Daltrey and his band will perform 28 "Tommy" shows beginning Sept.
13 in Hollywood, Fla., and playing a mix of arenas, theaters and
casinos through Nov. 2 in Winnipeg. The venture has the blessing of
"Tommy" composer and Who guitarist Pete Townshend, who issued a
statement saying that it's "great to see Roger performing 'Tommy' with
his band in 2011. I will be there in spirit. Roger has my complete and
most loving support."
The tour marks the first time "Tommy" will be performed in its
entirety in North America since the Who's reunion tour of 1989. Daltrey
calls his production -- unveiled during a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit
March 25 at London's Royal Albert Hall -- "a 'Tommy' show for today's
audience from a different perspective," and Townshend gives a thumbs-up
to that approach, too, saluting it as a "faithful presentation of the
original work as a backbone for a set of wider material. It is
wonderful to hear the way Roger and his new band re-interpret the old
songs."
Roger
Daltrey "Tommy" North American tour
Sept. 13: Hollywood, Fla. (Seminole
Hard Rock)
Sept. 15: Alpharetta, Ga. (Verizon
Wireless Pavilion)
Sept. 17: Boston, Mass. (Agganis Arena)
Sept. 18: Newark, N.J. (Prudential
Center)
Sept. 21: Philadelphia, Pa. (MANN
Center)
Sept. 23: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau
Coliseum)
Sept. 24: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
Sept. 27: Montreal, Quebec (Place Des
Arts)
Sept. 28: Ottawa, Ont. (Scotiabank
Place)
Sept. 30: Toronto, Ont. (Sony Centre
For The Performing Arts)
Oct. 1: Windsor, Ont. (The Coliseum at
Caesars Windsor)
Oct. 5: Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank
Theater at Target Center)
Oct. 7: Hammond, Ind. (Venue at
Horseshoe Casino)
Oct. 8: St. Louis, Mo. (Peabody Opera
House)
Oct. 11: Cedar Park, Tex. (Cedar Park
Center)
Oct. 12: Grand Prairie, Tex. (Verizon
Theatre)
Oct. 14: Kansas City, Mo. (The Midland
by AMC)
Oct. 16: Broomfield, Colo. (1STBANK
Center)
Oct. 19: Los Angeles, Calif. (NOKIA
Theatre)
Oct. 21: San Jose, Calif. (San Jose
Civic)
Oct. 22: Las Vegas, Nev. (The Joint)
Oct. 24: Portland, Oreg. (Rose
Quarter-Theatre of the Clouds)
Oct. 25: Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena at
Seattle Center)
Oct. 27: Vancouver, B.C. (Rogers Arena)
Oct. 29: Edmonton, Alb. (Rexall Place)
Oct. 30: Calgary, Alb. (Scotiabank
Saddledome)
Nov. 1: Saskatoon, Sask. (Credit Union
Centre)
Nov. 2: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre)
