Editing The Who (section)

=== Re-formation ===
==== Revival of ''Quadrophenia'' ====
[[File:Zak Starkey2.jpg|thumb|[[Zak Starkey]] had been the Who's main drummer from 1996 to 2025, and turned down an invitation to be a full-time member.<ref name="townshend200612" />|alt=Zak Starkey playing drums]]

In 1996, Townshend, Entwistle and Daltrey performed ''Quadrophenia'' with guests and Starkey on drums at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]].{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=543}} The performance was narrated by Daniels, who had played Jimmy in the 1979 film. This was the first live performance of ''Quadrophenia'' in its entirety. Despite technical difficulties the show led to a six-night residency at Madison Square Garden and a [[The Who Tour 1996–1997|US and European tour through 1996 and 1997]].{{sfn|Fletcher|1998|p=543}} Townshend played mostly acoustic guitar, but eventually was persuaded to play some electric.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/the-who-resurrects-its-other-rock-opera-quadrophenia-661109/|title=The Who resurrects its 'other' rock opera, 'Quadrophenia'|first=Scott|last=Mervis|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=8 November 2012|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928011448/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/the-who-resurrects-its-other-rock-opera-quadrophenia-661109/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, [[VH1]] ranked the Who ninth in their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Rock 'n' Roll".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm|title=VH1: 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=22 November 2012|archive-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119191122/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Charity shows and Entwistle's death ====
In late 1999, the Who performed as a five-piece for the first time since 1985, with Bundrick on keyboards and Starkey on drums. The first show in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]]<ref name="greene">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-the-who-strip-down-at-their-1999-comeback-show-20130226|title=Flashback: The Who Strip Down at their 1999 comeback show|first=Andy|last=Greene|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 February 2013|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=8 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008223523/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-the-who-strip-down-at-their-1999-comeback-show-20130226|url-status=live}}</ref> was partially broadcast on TV and the Internet and released as the DVD ''[[The Vegas Job]]''. They then performed acoustic shows at [[Neil Young]]'s [[Bridge School Benefit]] at the [[Shoreline Amphitheatre]] in [[Mountain View, California]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-the-who-pearl-jam-take-it-to-the-bridge-19991101|title=Neil Young, the Who, Pearl Jam, Take It to the Bridge|first=Denise|last=Sullivan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=1 November 1999|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110110225/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-the-who-pearl-jam-take-it-to-the-bridge-19991101|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by gigs at the [[House of Blues]] in Chicago<ref name="official">{{cite web|url=http://thewho.com/history/|title=History&nbsp;– The Who|publisher=The Who (official site)|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184007/http://thewho.com/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> and two Christmas charity shows at the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx?id=578|title=Shepherd's Bush Empire|publisher=Academy Music Group|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925163812/http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx?id=578|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Critics were delighted to see a rejuvenated band with a basic line-up comparable to the tours of the 1960s and 1970s. Andy Greene in ''Rolling Stone'' called the 1999 tour better than the final one with Moon in 1976.<ref name="greene" />

