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The Who let Zak Starkey go weeks after he was fired and rehired

Zak Starkey is out of The Who's final North American tour after much confusion over his status in the band

The Who have let longtime drummer Zak Starkey go weeks after he was fired and rehired.

The 59-year-old musician - who is the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr - was believed to have been fired from the group after almost 30 years playing live with frontman Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend in the wake of a disagreement over his performance at a show at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity in March.

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