The trouble now is if you get COVID after the first show, you’ve (lost) that money. “To earn that back, if you’re doing a 12-show run, you don’t start to earn it back until the seventh or eighth show,” he continued. “We cannot get insured, and most of the big bands doing arena shows, by the time they do their first show and rehearsals and get the staging and crew together, all the buses and hotels, you’re upwards $600,000 to a million in the hole.” “Touring has become very difficult since COVID,” Daltrey, 79, admitted. Speaking to USA Today, co-founder and the lead singer of the rock group Roger Daltrey explained the post-pandemic chaos and how it has ultimately affected the tour economy. Artist: The Who, Tour: The Who Hits Back, Venue: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, USA Set Times: Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 8:40 PM 10:50 PM Overture 1921 Amazing Journey Sparks Pinball Wizard Were Not Gonna Take It Who Are You Eminence Front Ball and Chain You Better You Bet The Seeker Naked Eye. The Who Photo by Andrew Wendowski Will The Who Ever Tour Again? Roger Daltrey Weighs In So much so that it’s one of the reasons Grammy award-winning rock band The Who may be done playing shows in the U.S. And, even though touring has since picked up, the aftermath of the coronavirus has brought new changes. TikTok and Zoom sessions became a routine way to keep up with fans as many people began questioning whether or not live shows would ever return. The landscape also changed for touring musicians and music artists alike. Restaurants closed down or opened to new capacity limits and cities during the lockdown looked like ghost towns. Countless nurses and teachers either stepped away from their jobs or took up new careers while others continued to work through the unknowns. And I will go, that's it, can't do it anymore.It’s no question that the World Health Crisis of 2020 shifted the lives of people all over the world. I will open my mouth and it won't come out like it should. While the band has no plans to stop touring, the time will come, Daltrey acknowledged. The rock legend, who has worked with many of the world's top bands, named Mick Jagger as his top rock band frontman followed jointly by Freddie Mercury and Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie. And if you get it and die, you get it and die, you know?" We turn up in a U-Haul truck and three roadies would suit us for the night."ĭaltrey refuses to worry about COVID affecting the tour, he said at his England countryside home. "We were, we were four guys with eight amplifiers, a drum kit and a sound system. The Who's tours have become a lot more complicated, Daltrey said. The Who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, with the rock opera "Tommy" and hits like "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "I Can See For Miles."ĭaltrey and Townshend, along with six band members and an orchestra, will kick off their North American tour on April 22 in Hollywood, Florida, and wrap it up in Las Vegas in November. hospitals to develop state-of-the-art spaces for teens suffering from cancer to meet and stay connected.ĭaltrey and Pete Townshend, the band's principal songwriter famed for thrashing his guitar on stage, are the only surviving original members of the group which emerged in 1960s London with drummer Keith Moon and bass player John Entwistle. We were, we were going to call it, 'Where Were We?'" lead singer Roger Daltrey said ahead of the tour starting next week.Ĭanceled charity concerts for The Who's foundation, Teenage Cancer, at London's Royal Albert Hall had cost the group about $3 million, said Daltrey, 78. "We're just hitting back at COVID because it stopped us in our tracks. NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - After costly pandemic cancellations, British rock band The Who is back on the road again with THE WHO HITS BACK! tour.
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