Roger Daltrey has dropped a hint about his hopes for The Who to return to Australia next year and continue their farewell tour.
Last year, the legendary rockers embarked on their Song Is Over farewell tour of the US, culminating in a final show at the Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California, in early October.
At the end of the run, fans started speculating about possible future tour dates for Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and company. Now, Daltrey himself has offered an update, confirming that the band hopes to perform in Australia and the UK in 2027 rather than this year.
“That will have to be next year now,” Daltrey said in a new interview with Rolling Stone. “It won’t fall into this year because Pete’s going to have another knee op, which puts him out of action for a long while.
“And I’ve had a few things to deal with health-wise in the time off, but we’re hoping to finish it all off next year.”
He added that other countries may not be included on their final run, unless they’re charity gigs. “Well, if we get invited to do a charity gig or something, if it’s a good charity that we support, we’ll be there,” Daltrey shared.
He continued, “What I’m trying to say is we are not retired. We don’t want to do another tour of America.
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“I love America. I love every place we go to in America, but after a while, you seem to think, ‘Oh, fuck me. We’re back in Chicago again.’ It seems like every week, and it starts to feel like a day job.”
The Who returning to Australia is a big deal. The English rock band last visited our shores in 2009, performing at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne and headline shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and the Hope Estate Winery.