The band toured the US and UK from June to October 2000,<ref name="official" /> to generally favourable reviews,<ref>{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Piccoli|title=Great Generation|work=The Sun Sentinel|date=25 September 2000 |url=http://www.thewholive.de/details/index.php?id=243&Tracklisting=&GroupID=1&Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2000&Stadt=&Halle=&LandID=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095355/http://www.thewholive.de/details/index.php?id=243&Tracklisting=&GroupID=1&Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2000&Stadt=&Halle=&LandID=0|archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref> culminating in a charity show at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] for the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] with guest performances from [[Paul Weller]], [[Eddie Vedder]], [[Noel Gallagher]], [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Nigel Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/249329/The-Who-Special-Guests-Live-at-the-Royal-Albert-Hall/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928085428/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/249329/The-Who-Special-Guests-Live-at-the-Royal-Albert-Hall/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Mark Deming|date=2013|title=The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000)|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref> Stephen Tomas Erlewine described the gig as "an exceptional reunion concert".<ref name="alberthall">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-mw0000036378|title=Live at the Royal Albert Hall|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922182913/http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-mw0000036378|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2001 the band performed at [[The Concert for New York City]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] for families of firefighters and police who had lost their lives following the [[September 11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]];<ref name="usatoday200110">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/media/2001-10-19-concert.htm|title=Corporations put aside egos, rivalry to help out|first=David|last=Lieberman|work=USA Today|date=19 October 2001|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200400/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/media/2001-10-19-concert.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> with ''Forbes'' describing their performance as a "catharsis" for the law enforcement in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Night The Who Saved New York |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2012/12/07/the-night-the-who-saved-new-york/ |access-date=18 June 2020 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=18 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618100408/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2012/12/07/the-night-the-who-saved-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Earlier that year the band were honoured with a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="Lifetime Grammy">{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/lifetime-awards |title=Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |date=8 February 2009 |access-date=24 November 2010 |archive-date=17 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153829/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/lifetime-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Who played concerts in the UK in early 2002 in preparation for a full US tour. On 27 June, the day before the first date,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1213203.stm|title=The Who bassist Entwistle dies|work=BBC News|date=28 June 2002|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815195149/https://server-uk.imrworldwide.com/a1.js|url-status=live}}</ref> Entwistle, 57, was found dead of a heart attack at the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel]] in Las Vegas. [[Cocaine]] was a contributing factor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2152761.stm |title=Cocaine 'killed The Who star' |work=BBC News |date=26 July 2002 |access-date=3 November 2012 |archive-date=17 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217034930/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2152761.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== After Entwistle: Tours and ''Endless Wire'' ====
[[File:The Who 2007 -2-.JPG|left|thumb|The Who on tour in 2007. L to R: [[Zak Starkey]], Daltrey, Townshend, and [[John "Rabbit" Bundrick]]|alt=On-stage shot of the Who]]

Entwistle's son, Christopher, gave a statement supporting the Who's decision to carry on. The US tour began at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] with touring bassist [[Pino Palladino]]. Townshend dedicated the show to Entwistle, and ended with a montage of pictures of him. The tour lasted until September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/03/arts/the-who-spring-back-and-start-their-tour.html|title=The Who Spring Back And Start Their Tour|first=Bernard|last=Weinraub|work=The New York Times|date=3 July 2002|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213053254/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/03/arts/the-who-spring-back-and-start-their-tour.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The loss of a founding member of the Who caused Townshend to re-evaluate his relationship with Daltrey, which had been strained over the band's career. He decided their friendship was important, and this ultimately led to writing and recording new material.<ref name="nyt20061029" />

To combat [[bootleg recording|bootlegging]], in 2002 the band began to release the [[Encore Series 2002|Encore Series]] of official [[soundboard recording]]s via themusic.com. An official statement read: "to satisfy this demand they have agreed to release their own official recordings to benefit worthy causes".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74429/the-who-to-offer-live-bootlegs|title=The Who To Offer Live Bootlegs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=26 August 2002|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527070355/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74429/the-who-to-offer-live-bootlegs|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, the Who released "Old Red Wine" and "Real Good Looking Boy" (with Palladino and [[Greg Lake]], respectively, on bass guitar) on a singles anthology, ''[[The Who: Then and Now]]'', and went on an [[The Who Tour 2004|18-date tour]] of Japan, Australia, the UK and the US, including a return appearance at the Isle of Wight.<ref>{{cite news | author=Wolfson, Richard | title=Sheer genius | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=UK | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/06/14/bmwight14.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/06/15/ixmusicmain.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208214703/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2004%2F06%2F14%2Fbmwight14.xml&sSheet=%2Farts%2F2004%2F06%2F15%2Fixmusicmain.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 February 2006 | date=14 June 2004 | access-date=7 January 2007 }}</ref> Later that year, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the Who No.&nbsp;29 on their list of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine | title=The Immortals: The First Fifty | magazine=Rolling Stone | issue=946 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty | date=24 March 2004 | access-date=3 January 2007 | archive-date=25 June 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625061212/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Who announced in 2005 that they were working on a new album. Townshend posted a novella called ''[[The Boy Who Heard Music]]'' on his blog, which developed into a mini-opera called ''[[Wire&nbsp;& Glass]]'', forming the basis for the album.<ref name="nyt20061029">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/arts/music/29ligh.html?ref=thewho|title=24 Years Later, Believe It or Not, The Who's Next|first=Alan|last=Light|work=The New York Times|date=29 October 2006|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=19 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819202932/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/arts/music/29ligh.html?ref=thewho|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'', released in 2006, was the first full studio album of new material since 1982's ''It's Hard'' and contained the band's first mini-opera since "Rael" in 1967. The album reached No.&nbsp;7 in the US and No.&nbsp;9 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewho.com/album/endless-wire/|title=Endless Wire|publisher=The Who (official site)|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184010/http://thewho.com/album/endless-wire/|url-status=live}}</ref> Starkey was invited to join Oasis in April 2006 and the Who in November 2006, but he declined and split his time between the two.<ref name="townshend200612">{{cite web|url=http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=459&zone=diary |first=Pete |last=Townshend |author-link=Pete Townshend |title=Zak and the Revision of History |publisher=Pete Townshend (official site) |date=4 December 2006 |access-date=23 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101222426/http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=459&zone=diary |archive-date=1 January 2007 }}</ref>

