The Who to headline Olympic closing show?
Written by admin on August 27, 2011 – 9:06 pm -| The Who will headline the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, according to the Daily Mirror.
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend were reportedly asked to play at the event by Take That producer Kim Gavin, who is in charge of the ceremony. |
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According to the Daily Mirror, a source close to the band said:
| “When you’ve been around as long as The Who it can seem like you’ve seen and done it all. But the opportunity to play the biggest show on earth was too good to turn down, and Roger and Pete are delighted to be involved.” |
The event will coincide with The Who’s 50th anniversary, which may be celebrated with a tour.
UPDATE (29 Aug, 2011) – The Who have since denied that they will be playing the Olympic closing show. A post on their official Facebook page reads:
| “Official: recent stories in the press regarding a performance by The Who at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London next year are NOT TRUE.” |
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This November will see the release of a deluxe edition of The Who’s “Quadrophenia” album, which was originally released in 1973.
The five disc “Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut” will include a re-master of the original album, Pete Townshend’s previously unheard demos, an exclusive eight track 5.1 sound DVD, a deluxe hardback book, previously unseen personal notes, photographs, memorabilia and other exclusive material. |
“Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut” can be pre-ordered now:
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