The Who: 50th anniversary celebration tour

Pete Townshend of The Who, one of the three most important British rock bands, confirmed that they are going on tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the classic lineup of the group.

Townshend and Roger Daltrey (vocals) will start the tour in the UK at Christmas, and then they will also perform in other parts of the world.

"I'm not crazy about going on the road, but I'm in good shape and once I start doing it - and I'm still very good at it - I'll take some pleasure from it," guitarist Pete Townshend said.

There was also a hint that a new album could be released within the tour: "I'll be pulling some songs out of [his long-term project] "Floss" to give to Roger to see if we've got enough to make an album. It might be a big waste of time, but I'm hoping there will be an album."