In November 2007, the documentary ''[[Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who]]'' was released, featuring unreleased footage of the 1970 Leeds appearance and a 1964 performance at the Railway Hotel when the group were the High Numbers. ''Amazing Journey'' was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-4647770.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111055641/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-4647770.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 November 2012|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards|work=CBS News|access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Super Bowl 44 South Florida Halftime Show the Who (4344082917) (cropped).jpg|thumb|The Who performing the [[Super Bowl XLIV|2010]] [[Super Bowl]] [[List of Super Bowl halftime shows|halftime show]]]]

The Who toured in support of ''Endless Wire'', including the [[BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms|BBC Electric Proms]] at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] in London in 2006,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2006/who/|title=Electric Proms&nbsp;– The Who|work=BBC News|access-date=27 November 2012|archive-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412050918/http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2006/who/|url-status=live}}</ref> headlining the 2007 [[Glastonbury Festival]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/29212|title=The Who close Glastonbury 2007|magazine=NME|access-date=27 November 2012|archive-date=31 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331060934/http://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/29212|url-status=live}}</ref> a half-time appearance at the [[Super Bowl XLIV]] in 2010<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fans-react-to-the-whos-super-bowl-halftime-performance-20100208|title=Fans React to the Who's Super Bowl Halftime Performance|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=8 February 2010|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-date=13 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113001846/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fans-react-to-the-whos-super-bowl-halftime-performance-20100208|url-status=live}}</ref> and being the final act at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] of the London [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic Games]].<ref name="olympics">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2012/9470803/Olympics-closing-ceremony-playlist.html|title=Olympics closing ceremony: playlist|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 August 2012|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308174608/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2012/9470803/Olympics-closing-ceremony-playlist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  In November 2012, the Who released ''[[Live at Hull 1970|Live at Hull]]'', an album of the band's performance the night after the ''Live at Leeds'' gig.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/the-who/whovember-2012/icat/thewhowhovember2012/|title=Whovember 2012|publisher=Universal Music|date=24 October 2011|access-date=8 November 2012|archive-date=1 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101035418/http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/the-who/whovember-2012/icat/thewhowhovember2012/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''Quadrophenia and More'' ====
{{Main|Quadrophenia and More}}

In 2010, the Who performed ''Quadrophenia'' with parts played by Vedder and [[Tom Meighan]] at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] series of 10 gigs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7541787/The-Who-Quadrophenia-at-the-Royal-Albert-Hall-review.html|title=The Who: Quadrophenia at the Royal Albert Hall|first=Neil|last=McCormick|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=31 March 2010|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109145052/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7541787/The-Who-Quadrophenia-at-the-Royal-Albert-Hall-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A planned tour for early 2010 was jeopardised by the return of Townshend's tinnitus. He experimented with an in-ear monitoring system that was recommended by [[Neil Young]] and his audiologist.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/18/the-whos-future-uncertain-as-townshends-tinnitus-returns| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100221054237/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/18/the-whos-future-uncertain-as-townshends-tinnitus-returns/| url-status = dead| archive-date = 21 February 2010|title = The Who's Future Uncertain as Townshend's Tinnitus Returns |magazine=Rolling Stone| date = 18 February 2010 |  access-date =18 February 2010}}</ref>

