Pete Townshend

The Who Perform Four Songs At Conference VIDEO

Pete Townshend swore at some Guardian online readers this week (that is the ones that post inane comments below his articles) at a press conference announcing The Who at 50 anniversary tour.

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The Who Prep Quadrophenia Live Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Who will chronicle their last tour around the world on June 10 with Quadrophenia: Live in London on a number of different formats.

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Pete Townshend To Debut New Song In TV Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pete Townshend’s song from The Who became the themes for three CSI shows and now he is going to debut an original show in the new show The Americans.

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Play The Who Memory Game

by Anthony Barton

To celebrate the rerelease of their seminal album, ‘Tommy’, in both Deluxe and Super Deluxe versions, The Who have created ‘The Who Game’, giving fans the opportunity to unlock an exclusive live track.

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The Who Have One Tour Left In Them

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pete Townshend has made it clear that The Who will do one last big tour in 2015 and that will be the end of the road for them.

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Pete Townshend Wants To Make Sure The Kid’s Alright After Losing It At Gig

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pete Townshend recently lost it at an Ontario, Canada performance of the Who’s Quadrophenia after spotting a sign in the crowd he found offensive.

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The Who To Tour Quadrophenia In UK

by Music-News.com

The Who are taking their tour of the album Quadrophenia to the U.K.

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Pete Townshend Walks Off Stage During Encore After Complaining Of Too Loud Music

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It took less than one show for controversy to hit the Who’s Quadrophenia tour opener Thursday night in Sunrise, Florida.

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Pete Townshend Of The Who Prepares Autobiography

by Andrew Tijs

Who guitarist Pete Townshend will release his long-awaited biography in October.

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George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

George Michael And Pete Townshend To Play Olympics

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last week we learned that Paul McCartney will be playing the opening ceremonies for the London Olympics and it has now been revealed that the Who and George Michael will be playing for the closing ceremonies.

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Huge Stars Appear On 75-Song Amnesty Dylan Cover Collection

by Andrew Tijs

Adele, Ke$ha, Elvis Costello, QOTSA, Sting, and scores more appear on Amnesty International’s four-disc, seventy-five-song Bob Dylan cover collection.

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Tommy Director Ken Russell Dead At 84

by Paul Cashmere

Ken Russell, director of The Who movie Tommy, has died at the age of 84.

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Watch The Pete Townshend With Music-News.com

by Music-News.com

Pete Townshend has been one of the leading lights in rock guitar history with his influence spreading far and wide.

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