It looks like The Who are coming back (again)

During his otherwise anticipated solo performances of “Who Are You” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, Roger Daltrey made an unexpected aside: according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Daltrey stated that “it sounded great” at The Who‘s rehearsal with veteran drummer Zak Starkey, as per UCR. Naturally, The Who finished their most recent farewell tour, aptly named The Song is Over, in October of last year. Before beginning those gigs, they had also abruptly sacked Starkey, replacing him with Scott Devours, the drummer for Daltrey’s solo band.

Daltrey then made reference to ending his own career.

After finishing the Who’s final tour of the U.S., it’s time for me as a solo artist to possibly do the same, after touring solo with different bands of musicians for the last 17 years, a less grueling life becomes more attractive – I’ll see.

Starkey has confirmed a comeback with the group he drummed for from 1996 until 2025, however The Who‘s future plans are still unknown.

The rehearsal was great, I don’t think we’ve ever rehearsed as tough as that. Usually, we drink tea and talk about what time we’re going home!

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Daltrey rejected the idea of performing at the larger, nearby tech-filled Sphere, so fans can already scratch one possible location for any upcoming Who gigs.

I think the management may have had talks about playing there, but when I think about it, I don’t know whether it really interests me, I think the Sphere’s got its place … it is an extraordinary thing, but I like the energy from a show just to come from the stage.

Starkey made appearances on the most recent Who studio albums, such as “Endless Wire” (2006) and “Who” (2019), as well as live albums, including their most recent non-archival endeavour, “The Who With Orchestra Live at Wembley” (2023). Devours has already filled in for Starkey on occasion. After two more nites at the Encore, Daltrey‘s Great Night Out Tour moves on to California and the East Coast of the United States.