Roger Daltrey

To perform Rock Opera Tommy!

Roger Daltrey, the iconic lead singer of The Who, will perform The Who's legendary rock opera TOMMY from start to finish at selected shows throughout the UK this summer. Tickets are on sale at 9am on Friday 6th May

Daltrey recently premiered TOMMY is now hitting the road in July, employing the use of striking visuals to accompany the music, it will be an unforgettable experience for lifelong fans and newcomers alike where, each night, music fans will also be treated to a variety of Who Classics and more.

TOMMY is not only one of the most acclaimed and defining works of the rock era, it is also an enduring album that resonates on radio to this day where it has found multi-generational appeal. Inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, the 20 million-selling double album also spawned a successful 1975 film of the same name with Daltrey playing the title role, which re-underlined its place in the cultural firmament.

Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Daltrey is pulling out all the stops with a full backing band that will bring the rock opera's wide-ranging sounds and textures to life vibrantly on stage every evening. Joining Daltrey will be Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button(Bass), Loren Gold (Keyboards) and also on guitar will be Simon Townshend, younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend.

Throughout this tour, songs such as 'Pinball Wizard', 'The Acid Queen', 'I’m Free', 'See Me Feel Me' and 'We're Not Gonna Take It' promise to transport attendees into the world of this classic album with shuddering intensity and poetic power. A 1989 tour by The Who saw them reprise TOMMY live; the upcoming Daltrey tour will differ in that all of the album's songs will be played.

When Daltrey and his band performed TOMMY in March 2011 at a sell out concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, The Independent called the show 'a faithful reading... The stand-outs, 'I'm Free', and 'See Me, Feel Me' and the anthemic climax of 'We're Not Gonna Take It' are rousing.

TOMMY an album that tells a story about a 'deaf, dumb, and blind boy' who becomes the leader of a messianic movement will always be a turning point for the band, according to Daltrey. He recalls, 'Within Tommy, I found the new voice of The Who and the band found its stride in making that music, adjusting it, using all that knowledge that we had from jazz and the blues into making it work in a rock way.'

Roger Daltrey tickets are on sale at 9am on Friday 6th May.

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