The Who have announced their first British tour for six years, ending with a concert at the Sussex county cricket ground in Hove.
The band will play with a full orchestra and the support act will be UB40 featuring Ali Campbell.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (3 February) on The Who’s website www.thewho.com.
Roger Daltrey said that performing with an orchestra had been a long-held ambition.
The singer said: “Having not toured the UK for six years, it’s great that at this time of our careers we have the chance to go to places that are not on the usual touring map – Edinburgh Castle and Derby – as well as the other cities across the country that we haven’t been to for decades will make this very special for me.
“This opportunity will give our UK Who fans the chance to hear our current show which, with the addition of an orchestra, takes our music to new heights.”
Pete Townshend said: “Roger initially christened this tour with an orchestra ‘Moving On!’
“I love it. It is what both of us want to do. Move on with new music – classic Who music all performed in new and exciting ways. Taking risks nothing to lose.
“I’m really looking forward to bringing this show to the UK.”
The gigs follow last year’s “The Who Hits Back” tour of America where the band performed alongside an orchestra.
The set list is expected to include music from throughout the band’s career which spans nearly 60 years.
Sections of the concerts are expected to focus on two of the band’s best-known albums Tommy and Quadrophenia.
The group’s poster has turned Hove into the other place…
Went to this show and it was absolute mayhem. paid for front row seats due to a disability and people from the back rows came down and stood in front of us due to barriers being too far forward from our seats. Couldn’t even see the screens. music was good just a shame it was poorly organised. seats weren’t were the orginal plan said they would be either.
We had the cheapest seats had a brilliant view , ok everyone stood up but that’s par for the course at concerts.
Seen them several times in late sixties and seventies, when in their prime and of course with Kieth Moon and John Entwistle.
Anyone who thinks this was disorganised should have been at Charlton in 76 forged tickets swelled the crowd to a third more than it should have been.
No toilet facilities no refreshments, and pissed down with rain all day. No trains or buses after 10pm due to bank holiday.
Did we have a good time and enjoy it.
Course we did.
This concert was just as good but in a very different way.
Soon as the opening bars of the Overture from Tommy rang out the hairs on my neck stood up and I new it was gonna be a good day.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT