Retirement is one of the most famous rock bands of all time. The Who want to finally unwind after more than 60 years of sharing their musical talent and songs with the world. As part of this reduced effort, the band has unveiled its plans to do one last tour of North America later this year, ending U.S. performances that began as early as 1967.
The press release for the announcement notes that this tour will be known as The Song is Over North America Farewell Tour (named after the band’s 1971 song), and it will take them to Atlantic City, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and other cities as well.
About this tour, frontman Roger Daltrey said: “The warmth of the American public over the years has been inspiring to me and reflects the feeling I remember after hearing the first rock records on the radio. Musical freedom! Rock gave us a sense of generational rebellion. For me, America has always been great. The cultural differences had a huge impact on me; this was the land of the possible. It is not easy to end the biggest part of my life that has been touring with The Who. Thank you for being there for us and I look forward to seeing you one last time.”
Tickets for the tour begin selling tomorrow, May 13, and what this means for The Who’s tours elsewhere around the world, a reasonable guess would be that a true final tour is also on the way, which makes sense given that the members are in their late 70s and early 80s.