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Moving On! Tour: Grand Rapids, MI, May 7, 2019

Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids MI This was the final reveal – the beginning of something new, and a bold step forward. Of course, “adding an orchestra” has been done before by rock bands, from Deep Purple in 1969 to […]

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Moving On! Tour: Rehearsals May 6, 2019

West Palm Beach, Florida Just got in some amazing photos from longtime Who photographer William Snyder (did you get his book last year?) who captured some great moments. The last five photos are courtesy of our own Loren Gold, who […]

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Moving On! Tour: Rehearsals May 3, 2019

West Palm Beach, Florida Now that the band has set up and found their basic approach, we bring in lights and staging. The staging provides risers for our musicians and the orchestras, and the lighting and visual set are impressive. […]

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Moving On! Tour: Rehearsals April 30, 2019

Somewhere in the U.S.A. DIFFERENT . . . As hoped, we are back! This Who + Orchestra tour has all been planned for a while – but no one (literally no one!) knew exactly what would be happening. There are […]

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Roger Daltrey: Rock Legends Cruise VII, February 14, 16 & 17, 2019

Independence Of The Seas, Miami, Florida Hello all – it’s been a while. Only a few months, but it seems a long time, doesn’t it? We’re back to it, the reunion of the crew and band family, everyone more than […]

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Roger Daltrey performs Tommy: The Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, OH, July 2, 2018

(This is my last blog post for this tour: I’m leaving to prepare some lectures inside Abbey Road Studios in August, and someone will be filling in for me onstage while the tour wraps up.) Tonight, a new amphitheater – […]

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