After postponing their The Who! Hits 50 North American tour, The Who will reconvene at the UK's SSE Arena come 2016 as Roger Daltrey gains strength while recovering from meningitis.
The dynamic duo of Daltrey and Pete Townshend will reunite for their first UK gig after headlining shows in Hyde Park and Glastonbury over the summer. The legendary English rock band will take on Wembley's SSE Arena on Feb. 13, 2016, while tickets for the gig are available for purchase beginning Nov. 20.
The good health announcement trails the "Baba O'Riley" artists' decision to cancel a string of dates in 2015 after singer Daltrey was diagnosed with viral meningitis. When the cancellations first went into effect, Daltrey issued a statement explaining how sorry the duo was, how they didn't want to disappoint their fans and that he'll need a considerable amount of time to gain back his health.
"Who'd have thought that 50 years on from first playing at Wembley Arena with The Beatles and many of the top groups of that time, The Who would once again play at this legendary venue. It's great to be feeling much better after my illness. I'll be fighting fit by then and I can't wait to get back to work," Daltrey said in a new statement, NME notes.
Although it's been said before, the "My Generation" musicians' current road trip is said to be their last, as guitarist Pete Townshend explained that the group would officially disperse in 2015.
"I think I will stop after this year. When this tour is over, we'll probably both go our separate ways," Townshend previously told Mojo. "So it's to demonstrate that even this particular gang can grow old—not necessarily gracefully, but can grow old ungracefully, or whatever it is that we're doing."
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