June 16th, 2006
The Who (now reduced to Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend) have announced a new tour and given some details about their new album. The tour sounds interesting as it’s to feature several rarely-played songs.
The Who camp is flush with activity as the band prepares to kick off its summer European tour Saturday at Leeds University, the site of its iconic 1970 concert album “Live at Leeds.”
A number of rarely played old songs have been reintroduced to the band’s live set thanks to “special requests from fans.”
According to guitarist Pete Townshend’s Web site (http://www.petetownshend.co.uk), they include “Relay,” “The Seeker,” “Another Tricky Day,” “Naked Eye,” “Bargain, “I’m a Boy,” “Let’s See Action” and “Tattoo,” plus the obscure “Cry if You Want,” from the Who’s final studio album, 1982’s “It’s Hard.”
The artist also is promising more rarities (including his ukulele song “Blue, Red and Gray”) to be rolled out one by one by the time the Who hits North America later this year. Venues are still being nailed down, but that portion of the outing will run from September 7 to October 10 and November 5 to December 5.
Townshend said he is particularly excited to feature the band’s new mini-opera, “Wire & Glass,” in the shows.
The six-song suite (“Sound Round,” “Pick up the Peace,” “Endless Wire,” “We Got a Hit,” “They Made My Dreams Come True” and “Mirror Door”) will be released July 10 internationally as a teaser to the Who’s as-yet-untitled new studio album, which he says will be delivered in completed form June 28 to Polydor, the band’s international record label.
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