Don't panic Who fans! Vocalist Roger Daltrey clarified to Billboard magazine that the legendary rock band would stop touring following its 2014 50th anniversary tour, but that didn't mean the band was kaput.
"I think you have to clarify what he (guitarist Pete Townshend) said, and what we mean is we cannot keep going on doing these month-after-month, long, extended tours," he said. "It's extremely hard, hard work, just the grind of it. So we have to be realistic."
Although the band may not embark on huge tours anymore, Daltrey stated that they would still be open to playing the occasional show, or perhaps trying something more experimental. He suggested that the group might enjoy playing a residency at one location for several weeks, just as long as it doesn't mean going on another tiring tour. And he clarified that the band would be more than willing to travel for charity-based events.
"We've always been there for charity shows," he says. "The Who has always been there from the very beginning when people were in trouble and need a band for a charity show. We've always been there, and that's not going to change."
Daltrey didn't discuss whether retirement from touring means retirement from making new music. The vocalist is considering recording his first solo album since 1992's Rocks in the Head and Townshend is working on his "Dental Floss" project, but no word on whether The Who might release new albums despite not touring. The band last released an album with 2006's Endless Wire.
