The Who Announces New Album, “Moving On!” Tour
The Who have announced they’re working on a new album, which will be their first in 13 years, and they’re going on tour to support it. The Moving On! Tour is a 29-city trek that will have the iconic rock band accompanied by a local symphony at each performance. The idea came following singer Roger Daltrey’s latest solo tour in which he plays Tommy with an orchestra.
“I’ll be 75 years old in March and this feels like a dignified way to go and do music,” he told Rolling Stone. “That’s all we’re really left with. We’re old men now. We’ve lost the looks. We’ve lost the glamour. What we’re left with is the music and we’re going to present it in a way which is as fresh and powerful as ever.”
Bassist Jon Button, who has worked with The Who for the past few years, will once again join Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend on tour. Button also has previously worked with artists ranging from Michelle Branch to Shakira to Sheryl Crow and has an extensive background of playing on film and television scores.
Hear him performing with the band at Outside Lands Festival in 2017:
Details on the album are still slim, though Townshend has described the new music as “dark ballads, heavy rock stuff, experimental electronica, sampled stuff and cliched Who-ish tunes that began with a guitar that goes yanga-dang.”
The Who Moving On! Tour Dates:
Date | Location | Venue |
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May 07 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
May 09 | Buffalo, NY | KeyBank Center |
May 11 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live |
May 13 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
May 16 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
May 18 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center |
May 21 | Chicago, IL | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
May 23 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis |
May 25 | Philadelphia, PA | Citizens Bank Park |
May 28 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
May 30 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
Jun 01 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
Sep 06 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
Sep 08 | Alpine Valley, WI | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
Sep 10 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center |
Sep 13 | Boston, MA | Fenway Park |
Sep 15 | Wantagh, NY | Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater |
Sep 18 | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena |
Sep 20 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | BB&T Center |
Sep 22 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
Sep 25 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
Sep 27 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
Sep 29 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
Oct 11 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
Oct 13 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
Oct 16 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl |
Oct 19 | Seattle, WA | T-Mobile Park |
Oct 21 | Vancouver, BC | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
Oct 23 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |