The Who plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on April 27, 2022. Credit: Photo by Sandra Dohnert
The last time The Whoโs Roger Daltrey took on a solo gig in Tampa Bayโa 2017 pre-Halloween gig in Clearwaterโhe ripped into tunes that even The Who never played live (โHow Many Friends,โ โItโs Not Enoughโ) and even live debuted a solo tune still being worked out for an album that released a year later.
Heโs been back to Tampa Bay twice since thenโboth times with Pete Townshend and a symphony orchestraโand sure enough, there are new songs, mainly off of The Whoโs eponymous 2019 album, for Roger to test the live waters on for the first time.
But before the shit really hit the fan, no one in the close-to-sold-out Hall had the faintest clue that Daltrey was even a little bit under the weather
Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...
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