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This Guitar Has Seconds To Live – Richard Houghton’s new book

Richard Houghton, the author of This Guitar Has Seconds To Live, recently published by Spenwood Books, will take part in a Q&A evening at the Sound Lounge in Sutton, southwest London, on Thursday, April 18th. The book, the latest in […]

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Teenage Cancer Trust shows 2024: Wednesday 20 March

Royal Albert Hall, London We still have that family-reunion feeling, but it’s not complete: A few more core members of our team are not here tonight, primarily our personal video crew and Mark Sidgwick (one of our stage guitar techs). […]

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Pete Townshend: Two new limited edition half speed masters

THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF NEW LIMITED EDITION HALF SPEED MASTERED ALBUMS ALL THE BEST COWBOYS HAVE CHINESE EYES AND WHITE CITY (A NOVEL) MASTERED BY JON ASTLEY AT CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND CUT FOR VINYL BY MILES […]

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Teenage Cancer Trust shows 2024: Monday 18 March

Royal Albert Hall, London Well, what a challenging day. We knew it would be . . . something. When they announced the Teenage Cancer Trust shows, we all said “WITH orchestra?” because the Royal Albert Hall is not that big. […]

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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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Roger Daltrey announces special semi-acoustic U.S. tour in June

LEGENDARY WHO FRONTMAN ROGER DALTREY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SEMI-ACOUSTIC U.S. TOUR IN JUNE  NINE CITY RUN, ANOTHER CAPSTONE IN THE PERFORMER’S HALL OF FAME CAREER  Special Guests on Selected Dates Grammy Nominated KT TUNSTALL and Singer/Songwriter DAN BERN Tickets On Sale […]

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Teenage Wasteland: The Who at Winterland, 1968 and 1976

By EDOARDO GENZOLINI. Foreword by JOEL SELVIN The Who first went to America in 1967 and from that year on they toured there extensively – and, amazingly, still do. Over the years, they developed a lasting endearment for several particular […]

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Roger Daltrey and his band at Ravinia Festival 2024

Roger Daltrey and his band will be appearing at this year’s Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois on 29 June 2024. Roger’s band will consist of Simon Townshend: Guitar and backing vocals; Billy Nicholls: Mandolin and backing vocals; Jody Linscott: […]

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Limited edition prints from A History Of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall

A new series of gig posters celebrating the history of the annual show series at the Royal Albert Hall. Featuring newly commissioned artworks from across the shows’ history, with each design available in an autographed limited edition of prints. The […]

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Roger Daltrey celebrates his 80th birthday!

Who’d have thought that this little fellow, seen here with his mum Irene, would today be celebrating his 80th birthday? Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it? So what better way to mark your 80th birthday than having your own beer […]

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