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“FORMAL CHARGES OF OVERPLAYING": Zak Starkey has been sacked from The Who

“The lead singer and principal songwriter of the group, was unhappy with Zak the drummer’s performance at the Albert Hall a few weeks ago”

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The Who fire longtime drummer Zak Starkey after Roger Daltrey complaints

Musician appeared to pre-empt the band’s decision in a social media post earlier this week

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Zak Starkey departs The Who

Zak Starkey has left The Who, days after he suggested frontman Roger Daltrey was unhappy with his "overplaying".

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“My guitar tech ran in and said, ‘Hey, you want to meet Pete?’ I was too scared”: The Smithereens’ love affair with The Who goes way back – yet when guitarist Jim Babjak got the chance to meet Pete Townshend, he turned it down

The Smithereens even released a covers album that pays homage to The Who's 1969 record Tommy

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Hank Marvin of The Shadows and Queen's Roger Taylor release charity cover of Let There Be Drums

Hank Marvin and Queen's Roger Taylor have a new charity cover out.

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“I’ve got a friend in a well-known band, and he says Martins have unnecessary bottom-end. My retort was always: ‘Well, you need to learn to play properly’”: Johnny Marr on the magic of his 7-string signature Martin – and his fight with capo addiction

Since he rose to glory in the mid-’80s with The Smiths, Marr has been the king of crystalline chime. Now, he reveals how his new M-7 Martin – complete with octave Gstring – puts that shimmer at your fingertips

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Bill Murray watches as The Who close The Teenage Cancer Trust series

Hollywood legend Bill Murray was among the celebrities in attendance as The Who brought down the curtain on The Teenage Cancer Trust concert series at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (30.03.25).

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The Who at the Royal Albert Hall review: 'two hours of unrelenting joy'

4/5 If this appearance to close out the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs was The Who’s final hurrah, then it was a hell of a way to go out

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“A distinctive brightness that no other strings have been able to capture”: How Rotosound revolutionized the bass world with its Swing Bass 66 strings – and shaped the sound of rock music in the process

The story of how Rotosound founder James How worked with one of the brightest minds in bass history to produce a string that has stood the test of time – and defined music history as we know it

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Roger Daltrey: 'Not only am I going deaf, I’m also now going blind'

The Who's Roger Daltrey claims he is going blind and losing his hearing but is grateful to still have his voice.

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey told he is ‘going blind’

‘Thank God I’ve still got my voice,’ the singer told concertgoers at the Royal Albert Hall

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"This collection embodies both the best and worst of Townshend the artist and arch conceptualist": An overview of the solo career of Pete Townshend, the man who never meant to have a solo career

The Who lynchpin’s deeply uneven solo odyssey receives the box-set treatment

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The Who were at their raw best in hits-filled Royal Albert Hall Teenage Cancer Trust gig

The Who will return for another gig in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on Sunday

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“Our manager overheard one of Pink Floyd say something about our keyboardist and he threatened to break their legs”: Andy Fairweather Low’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and Tom Jones

From Hendrix’s backing vocalist to George Harrison and Roger Waters’ right hand man, Andy Fairweather Low is one of rock’s secret MVPs

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“The whole history of Led Zeppelin is musical expansion”: Their monumental double album Physical Graffiti is 50 years old today

It was Zeppelin's answer to The White Album and Electric Ladyland

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Roger Daltrey set to headline Heritage Live Festival at Essex's Audley End

Roger Daltrey will perform hits by The Who and songs from his solo career backed by his nine-piece band.

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The Who and Frank Carter and Sex Pistols confirmed for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs

The 25th anniversary edition of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall will see performances from The Who, Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols, The Corrs and more.

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The Who, the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter and more lined up for this year's Teenage Cancer Trust shows

The annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in March

Evening Standard

Sex Pistols and The Who to return to stage for Teenage Cancer Trust shows

The Who singer Sir Roger Daltrey is remaining honorary patron of the TCT, after helming the charity gigs for more than two decades.

The Independent UK

The Who’s Pete Townshend backs album in support of Parkinson’s disease charity

The album is raising funds for the Cure Parkinson’s charity.

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“Chris Squire was super fun. I love it when musicians retain their childlike qualities; that’s where music comes from”: Tal Wilkenfeld’s prog connections include David Gilmour, Todd Rundgren and Trevor Rabin

Inspired by Tool, the Australian bassist got her big break from Jeff Beck and went on to play with Prince, The Who and Brian Wilson – and her solo work is equally impressive

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"I just thought it was a good Queen gig. I was more interested in The Who": Photographer Neal Preston on being onstage with Queen at Live Aid

Legendary rock photographer Neal Preston tells stories of his time with Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, the Allman Brothers and more

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"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965

Best of 2024: "When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer

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"I remember saying to Eric, 'I'm going to play him off the stage one day'. But what Eric did was even more peculiar, he said, 'Well, I'm going to pretend that I am Jimi Hendrix!'": Pete Townshend looks back in this classic 1990 guitar interview

Best of 2024: "The thing that really stunned Eric and me was the way he took what we did and made it better"

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