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Teenage Cancer Trust shows 2024: Rehearsals 15,16,17 March

“It’s deja-vu all over again . . .” a now-famous quote from the American baseball coach Yogi Berra. Very apropos for this situation. This week, the big Who family is back in action, at least for a little while. Only […]

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The Who Hits Back! Tour: The Royal Sandringham Estate, Monday 28 August 2023

Well, this is an unusual one – in so many ways . . . We “finished” our Summer 2023 tours a while ago – maybe a month? And all of us went home or to other tours or whatever. Now […]

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The Who Hits Back! Tour: The Eden Project, Tuesday 25 July 2023

Ah here we go, tying it all up with a final show, for now. Our hardy team of hard workers and fine players ought to be having a reunion in exactly one month. Today is not only the end of […]

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The Who Hits Back! Tour: Brighton, Sunday 23 July 2023

This is a big one: The Who in Brighton. “Here by the sea and sand” – Yes, this is core territory for the Quadrophenia story. Beyond that, it’s a fantastic place to visit, we’ve always had great times here. It’s […]

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The Who Hits Back! Tour: St. Helens, Friday 21 July 2023

And yet another bus ride: A journey through the countryside from wherever we were (Ed: Durham, Brian) to St. Helens. We hear the charming Scouse-like accents all around us, and it definitely feels like The North: St. Helens is Liverpool-adjacent, […]

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The Who Hits Back! Tour: Durham, Wednesday 19 July 2023

We had a fairly long crew-bus ride to the next stop. From Bristol to Durham in the rain. five or six hours so not bad, with stops and all. Durham is not a common name in Who stories, but it’s […]

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