We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column…
After their performance at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV it seemed as if The Who where ready to take full advantage of the post-appearance bump with a large scale tour. Unfortunately, Pete Townshend was once again suffering from tinnitus, so the classic rock act has only been able to play a handful of gigs in the last year and a half. With his band mate on the shelf for now, Roger Daltrey has gotten Pete’s blessing to head out on tour and perform their seminal 1969 rock opera Tommy in its entirety. The enigmatic front man, who already announced a full slate of UK dates, has revealed that he will bring the tour stateside this fall. Daltrey’s Tommy Tour kicks off on September 19 at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL and will hit a mix of theaters and small arenas.
If you’re not into rock operas, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
- Ben Harper: North American Tour (8/25 – 10/5)
- The Baseball Project: Summer Tour (5/26 – 6/11)
- Rod Stewart: Las Vegas Residency (8/2011 – 2013)
- Slightly Stoopid: West Coast Summer Tour (7/21 – 8/06)
- Cornmeal: West Coast Summer Tour (6/23 – 8/13)
- Blonde Redhead: Early Summer Tour (6/20 – 7/19)
- The Elected: U.S. Tour (6/13 – 7/17)
- Foo Fighters: Fall Arena Tour (9/14 – 9/26)
