Old school rockers The Who have revealed they are planning a world tour in summer 2006.

The tour will extend to the USA, Japan, Australia and South America as well as Europe and will be the band's first in four years. The "new" Who consists of Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend backed by bassist Pino Palladino, keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, drummer Zak Starkey and guitarist Simon Townshend, brother of Pete.

The Who have also been working on a new album - Who 2 - and are scheduled to get into the studio to record in February.