Roger Daltrey Brings The Who's 'Tommy' to Alpharetta

Roger Daltrey comes to in Alpharetta on Sept. 15 to perform The Who's rock opera Tommy in its entirety, something the band never did.

Daltrey, the iconic lead singer of The Who, premiered the show at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on March 24 and has taken it on the road.

Daltrey describes the show and visuals as “A Tommy Show for today’s audience from a different perspective.”

“Tommy, an album that tells a story about a “deaf, dumb, and blind boy” who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, will always be seen as a turning point for the band,” adds DALTREY. “Within it, I found the new voice of The Who and the band found its stride in making that music, adjusting it, using all that knowledge that we had from jazz and the blues into making it work in a rock way.”

Tommy retains an appeal that has crossed generations. The 20-million selling album was inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. It also found success at the box office in a film released in 1975, with Daltrey playing the leading role.

The famed singer brings a full band to the stage in Alpharetta, with Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (keyboards) and also on guitar will be Simon Townshend, younger brother of The Who’s guitarist Pete Townshend.

The Who's guitarist said this about Daltrey's show: “Great to see Roger performing Tommy with his band in 2011. I will be there in spirit and Roger has my complete and most loving support. Roger is touring his unique concert version of Tommy using his faithful presentation of the original work as the backbone for a set of wider material. It is wonderful to hear the way Roger and his new band re-interpret the old Who songs.”

Throughout this tour, songs such as “Pinball Wizard,” “The Acid Queen,” “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” should bring the intensity and power of the classic album to life for the audience.

A 1989 tour by The Who saw them reprise Tommy live. This tour differs in that all of the album’s songs will be played.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets cost between $40 and $126, and can be purchased online or at the .

Visit the amphitheater's Web site for more information and to by tickets.

The next concerts at the amphitheater will be Incubus on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m., and Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs with Brandi Carlile & Secret Sisters on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.