Roger Daltrey to tour The Who's 'Tommy'

Roger Daltrey has confirmed that he is to tour The Who's 1969 album Tommy in full.

Following his live premiere of the LP at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust last month, the band's frontman takes the 74-minute record on the road in July.

Daltrey's Who bandmate Pete Townshend said: "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.''

The live band will include Frank Simes on guitar, Scott Deavours on drums, Jon Button on bass, Loren Gold on keyboards and Simon Townshend - Pete's younger brother - on guitar.

Tickets are priced at £40/£45 and go on sale Friday, May 6 at 9am.

The full tour dates are as follows:

• July 7 - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
• July 9 - Nottingham Royal Centre
• July 12 - Bristol Colston Hall
• July 19 - Hull City Hall

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