The ''[[Quadrophenia and More]]'' tour started in November 2012 in [[Ottawa]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/11/21/the-who-quadrophenia-and-more-in-ottawa|title=The Who Quadrophenia (and more) in Ottawa|work=Ottawa Sun|date=21 November 2012|access-date=22 November 2012|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815195207/https://www.ottawasun.com/2012/11/21/the-who-quadrophenia-and-more-in-ottawa|url-status=live}}</ref> with keyboardists John Corey, [[Loren Gold]] and [[Frank Simes]], the last of whom was also musical director.<ref name="thewho20120718">{{cite press release |url=http://thewho.com/story/tickets-on-sale-beginning-friday-july-20-general-public-on-sale-july-27 |title=The Who announce North American tour performing "Quadrophenia" plus Who classics |publisher=The Who |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=18 July 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721065557/http://thewho.com/story/tickets-on-sale-beginning-friday-july-20-general-public-on-sale-july-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2013, Starkey pulled a tendon and was replaced for a gig by [[Scott Devours]], who performed with less than four hours' notice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/02/the_who_drummer_scott_devours.php|title=How Local Drummer Scott Devours Scored a Gig With the Who With Four Hours to Learn 'Quadrophenia'|first=Arrissia|last=Owen|date=19 February 2013|work=OC Weekly|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903070534/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/02/the_who_drummer_scott_devours.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour moved to Europe and the UK, and ended at the [[Wembley Arena]] in July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10919836/The-Who-Quadrophenia-Live-in-London-The-Sea-and-the-Sand-exclusive-footage.html|title=The Who: Quadrophenia Live in London&nbsp;– The Sea and the Sand&nbsp;– exclusive footage|first=Neil|last=McCormick|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 June 2014|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=29 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629080707/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10919836/The-Who-Quadrophenia-Live-in-London-The-Sea-and-the-Sand-exclusive-footage.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''The Who Hits 50!'' and beyond ====
[[File:The Who, Oakland, CA, May 2016.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.9|Daltrey and Townshend on the ''Who Hits 50!'' tour in 2016]]
In October 2013, Townshend announced the Who would stage their final tour in 2015, performing in locations they have never played before.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gibsone|first=Harriet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/the-who-quit-touring-after-2015-pete-townshend|title=The Who Quit Touring After 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 October 2013|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211426/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/the-who-quit-touring-after-2015-pete-townshend|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-who/73397|title=The Who announce they will quit touring after 50th anniversary gig in 2015|work=NME|date=24 October 2013|access-date=31 October 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029234603/http://www.nme.com/news/the-who/73397|url-status=live}}</ref> Daltrey clarified that the tour was unrelated to the band's 50th anniversary and indicated that he and Townshend were considering recording new material.<ref name="rsm2015">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-who-to-launch-last-big-tour-in-2015-20131029 |title=The Who to Launch 'Last Big Tour' in 2015 |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=29 October 2013 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=16 September 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830184812/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-who-to-launch-last-big-tour-in-2015-20131029 |url-status=live }}</ref> Daltrey stated, "We can't go on touring forever&nbsp;... it could be open-ended, but it will have a finality to it."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28087350|title=The Who say UK tour begins 'long goodbye'|work=BBC News|first=Tim|last=Masters|date=30 June 2014|access-date=19 September 2014|archive-date=27 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927021629/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28087350|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kenney Jones reunited with the Who in June 2014 at a charity gig for [[Prostate Cancer UK]] in his Hurtwood Polo Club, alongside [[Jeff Beck]], [[Procol Harum]] and [[Mike Rutherford]].<ref name="gs" /> Later that month, the Who announced plans for a world tour with a possible accompanying album.<ref name="rs2015">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6055501/the-who-world-tour-50th-anniversary-new-album-details |title=The Who Launching World Tour This Year and 'Hoping' for New Album |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=16 April 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920175027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6055501/the-who-world-tour-50th-anniversary-new-album-details |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10935153/The-Who-announce-50th-anniversary-goodbye-tour.html|title=The Who announce 50th anniversary 'goodbye' tour|first=Anita|last=Singh|date=30 June 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021000829/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10935153/The-Who-announce-50th-anniversary-goodbye-tour.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, the Who released the song "[[Be Lucky]]", which was included on the compilation ''[[The Who Hits 50! (album)|The Who Hits 50!]]'' in October.<ref name="BBC News" /> That November, the group released a virtual reality app co-designed by Daltrey's son, Jamie, featuring events and images from the band's history.