The Who have thrown fresh doubt over their chances of taking their farewell tour into the UK and Europe following their North American leg.
As it stands, the band will perform their final run of shows in the US and Canada in August and September.
But one question remains whether the band will perform a UK and European leg from their tour.
“Let’s see if we survive this one,” said Roger Daltrey at a London press conference today. “I’ve just finished a solo tour of the UK. I’ve got to say that touring America is a damn site easier than touring the UK. For some reason, the UK has made it as difficult as possible to go from A to B. In America, you seem to want to make it as easy as possible – but we are in the land of ‘no’.
He added: “I don’t want to say it won’t happen, but equally I’m not confident in saying that there will be".
Daltrey's comments were echoed by bandmate Pete Townshend: “I would agree completely. I really enjoyed the last tour that we did [in 2023], but it was a strange one. We played a lot of open air gigs, but we had an insurance problem, which meant we couldn’t play some of the more classic places that one plays on a UK tour".
He added: “The door is open to us. We could do a week at The O2, a couple of weeks at the Royal Albert Hall, but we don’t do consecutive shows. We like to do a show and take a break".
Elsewhere, Roger Daltrey also stated that his health has become a bigger factor as he gets older, especially when it comes to touring.
“I can’t do consecutive shows. In the middle of a tour, I might be able to do two back to back, but I’ve been ordered by my throat and voice specialist who said I had to have a day off after every gig, and after every two gigs I need to have three days off. Otherwise I’ll wreck my voice and will not be able to sing", he said.
At this point, Pete Townshend jokingly quipped: “We’re out of time, Rog!".
Back in March, Roger Daltrey revealed that he is going "blind", while performing on stage at a charity event. More on this here.
