Roger Daltrey 1970 vs Roger Daltrey 2011

Roger Daltrey 1970 vs Roger Daltrey 2011 by Scott Akister

A nice job by Scott Akister who weaved together Roger Daltrey singing "Young Man Blues" on the 1970 album Live at Leeds with Daltrey doing the same song at a concert on his tour of Tommy earlier this month. Akister wrote in the description on Soundcloud.com that only some of the vocals are from the concert on February 14, 1970 while the rest were recorded on July 13, 2011 at the Cliffs Pavilion concert in Southend, U.K.

Roger is sounding very good on this current tour as does his backing band which consists of Simon Townshend on rhythm guitar and vocals; Frank Simes on lead guitar; Jon Button on bass; Loren Gold on keyboard; and Scott Devours on drums.

Roger Daltrey Playing Ireland Tonight, Featured in Irish Times

Roger Daltrey (pictured on the far left with John, Pete and Keith in case you didn't know) continues his solo tour of Tommy with a stop at Marlay Park in Dublin, Ireland. An interview with Daltrey appears in the Irish Times which you can read here.

Roger Daltrey - Tattoo

Roger Daltrey opened his solo Tommy tour at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, U.K. on July 3. Following the playing of Tommy, Daltrey and his solo band played some other songs by The Who, including "Tattoo." After the song Roger jokes with Robert Plant (who was in the audience and reportedly lives nearby) that he had it easy in Led Zeppelin because they had long guitar solos as opposed to The Who, which did very few guitar solos.

Simon Townshend - Going Mobile (Glasgow)

A definite highlight from the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland on July 6. Simon Townshend plays "Going Mobile" which is off of The Who's 1971 album Who's Next.

Roger Daltrey - Amazing Journey/Sparks

Roger Daltrey and his solo band playing "Amazing Journey/Sparks" on July 10 from the Newport Center in the U.K. The "Sparks" portion begins around the 3:00 minute mark.

Roger Daltrey - Blue Red and Grey

One of my favorite songs ("Blue Red and Grey") off of one of my favorite albums (The Who By Numbers). This video comes from the opening night of Roger Daltrey's Tommy tour which began on July 3.

Roger Daltrey in Nottingham July 9

"Listening to You" finishes up the Tommy section of a concert at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, U.K. on July 9. So far the reviews have been really good for Roger's tour. All of the dates and venues can be found here.

Roger Daltrey - Johnny Cash Medley (Glasgow)

A video shot by a fan at the Clyde Auditorium, also known as the Armadillo, in Glasgow, Scotland on July 6. Daltrey goes into a Johnny Cash medley following the group's performance of Tommy.

Roger Daltrey Talks to Rolling Stone

Roger Daltrey spoke with RollingStone.com on the eve of his tour of Tommy. Daltrey touched on a number of topics including his vocal surgery, the future with Pete Townshend and his upcoming tour. The interview is here.

Complete Dates for Roger Daltrey's Tour of Tommy; Facebook, Twitter Contest

Courtesy of TheWho.com I have listed all of the dates and the venues for Roger Daltrey's tour of Tommy below. If you want the links for the arenas click here.

Also, there is a contest that has been started with the chance to win two tickets to a show on the tour. All you have to do is pick your favorite song off of Tommy and post it on Facebook or Twitter. Click this to enter.

UK TOUR
3 July – Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
4 July - Gateshead (Sage)
6 July - Glasgow (Clyde Auditorium)
7 July - Manchester (Bridgewater Hall)
9 July - Nottingham (Royal Centre)
10 July - Newport (Centre)
12 July - Bristol (Colston Hall)
13 July - Southend (Cliffs Pavillion)
15 July - Guilfest
16 July – Hampshire (Broadlands)
19 July - Hull (City Hall)
21 July - London (Indigo 02)
22 July – Norwich (Blickling Hall)
24 July – London (Indigo2 at the O2)
26 July - Dublin (Marlay Park)
28 July - Isle of Man (Royal Hall)
30 July - Belgium (Lokerse Festival)
31 July - Denmark (Valdemars Castle, Svendborg)

U.S./CANADA TOUR
Tue-9/13/11 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Thu-9/15/11 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Encore Park
Sat-9/17/11 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Sun-9/18/11 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Wed-9/21/11 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Center
Fri-9/23/11 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sat-9/24/11 Hartford, CT XL Center
Tue 9/27/11 Montreal, QC [French | English]
Wed-9/28/11 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Fri-9/30/11 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Sat-10/1/11 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Wed-10/5/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Fri-10/7/11 Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Sat-10/8/11 St Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
Tue-10/11/11 Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park Center
Wed-10/12/11 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Fri-10/14/11 Kansas City, MO The Midland by AMC
Sun-10/16/11 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
Wed-10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Fri-10/21/11 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
Sat-10/22/11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
Mon-10/24/11 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
Tue-10/25/11 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
Thu-10/27/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Sat-10/29/11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Sun-10/30/11 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Tue-11/1/11 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
Wed-11/2/11 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

Simon Townshend's New Song

Simon Townshend has released a new song, "Looking Out Looking In," on his website (video above). The 50-year-old younger brother of Pete will be part of Roger Daltrey's upcoming tour of Tommy which begins in the U.K. this Sunday.

Roger Daltrey Tour Announcement Video

The above video is to promote Roger Daltrey's upcoming Tommy tour which begins in the U.K. in July and will make its way to the U.S. in September.

Roger Daltrey Bringing Tommy to North America

Just announced over on TheWho.com, Roger Daltrey will be touring Tommy throughout North America beginning in September with his solo band. Click here for the official announcement. The dates are below:

DATE CITY VENUE
9/13 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock

9/15 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Pavilion

9/17 Boston, MA Agganis Arena

9/18 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

9/21 Philadelphia, PA MANN Center

9/23 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum

9/24 Hartford, CT XL Center

**9/27 Montreal, QC Place Des Arts

**9/28 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place

**9/30 Toronto, ON Sony Centre For The Performing Arts

10/1 Windsor, ON The Coliseum at Caesars Windsor

10/5 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Theater at Target Center

10/7 Hammond, IN Venue at Horseshoe Casino

10/8 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House

10/11 Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park Center

10/12 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre

10/14 Kansas City, MO The Midland by AMC

10/16 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center

10/19 Los Angeles, CA NOKIA Theatre

10/21 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic

10/22 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

10/24 Portland, OR Rose Quarter-Theatre of the Clouds

10/25 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center

**10/27 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

**10/29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

**10/30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome

**11/1 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre

**11/2 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

**Shows on sale Thursday, May 19. All other shows go on sale Friday, May 20. Tickets for the U.S. shows are available at www.aeglive.com.

Roger Daltrey Touring Tommy in the U.K.

It's just been announced that Roger Daltrey and his solo band will be touring Tommy in the U.K. this July. The rumor has been for a while that he would play dates in Europe during the summer and then hit the U.S. this fall. Here is the info about the U.K. tour, for more visit TheWho.com.

Dates, Cities and Venues
July 3 ALCESTER RAGLEY HALL
Jul 4 GATESHEAD SAGE
Jul 6 GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM
Jul 7 MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER HALL
Jul 9 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CENTRE
Jul 10 NEWPORT CENTRE
Jul 12 BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
Jul 13 SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILLION
Jul 15 GUILDFORD GUILFEST
Jul 16 HAMPSHIRE BROADLANDS
Jul 17 HARROGATE RIPLEY HOUSE
Jul 19 HULL CITY HALL
Jul 21 LONDON INDIGO 02
Jul 22 NORWICH BLICKLING HALL
Jul 24 EXETER POWDERHAM CASTLE