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Pete Townshend on the Who’s 2022 Tour, the Keith Moon Biopic, and His...

The guitarist also sounds off on the absurdity of NFTs, the future of classic rock, the Spotify controversy, why he loves Freaks and Geeks, and more

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Pete Townshend Talks Finding Peace After ‘Blood and Guts’ Adventures With the...

Hear an excerpt from the rocker's contribution to the Audible Original Words + Music series, Somebody Saved Me

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They Survived the Who Concert from ‘Hell.’ Now, They Finally Have Closure

Forty-three years after one of rock's most tragic nights, the Who finally returned to Cincinnati. Three fans who endured that 1979 show returned, too, to sort through the meaning of that terrible night

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The Who’s 50 Greatest Songs

From power-pop anthems to operatic epics to stadium-size rockers and beyond

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Watch the Who Stun Fans in Long Island With Rare ‘Young Man’s Blues’

Mose Allison cover was a staple of their show in the Live at Leeds era, but they hadn't touched it since a one-off in 2014

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Meet The Ridiculously Ambitious British Band That Made Its U.S. Debut Opening...

The Wild Things don't do anything by half-measures, from their stage show to their new Pete Townshend-produced concept album

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Hear Ann-Margret and Pete Townshend’s New Take on the Everly Brothers’‘Bye...

The Everly Brothers cover appears on Ann-Margret's new LP 'Born To Be Wild,' which also features Joe Perry, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Cropper

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Pete Townshend Returns to Form on Reflective Single ‘Can’t Outrun the Truth’

Song marks the Who guitarist's first solo effort in nearly three decades

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Watch Pete Townshend Join ‘The Who’s Tommy’ Broadway Cast for Musical Medley

The musician performed "Pinball Wizard," "See Me, Feel Me," and "Listening To You" on The Tonight Show

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The Wild Things Will Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends on New EP

The Who's Pete Townshend, Kiss' Tommy Thayer, and Trixie Mattel will also feature on Friends With Benefits

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The Who’s Rock Opera ‘Tommy’ Is Closing on Broadway Again

The revival of the 1969 show opened in March at the Nederlander Theatre and will close on July 21, but has plans to return on a national tour next year

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Pete Townshend Remembers the ‘Great Adventure’ of Who Offshoot Band...

A new book by Mark Ian Wilkerson explores the untold history of British rock band Thunderclap Newman, best remembered for their hit "Something in the Air"

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Pete Townshend: ‘I’ve Got Maybe 10 Years Left as a Creative’

The nearly 80-year-old guitarist on his new solo-albums box set, the Who’s upcoming U.K. charity gigs, and the work he hopes to accomplish in the next decade

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Watch the Who Play ‘The Song Is Over’ for First Time Ever in Concert

The Who's Next song came out in 1971, but it took 54 years and more than 1,000 concerts before the band attempted to play it before a live audience

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Zak Is Back, the Who’s Pete Townshend Says: ‘Not Being Asked to Step Down’

“There have been some communication issues … and these have been aired happily,” says Townshend of drummer Starkey

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All of the Who’s Drummers: From Keith Moon to Zak Starkey and Beyond

Moon the Loon, Kenney Jones, and Starkey may be the most famous drummers in the Who’s history, but there were plenty of others — some only lasted days

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The Who Announce The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour

“All good things must come to an end,” says Pete Townshend. “This tour will be about fond memories, love, and laughter”

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The Who Tap Billy Idol, the Joe Perry Project, and More for Farewell Tour...

The news arrives just hours after the band (officially) parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey

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Zak Starkey Says He Was ‘Retired’ Not ‘Fired’ From the Who, According to...

The drummer confirmed they are “on good terms and great friends as we have always been”

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Take the World’s Hardest Quiz: The Who

How much do you know about the Who? Take this quiz to find out

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