The Who have hinted that they are preparing to walk away from touring for good.
The iconic British rock band first formed in 1964 with singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon and have been making music ever since.
Daltrey and Townshend are the surviving two members of the group, and this week announced The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour – which they have now highlighted could be their last ever.
Daltrey told The Sun, „I don’t want to say that there won’t be (more), but equally I’m not confident in saying there will be. Let’s see if we survive this one.“
He continued, „I’ve just finished a solo tour in the UK. Touring America is a damn sight easier than touring the UK, because for some reason the UK has decided to make it as difficult as possible to go from A to B.“
Townshend, 79, reflected on their touring history and teased possible future gigs, saying, „We played a lot of open-air gigs. We had an insurance problem, which meant that we couldn’t play some of the more classic places that one plays on a UK tour.
„But the door is open to us. We could do a week at the O2 or a couple of weeks at the Royal Albert Hall.“
Daltrey also revealed that he has been medically advised to take things easy.
The 81-year-old explained, „I’ve been ordered by my voice specialist who said, ‚You have to have a day off after every gig.
„And then after every three gigs, you have to have two days off. Because otherwise you will wreck your voice and you will not be able to sing‘.“
Original member Keith Moon died of a drugs overdose at the age of 32 in 1978 and John Entwistle died of a cocaine induced heart attack while on tour with the band in 2002 at the age of 57.
The Who hint they are about to retire – Music-News.com
