The Who To Perform In Tampa During Moving On! Tour

TAMPA, FL -- As the iconic rock band gets set to release a new album, The Who is launching a North American tour including a stop in Tampa.

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend will hit the road this summer.

On stage, the line-up will be rounded out by guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend (Pete Townshend's younger brother), keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button and drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr.

A local orchestra will be recruited from each city to join The Who on stage.

Produced by Live Nation, The Who's North American Moving On! Tour will include stops at 29 cities starting with Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 7.

But Tampa Bay Who fans will have to wait until this fall for their chance to see the iconic British rock band. The band will come to Amalie Arena on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, Jan. 18. Presales for members of The Who's fan club starts Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. and run through Jan. 17 at 10 p.m.

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In conjunction with the North American Tour, The Who will release an album of new songs, its first since “Endless Wire” in 2006. Townshend said listeners will be treated to “dark ballads, heavy rock stuff, experimental electronica, sampled stuff and Who-ish tunes that began with a guitar that goes yanga-dang.”

Every pair of tickets purchased online includes a redeemable code for a CD copy of The Who's forthcoming album when it's released. In addition, $1 from each ticket sold will benefit Teen Cancer America.

Despite the title, the band is not calling “Moving On!” a farewell tour. But Daltrey previously told Rolling Stone magazine that the tour could be their last.

"Roger christened this tour Moving On!," said Townshend, 73. "I love it. It is what both of us want to do. Move on, with new music, classic Who music, all performed in new and exciting ways. Taking risks, nothing to lose. Looking forward to seeing you all. Are you ready?"

"Be aware Who fans! Just because it's The Who with an orchestra, in no way will it compromise the way Pete and I deliver our music," said Daltrey, who turns 75 in March. "This will be full throttle Who with horns and bells on."

The Who is considered one of the top three greatest rock legacies in music history. Emerging in the mid-1960s, their brash style and poignant storytelling garnered generations of passionate followers.

Inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990, the band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide with 27 top 40 singles including "I Can't Explain," "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation," “Baba O’ Riley,” “Pinball Wizard,” “My Generation,” “Behind Blue Eyes" and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

Albums include the 1969 groundbreaking rock opera "Tommy," 1971's "Live At Leeds," 1973's "Quadrophenia" and 1978's "Who Are You."

Townshend and Daltrey are the only remaining full-time members of The Who. Drummer Keith Moon died in 1978 and he was replaced by Kenney Jones. Jones left the band in 1988. Then in 2002, bassist John Entwistle died.

Ticket prices are $63, $83, $154, $203 and $304 and can be purchased through TicketNetwork.

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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Roger Daltrey (L) and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at '12-12-12' a concert benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy presented by Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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