![]() “It gives me a chance to make sure what I play, what I do, where I look, how I behave on the stage, is more connected with the people around me,” he tells Rolling Stone, “and with the audience, and with, to get prosaic about it, an inner sense. Townshend says the presence of the orchestras gives him a focus he doesn’t have at traditional Who concerts. That same team is back this time around, though they’ll be joined by additional keyboardist Emily Marshall. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey were joined for that run by their longtime drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Jon Button, guitarist-vocalist Simon Townshend (Pete’s brother), keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button, background vocalist Billy Nicholls, orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby, and lead cellist Audrey Snyder. They first tried out the orchestra concept on 2019’s Moving On! tour. They have added several shows to the itinerary, and they’re calling the whole tour “The Who Hits Back!” Some of the shows were originally booked for 2019 and delayed because Roger Daltrey was suffering from a vocal ailment, while others were scheduled for 2020 and postponed due to the pandemic. They will once again be joined by local orchestras at every stop for an evening of music heavy on classics from Tommy, Quadrophenia, Who’s Next, and their 2019 LP Who in addition to selections from their other albums. The Who are heading back to North America in late April for an extensive tour that will keep them on the road through early November.
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