#THE WHO TOUR FULL#

What have Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend said about coming to Derby? Orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder will also be there.

#THE WHO TOUR FULL#

The 2023 UK tour will feature The Who’s full live band comprised of guitarist/singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, second keyboardist Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey and backing vocals by Billy Nicholls. The band will take to the stage at the Incora County Ground on Friday, July 14. Below you can find useful information like details on the support act, how you can get tickets, and where you can park on the night. Here at Derbyshire Live, we have put together an everything we know so far guide to The Who's highly-anticipated Derby gig. “Following on from the likes of Elton John, Little Mix and Michael Bublé in recent years, this promises to be another spectacular night of musical entertainment for all visitors and a standout date in the calendar for the local community and wider region to enjoy.” “It’s the first time The Who will perform in Derby since 1966, they are among the greatest rock bands in music history, with ten UK top ten albums and so many memorable songs. READ MORE: The Who set to perform in Derby in July 2023 as part of UK tour

Ryan Duckett, Derbyshire County Cricket Club chief executive, said: “It is fantastic to be welcoming rock legends, The Who, to The Incora County Ground this upcoming summer, further enhancing our reputation as a multi-purpose events venue in the heart of the East Midlands. The gig forms part of an eight-date summer UK tour entitled ‘The Who Hits Back!’ announced today (Monday, January 30).

Music lovers can expect Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and the band to perform music from throughout their nearly 60-year career including sections devoted to the classic albums Tommy and Quadrophenia. The legendary rock band will take to the stage at Derbyshire County Cricket Club's Incora County Ground on Friday, July 14.

To earn that back, if you’re doing a 12-show run, you don’t start to earn it back until the seventh or eighth show.The Who will be performing in Derby for the first time since the mid-1960s this summer. “We cannot get insured and most of the big bands doing arena shows, by the time they do their first show and rehearsals and get the staging and crew together, all the buses and hotels, you’re upwards $600,000 to a million in the hole. Though he initially pointed to the group’s limited creative options aside from “an orchestrated Quadrophenia to round out the catalog,” the singer seemed more concerned with the expensive overhead of another tour. “I never say never, but at the moment it’s very doubtful.” “I don’t know if we’ll ever come back to tour America,” he shared. In an interview with USA Today promoting the iconic British band’s latest live album, The Who with Orchestra: Live at Wembley, the 79-year-singer revealed that he and fellow founding member Pete Townshend have no plans for another trip across the pond. The Who frontman Roger Daltrey says the chances of the legendary rock band returning to the United States are “very doubtful” due to increasingly hefty costs and high financial risk.

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