec, on how he ended up playing on a Who record

The seasoned session guitarist received a last-minute call to step in and play a guitar part in a style not typically associated with The Who and Pete Townshend

Guitar World · Oct 28, 2024

Pete Townshend: 'Who the f*** has the right to say the arts don't matter?'

As the Townshend studio opens at the University of West London the legendary guitarist talks about the importance of arts funding, the Oasis reunion and what next for The Who

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Pete Townshend, Elton John, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and more have combined forces to reimagine Siddhartha, Herman Hesse’s classic tale of self-discovery and enlightenment

The project, named after The Who's 1970 classic The Seeker, features music from Pete Townshend and classical composer Rachel Fuller

Louder · Oct 17, 2024

Wonderful high-def clips of old Top Of The Pops performances are appearing on YouTube

Featuring Gillan, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Meat Loaf, 10cc, The Who, Max Webster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Queen and more

Louder · Oct 17, 2024