Showing posts with label tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tour. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2009

The Who's Roger Daltrey to go on Solo Tour


While he and Pete Townshend take a break from their legendary rock band The Who, Roger Daltrey will be playing a few solo U.S shows to keep his voice in shape. He is calling it the "Use it or Lose it" tour, which will travel to 30 American and Canadian cities and kicks off on October 10.

The 65-year-old singer played a couple solo shows in 1994 to celebrate his 50th birthday, and the last time he seriously toured on his own was in 1985! Daltrey has released 8 solo albums, and has assured concert-goers that they can expect to hear his own songs alongside some re-worked Who classics. He says, "I'm looking forward to revisiting the solo songs. I'm not sure which ones will stand up live, but I'm confident that enough will. Being a solo singer also gives me the freedom to do songs from my outside influences. But I feel connected to all Who songs. I'm going to re-approach songs I haven't sung for a while and hope I can make them my own."

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Sports: Sri Lanka's Tour to England in uncertainty

The tour clashes with the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which a host of top Sri Lankan players have contracts.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said it had heard nothing from the Sri Lankan authorities.Big names such as Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan are among 13 Sri Lankan players with IPL contracts.

Previously, the Sri Lankan sports minister said they should be excused Test duty to respect those deals. The players have these very beneficial deals with the IPL and don't want to give them up, he said. The senior players saw the window in April and May when they could go to India and earn lots.