The 'long goodbye': The Who confirm their tour

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The Who have announced a series of 50th anniversary shows - and suggested it would be their last major tour by telling fans it was the start of their "long goodbye".

The group - featuring Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the two surviving members from the original quartet - will play a series of arena shows from November which they say will be an "amazing journey" through their career.

  • The Who, who formed in 1964 as the High Numbers, have continued to perform high profile shows with occasional lengthy breaks in their career

  • Frontman Roger Daltrey spoke last year about how the band would be reining-in their touring commitments and said they were planning a "last old-fashioned, big tour"

Today, speaking at Ronnie Scotts in central London, Roger Daltrey said:

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The Who's last album of new material Endless Wire was issued in 2006, and was itself the first release for 24 years.

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The shows begin on November 30 at Glasgow's SSE Hydro, and wind up at the O2 Arena in London on December 17. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am.