Super Steve Earle
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'Legendary rock singer Roger Daltrey will be hitting the road in 2025 on a special solo tour packed with classic The Who songs, solo hits and his now-famous Q&A sessions, in which he opens up to the fans who have been with him throughout the decades.
In a run of unmissable intimate shows, Daltrey will perform acoustic and semi-acoustic takes on gems from the legendary band and delve into a solo back catalogue that dates back nearly 50 years.
Accompanied by his incredible 9 piece band, the acclaimed group consists of regular The Who collaborator Simon Townshend (guitar/ vocals) alongside John Hogg (bass), Doug Boyle (guitar), Steve Weston (harmonica), Jody Linscott (percussion), Billy Nicholls (BV), Katie Jacoby (violin), Geraint Watkins (keyboard), Scott Devours (drums).'
I thought I'd put the Dome notes above to show details of what I saw and heard last night. In context, I was never really a fan of The Who any more than many other groups and bands in the 60's, 70's and beyond, but always interested in their output and career. Fast forward to 2023 and Mrs Earle insisted we go to the RAH to see Adam Lambert. Shit show, dialled in by Lambert who came on late with a crappy little band and did no encores. Blessing or curse, we struggled anyway because the lighting company fired a massive beam of white light in our faces every few seconds. After a suitable amount of correspondence, the lighting company offered 2 tickets to the show of our choice that they were lighting, and we chose Daltrey.
What a great show. We had terrific Centre Stalls seats and the band was magnificent. A bit like Robert Plant's semi acoustic mix of back catalogue and much loved covers. Roger was amazing. He's 81 years old and his voice was as clear and powerful as ever. He doesn't seem to have lost any of his range. Remarkable. Chatty and friendly with comments about songs, he sang a couple from McVicar written by Billy Nicholls in the band, Just A Boy written by local lad Leo Sayer, some Who deeper cuts and some big songs which translated so well to the big semi acoustic band format. Geraint Watkins was his usual excellent self, despite his accordion coming unplugged on Squeezebox, but we all rudely joined in to the 'in and out' chorus. Won't get Fooled again was a great fan pleaser as he handed over the scream to us all. I bet he could still do it though. There were happy cheers for a bit of microphone twirling and Simon Townsend played his brother's role both vocally and on guitar with gusto. Violinist Katie Jacoby and percussionist Jodie Linscott repeatedly caught the eye in this top band, none more so than on a swirling Baba O'Reilly.
Freebies or not, it was a brilliant night, and 81 year old Roger was a joy to listen to. Any music fans of any genre, catch this show if you can. He didn't die before he got old, but he can't go on forever.
P.S. He encored with a lovely solo acoustic Tim Hardin song that Hardin never finished, but Roger did. I'd never even realised that Roger played guitar or even harmonica as he proved last night.
Hope nobody minds me sharing, but sometimes my enthusiasm for music carries me away.
In a run of unmissable intimate shows, Daltrey will perform acoustic and semi-acoustic takes on gems from the legendary band and delve into a solo back catalogue that dates back nearly 50 years.
Accompanied by his incredible 9 piece band, the acclaimed group consists of regular The Who collaborator Simon Townshend (guitar/ vocals) alongside John Hogg (bass), Doug Boyle (guitar), Steve Weston (harmonica), Jody Linscott (percussion), Billy Nicholls (BV), Katie Jacoby (violin), Geraint Watkins (keyboard), Scott Devours (drums).'
I thought I'd put the Dome notes above to show details of what I saw and heard last night. In context, I was never really a fan of The Who any more than many other groups and bands in the 60's, 70's and beyond, but always interested in their output and career. Fast forward to 2023 and Mrs Earle insisted we go to the RAH to see Adam Lambert. Shit show, dialled in by Lambert who came on late with a crappy little band and did no encores. Blessing or curse, we struggled anyway because the lighting company fired a massive beam of white light in our faces every few seconds. After a suitable amount of correspondence, the lighting company offered 2 tickets to the show of our choice that they were lighting, and we chose Daltrey.
What a great show. We had terrific Centre Stalls seats and the band was magnificent. A bit like Robert Plant's semi acoustic mix of back catalogue and much loved covers. Roger was amazing. He's 81 years old and his voice was as clear and powerful as ever. He doesn't seem to have lost any of his range. Remarkable. Chatty and friendly with comments about songs, he sang a couple from McVicar written by Billy Nicholls in the band, Just A Boy written by local lad Leo Sayer, some Who deeper cuts and some big songs which translated so well to the big semi acoustic band format. Geraint Watkins was his usual excellent self, despite his accordion coming unplugged on Squeezebox, but we all rudely joined in to the 'in and out' chorus. Won't get Fooled again was a great fan pleaser as he handed over the scream to us all. I bet he could still do it though. There were happy cheers for a bit of microphone twirling and Simon Townsend played his brother's role both vocally and on guitar with gusto. Violinist Katie Jacoby and percussionist Jodie Linscott repeatedly caught the eye in this top band, none more so than on a swirling Baba O'Reilly.
Freebies or not, it was a brilliant night, and 81 year old Roger was a joy to listen to. Any music fans of any genre, catch this show if you can. He didn't die before he got old, but he can't go on forever.
P.S. He encored with a lovely solo acoustic Tim Hardin song that Hardin never finished, but Roger did. I'd never even realised that Roger played guitar or even harmonica as he proved last night.
Hope nobody minds me sharing, but sometimes my enthusiasm for music carries me away.
