Big names in rock like Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher will pick their favorite Who songs to play at a benefit show next month in London.
According to NME, artists will be backed by The Who Band on tracks of their choosing for the Teenage Cancer Trust concert Nov. 11. Additional performers include Wilko Johnson, Kaiser Chiefs's Ricky Wilson, Manic Street Preachers's James Dean Bradfield, Rush's Geddy Lee, The Strypes, Brody Dalle, Tom Odell, Amy Macdonald, Andy Burrows and Rizzle Kicks.
The Who Band will feature Pete Townshend's younger brother Simon, unofficial Who drummer and former beatkeeper for Oasis Zak Starkey — Ringo Starr's son — Pino Palladino, Billy Nicholls, Frank Simes, Loren Gold and John Coury.
The two remaining members of The Who, Roger Daltry and Townshend, will take the night off and enjoy the show. The band will hit the road on their 50th anniversary tour at the end of next month, and they will be playing gigs through November 2015.
Vedder, an avid Who fan, has covered "Love Rein O'er Me" with Pearl Jam in addition to working "Baba O'Riley" into their live sets.
"These guys changed my whole world. It's a big part of why I get to do what I do," the singer told Rolling Stone in 2008.
The gig will mark Gallagher's first live appearance since announcing the break-up of his post-Oasis group Beady Eye, which he revealed Saturday, Oct. 25, via Twitter.
"Beady Eye are no longer. Thanks for all your support. LGx," he tweeted.
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