The Who honoured in the US

English rock band 'The Who' were honoured at separate ceremonies in Los Angeles by the British record producer Sir George Martin.

The Who's singer Roger Daltry and guitarist Pete Townshend were joined by bands like The Flaming Lips and Foo Fighters for a two-hour concert celebrating their biggest hits.

BBC quoted Penn as telling the crowd "We're all here tonight because The Who never did sell out, unlike certain music channels".

The Who also paid tribute to former colleagues at their ceremony, with pre-taped tributes to drummer Keith Moon, who died in London in 1978 and bassist John Entwistle, who died in Las Vegas in 2002.

"I miss old friends, but they are with me," said Daltry on the red carpet before the event.

"When we start playing our music, John and Keith echo with us all the time, so it's kind of like they never left," he added. (ANI)

Newcastle tribute band the Who frontman Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey has given blessing to the frontman WHO to a Tyneside Substitute. The Whodlums Tribute band recreating the sound of The Who live in mid 2006. They are based in Newcastle but have impressed audiences all over the North. The Who song, Whodlums play this song from early separate such as Substitute and My Generation, Who Are You and You Better You Bet. In between there are selections from classic albums such as Tommy, Who’s Next, Live At Leeds and Quadrophenia, giving the audience a performance to remember. They will be performing at Newcastle O2’s Academy, on Sunday September 19, to raise cash for the Teenager Cancer Trust.

Who frontman Daltrey CBE is patron of Teenage Cancer Trust and has been supporting the charity for more than 10 years. And he told how he was delighted to see the Whodlums playing at the O2 in support of the Cancer Trust.

He said: “I'll very thankful to the O2 Academy Music Group for choosing to support Teenage Cancer Trust and The Whodlums and New Age Jam for performing to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust North East. All the money raised will go towards upholding the facilities in the local community and building a new unit for young cancer patients from across the North East.”

The 02 Academy Music Group currently chose the Teenage Cancer Trust to be its charity partner. And the Whodlums concert at Newcastle’s O2 Academy arrangers this partnership and will be the first of many concerts to come.

Pearl Jam and Kasabian join The Who onstage in London for 'Quadrophenia' show

The Who were joined onstage by very special guests when performed their rock opera album 'Quadrophenia' in its entirety in London last night (March 29).

The band were assisted by Kasabian's Tom Meighan and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder during the gig in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall.

The performance was the first time remaining original members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend had played the album live since their 1990s 'Quadrophenia' tour. Frontman Daltrey had previously told that it would be the last time they play the 1973 album.

Taking to the stage at 9pm (GMT) after support group Sweet Billy Pilgrim, the duo were joined by Zak Starkey on drums, Simon Townshend on guitar and Pino Palladino on bass.

Flashing visuals of the band, scenes from the '60s and seascapes were shown on the screen behind the stage plus snippets of a revamped version of the 'Quadrophenia' film, complete with a Phil Daniels look-alike actor playing Jimmy for second song and mod anthem 'The Real Me'.

Pearl Jam frontman Vedder then joined the band to duet on 'The Punk And The Godfather'. Later he returned to help the band perform 'I've Had Enough'. Kasabian's Tom Meighan came on stage later during the song to add further vocals. Meighan was wearing a silver mod suit in a nod to the Ace Face character played by Sting in the film adaptation of Quadrophenia.

Townshend brought out a few of his signature windmill moves later on, while Vedder and Meighan returned for the second verse of 'Sea And Sand'.

Townshend' played 'Drowned' acoustically while Daltrey returned to the stage to begin 'Bell Boy', with Meighan appearing at the back of the stage after the first verse to sing the late Keith Moon's vocal parts.

Having refrained from any onstage banter throughout the gig, the band were then rejoined by their guest vocalists for one last time as they shook hands with the musicians, Townsend thanking the performers.

The Who played:

'I Am The Sea'
'The Real Me'
'Quadrophenia'
'Cut My Hair'
'The Punk And The Godfather'
'I'm One'
'The Dirty Jobs'
'Helpless Dancer'
'Is It In My Head'
'I've Had Enough'
'5:15'
'Sea And Sand'
'Drowned'
'Bell Boy'
'Doctor Jimmy'
'The Rock'
'Love Reign O'er Me'

'I'd love to make a Keith Moon biopic' says Roger Daltrey

The Who's Roger Daltrey says he still wants to release a film about the band's original drummer Keith Moon.

"The Keith Moon film depends on someone sitting me down long enough with a writer to get it right. If I sat down for six weeks with a good writer, I could get it done," he told the Daily Star. "I've got it all in pictures in my head. I know what the film should look like, the way the narrative should be structured."

Daltrey added that he has rejected previous scripts – including one rumoured to have been written for Mike Myers to play the part of Moon.

The Who want Liam Gallagher for Teenage Cancer Trust shows

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has revealed that he's contacted Liam Gallagher about joining forces with his band.
The singer said he wants the former Oasis star to team up with the group when they play their classic 'Quadrophenia' album at the conclusion of this year's run of shows for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.
He told Absolute Radio: "I actually rung Liam to be part of The Who night, but he's otherwise engaged.
"We've actually got room for two guests, and anyone who wants to turn up and do something after we do 'Quadrophenia', just to round off the night, you know - let's see what happens."
Noel Gallagher has already been signed up to perform two gigs for the charity at London's Royal Albert Hall on March 25, 26.
"This is the first thing he's done, and he's always been involved with these shows," said Daltrey.
"In the first year he guested with us on those first shows, and he's done it with Oasis, he's done it on his own, solo. Post-Oasis, it's his first, and it's his only thing planned for the year."
Arctic Monkeys, Them Crooked Vultures and a reformed Suede are also set to perform.
The full line-up is:

Them Crooked Vultures (March 22)

Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Rhod Gilbert (23)

Suede (24)

Noel Gallagher (25, 26)

Arctic Monkeys (27)

JLS (28)

The Who (30)

"Pure Speculation" The Who Calls Super-Bowl Rumors

Reports due an onslaught of that began circulating Thursday, The Who have called rumors of a Super Bowl performance “pure speculation,” in a statement released today.
Jimmy Traina, Sports Illustrated columnist, to break news was the first of the veteran band’s halftime performance. Roger Daltrey himself has proven fit for such a gig, as he concludes his first North American tour since 1985 this month. However, as Traina attributes an unnamed source in his report, an NFL spokesman’s response still stands: “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.”
The scheduled of 2010 championship game is to air Feb. 7. If The Who are indeed its performers, the band would follow the footsteps of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney.

Roger Daltrey Blabs About The Who's Rock Band

ROGER DALTREY has revealed THE WHO is planning a ROCK BAND videogame, which will allow fans to play along with the legendary rockers' longest hits.
The singer tells MassLive that the boffins behind the brand, which currently launched a hugely successful Beatles package, are planning a Who release in 2010. He says, 'There is one planned. (It's) fabulous. Anything that gets non musical people interested in music is wonderful.'His comments have prompted Rock Band bosses to temper a frenzy of Internet fan interest.A spokesman says, 'We’re working closely with The Who on what’s next, but don’t have anything new to announce at this time.'