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The Who to tour 'Quadrophenia' album in 2012

Published Wednesday, Jul 27 2011, 16:12 BST | By Mayer Nissim | 4 comments

Pete Townshend has revealed that The Who will tour Quadrophenia next year.

The guitarist brushed aside suggestions from the band's frontman Roger Daltrey that his hearing is too damaged for live shows.

Townshend said on his official blog: "My hearing is actually better than ever, because after a feedback scare at the O2 Indigo in December 2008 I am taking good care of it.

"I'm 66, I don't have perfect hearing, and if I listen to loud music or go to gigs I do tend to get tinnitus. DON'T WE ALL????"

Of Daltrey's current solo tour of Who album Tommy, Townshend added: "The reason I am not on the road with Roger is that this is entirely Roger's adventure, one that is bringing him great joy.

"I don't belong on this Tommy tour. I wish him well, sincerely, and I look forward to playing with Roger again doing Quadrophenia next year."

The Who played 1973 album Quadrophenia in full at the Royal Albert Hall in a charity show for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Daltrey previously suggested that the stage show for the album "needs a revamp" and claimed that "it would be dated to put it out as it is now".

"We need to fix that area, but I know how to do it," he added.

Watch The Who play 'The Real Me' live at the Royal Albert Hall below: