The Who members explored as Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend share their plans after the Farewell Tour 

The Who is a rock band including current members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. Zak Starkey had parted ways with the band in May 2025, after issues arose from his performance at a Royal Albert Hall charity gig. Kenney Jones was replaced by Simon Phillips in 1989. While previous members John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Doug Sandom have passed away.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend dished in if they will be playing more shows after their Farewell tour. The Who had been touring, and were currently in the US.

In a recent interview with The New York Times, the pair were asked if the 2025 U.S dates mark an infinite end of The Who. Townshend responded and said:

"Are you suggesting we're swindling the public? The fact is, we are willing to swindle them. That's what we've done our entire life. Why stop?"

He continued:

"It's in Roger's hands. If we don't extend, would we be in breach of contract? Would we be in swindle-land if we came back and played all those important venues we've left off the list, like Duluth."

Townshend noted that he's now 80 and doesn't like "being away" from his family, his studios, dogs and his friends. He also added that he isn't looking to spend the next five years of his life "waiting to drop dead on the stage" and that the end of the tour gives Roger and him "permission to never call each other again." He hopes this "doesn't happen."

"We're not giving up as a band" - says The Who's Roger Daltrey

While adding to Pete Townshend's response of if the U.S leg of their current tour marks the end for their band, Roger Daltrey mentioned that they're not giving up as a band:

"We're not giving up as a band. We might do a couple of residences. Hopefully, Pete and I don't stop making music."

In May, 2025, Daltrey while speaking to the Daily Mail said that he doesn't want to tour with someone who's half-hearted about it.

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"If Pete doesn't want to tour, I don't want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn't want (to) be there - if that's what he's saying. I won't do it with someone who is half-hearted about it."

Daltrey's response follows Townshend earlier statement. Townshend while speaking to Spanish outlet RockFM explained that he doesn't "love performing." While he doesn't mind being on stage, it doesn't "fill my soul" the way it does for other performers. At the time, Townshend had also opened up about the extensive touring schedules and had mentioned that he was mentally done with the idea of it.

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