Roger Daltrey hopes to ‘make it through’ The Who’s farewell tour 



Roger Daltrey has seen better days.

The Who frontman, 81, admitted that he is “nervous” about his health as the “Baba O’Riley” band prepares to kick off their “The Song Is Over” farewell tour later this month.

“This is certainly the last time you will see us on tour,” Daltrey told The Times during an interview published Friday, Aug. 1. “It’s grueling.”

Roger Daltrey live in concert at the Piece Hall in Halifax, UK. FARRELL / BACKGRID
Roger Daltrey performing at the Armadillo in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 28, 2025. James Edmond/Shutterstock

“In the days when I was singing Who songs for three hours a night, six nights a week, I was working harder than most footballers,” he continued. “As to whether we’ll play concerts again, I don’t know. The Who to me is very perplexing.”

However, the “Pinball Wizard” crooner also acknowledged that his “voice is still as good as ever,” even after performing for over six decades.

“I’m still singing in the same keys, and it’s still bloody loud, but I can’t tell you if it will still be there in October,” he shared. “There’s a big part of me that’s going: I just hope I make it through.”

Guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, drummer Keith Moon and singer Roger Daltrey of The Who at the Coliseum Theatre in London on December 14, 1969. Getty Images

Daltrey, who formed The Who alongside guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon in 1964, previously fell ill with a serious case of meningitis back in 2015.

He said that he still feels the after-effects, and added that the virus had done “a lot of damage.”

“It’s buggered up my internal thermometer, so every time I start singing in any climate over 75 degrees, I’m wringing with sweat, which drains my body salts,” the “Won’t Get Fooled Again” singer shared.

Roger Daltrey of The Who performs at the TQL Stadium on May 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. Amy Harris/Invision/AP

“The potential to get really ill is there, and I have to be honest, I’m nervous about making it to the end of the tour,” he concluded.

Daltrey reflected on his life during another chat with The Times published last year.

After sharing that all his “dreams came true,” the rock legend said that he is now “ready to go at any time.”

Roger Daltrey headlining Heritage Live 2025 at Audley End House. Lee Blanchflower – Splash News / SplashNews.com

“You’ve got to be realistic,” he explained. “You can’t live your life forever. Like I said, people my age, we’re in the way. There are no guitar strings to be changed on this old instrument.”

More recently, Daltrey joked about going deaf and blind in his old age, much like the blind, deaf and mute main character of The Who’s 1969 album and rock opera “Tommy.”

“The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind,” he told the crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall during a concert in March.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 29, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images

“Fortunately, I still have my voice,” he joked, “because then I’ll have a full Tommy.”

The Who’s farewell tour is set to kick off in Florida on Aug. 16, and wrap up in Las Vegas on Sept. 28.

Daltrey and Townshend, 80, announced their final tour back in May as Moon died in 1978 from a drug overdose, and Entwistle passed away in 2002 after suffering a heart attack triggered by cocaine.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform during the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show at the Sun Life Stadium on February 7, 2010, in Miami Gardens, Florida. WireImage

“It’s not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been,” Daltrey said at the time. “Thanks for being there for us and look forward to seeing you one last time.”

“Well, all good things must come to an end,” Townshend added. “It is a poignant time.”

“Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans, and hopefully to new ones who might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years,” the iconic guitarist added.

“This tour will be about fond memories, love and laughter,” Townshend concluded. “Make sure you join in.”



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