To help promo the tour, Daltrey stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday to play one of the album’s classic tracks, “Pinball Wizard.”
The trip marks the first time "Tommy" will be performed in its entirety in North America since The Who's reunion tour of 1989 (The Who never actually played the complete rock opera.) Daltrey has already played the “Tommy” show for UK fans this summer.
Joining Roger is Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (keyboards) and also on guitar will be Simon Townshend, younger brother of The Who’s Pete Townshend.
The trip has Pete’s blessing. "Great to see Roger performing Tommy with his band in 2011,” said the guitar icon. “I will be there in spirit and Roger has my complete and most loving support. Roger is touring his unique concert version of 'Tommy' using his faithful presentation of the original work as the backbone for a set of wider material. It is wonderful to hear the way Roger and his new band re-interpret the old Who songs."
The tour launches September 13 in Hollywood, FL and concludes November 2 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB.
Roger Daltrey
"Tommy"
2011 North American tour
Sep 13 - Hollywood, FL (Seminole Hard Rock)
Sep 15 - Alpharetta, GA (Verizon Wireless Pavilion)
Sep 17 - Boston, MA (Agganis Arena)
Sep 18 - Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
Sep 21 - Philadelphia, PA. (MANN Center)
Sep 23 - Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
Sep 24 - Hartford, CT. (XL Center)
Sep 27 - Montreal, PQ (Place Des Arts)
Sep 28 - Ottawa, ON (Scotiabank Place)
Sep 30 - Toronto, ON (Sony Centre For The Performing Arts)
Oct 01 - Windsor, ON (The Coliseum at Caesars Windsor)
Oct 05 - Minneapolis, MN (U.S. Bank Theater at Target Center)
Oct 07 - Hammond, IN (Venue at Horseshoe Casino)
Oct 08 - St. Louis, MO (Peabody Opera House)
Oct 11 - Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park Center)
Oct 12 - Grand Prairie, TX. (Verizon Theatre)
Oct 14 - Kansas City, MO (The Midland by AMC)
Oct 16 - Broomfield, CO (1STBANK Center)
Oct 19 - Los Angeles, CA (NOKIA Theatre)
Oct 21 - San Jose, CA (San Jose Civic)
Oct 22 - Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
Oct 24 - Portland, OR (Rose Quarter-Theatre of the Clouds)
Oct 25 - Seattle, WA (KeyArena at Seattle Center)
Oct 27 - Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena)
Oct 29 - Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
Oct 30 - Calgary, AB (Scotiabank Saddledome)
Nov 01 - Saskatoon, SK (Credit Union Centre)
Nov 02 - Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
The Who Roger Daltrey – Pinball Wizard
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – September 6, 2011
See also:
The Who: Pete Townshend writing autobiography
The Who: Roger Daltrey bringing Tommy to North America
VIDEO: Foo Fighters & Roger Daltrey rock NME Awards
Roger Daltrey to perform The Who’s “Tommy” at Teenage Cancer Trust
Super Bowl Flashback: The Who (2010)
VIDEO: The Who headline Killing Cancer benefit
The Who: Roger Daltrey reveals cancer scare