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6312181/the-who-new-app-greatest-hits-virtual-reality|title=The Who Announce New App, Preview Foray Into Virtual Reality|first=Paul|last=Sexton|magazine=Billboard|date=10 November 2014|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113000425/http://www.billboard.com/articles/6312181/the-who-new-app-greatest-hits-virtual-reality|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Who headlined 2015's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] Festival in June, and two days later, the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. Townshend suggested to ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' that it could be the group's last UK gig.<ref name=mojo2015>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/20712/pete-townshend-the-who-exclusive/|title=Pete Townshend: "I Think The Who Will Stop After This Year"|magazine=Mojo|date=29 June 2015|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204210612/http://www.mojo4music.com/20712/pete-townshend-the-who-exclusive/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/the-who-to-headline-sunday-night-at-glastonbury-2015/|title=The Who to Headline Sunday at Glastonbury Festival 2015|publisher=Glastonbury Festivals|date=6 May 2015|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-date=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507044936/http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/the-who-to-headline-sunday-night-at-glastonbury-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> To coincide with the Who's 50th anniversary, all studio albums, and the new compilation ''The Who Hits 50!'', were reissued on vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Who Hits Vinyl!|url=http://thewho.com/hits-vinyl/|website=thewho.com|date=27 January 2015|access-date=10 May 2015|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406084702/http://thewho.com/hits-vinyl/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2015, all remaining US tour dates were cancelled after Daltrey contracted [[viral meningitis]]. Then Townshend promised the band would come back "stronger than ever".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/19/roger-daltrey-meningitis-puts-the-who-tour-hold|title=Roger Daltrey's meningitis puts The Who's tour on hold|newspaper=The Guardian|date=19 September 2015|access-date=24 September 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131108/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/19/roger-daltrey-meningitis-puts-the-who-tour-hold|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:DesertTrip2016-185 (30018554700).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Who performing at [[Desert Trip]] in October 2016]]
The Who embarked on the [[Back to the Who Tour 51!]] in 2016, a continuation of the previous year's tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewho.com/back-tour-2016/ |title=Back to The Who Tour 2016 |publisher=The Who Official Website |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617054327/https://www.thewho.com/back-tour-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wror.com/2016/05/03/89061/ |title=The Who Heading Back On The Road |publisher=WROR |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701154349/http://wror.com/2016/05/03/89061/ |archive-date=1 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This included a return visit to the Isle of Wight Festival (at the Seaclose Park in Newport) on 11 June opening date. After 13 concerts, it concluded with a performance at the [[Desert Trip]] festival at the [[Empire Polo Club]] in [[Indio, California]] on 16 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewho.com/the-who-to-return-to-the-isle-of-wight-festival/|title=The Who to Return to the Isle of Wight Festival|date=17 March 2016|publisher=The Who (official website)|access-date=19 July 2016|archive-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728230404/http://www.thewho.com/the-who-to-return-to-the-isle-of-wight-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="axs.com The Who Tommy">{{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/uk/series/2810/the-who-2017-tommy-and-more-tickets?skin=aegliveuk |title=The Who 2017 – Tommy and More |date=July 2016 |website=axs.com |access-date=27 July 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916115139/http://www.axs.com/uk/series/2810/the-who-2017-tommy-and-more-tickets?skin=aegliveuk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thewho.com Tommy 2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.thewho.com/premiere-new-acoustic-presentation-tommy-teenage-cancer-trust-royal-albert-hall-30-march-1-april-2017/ |title=The Who to Premiere a New Acoustic Presentation of 'Tommy' at Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall 30 March / 1 April 2017 |date=27 July 2016 |website=thewho.com |access-date=27 July 2016 |archive-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730172246/http://www.thewho.com/premiere-new-acoustic-presentation-tommy-teenage-cancer-trust-royal-albert-hall-30-march-1-april-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November, the Who announced that five UK dates the following April (previously scheduled for that August and September) would include a full live performance of ''Tommy''. The five-date tour was renamed "[[2017 Tommy & More]]" and included the largest selections from the album since 1989.<ref name="teamrock.com 2017 Tommy & More">{{Citation |last=Lach |first=Stef |url=http://teamrock.com/news/2016-11-23/the-who-to-perform-tommy-in-full-on-2017-uk-tour |date=23 November 2016 |title=The Who to perform Tommy in full on 2017 UK tour – The Who announce that 5 UK dates scheduled for April [2017] will include a performance of classic album Tommy in full |website=teamrock.com |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124122745/http://teamrock.com/news/2016-11-23/the-who-to-perform-tommy-in-full-on-2017-uk-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> Two preliminary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust on 30 March and 1 April featured ''Tommy'' in full.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Who Concert Guide 2017|url=http://www.thewholive.net/concert/concert_list.php?Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2017&city=City&song=Song|access-date=11 January 2019|date=11 January 2019|archive-date=12 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112095043/http://www.thewholive.net/concert/concert_list.php?Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2017&city=City&song=Song|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2019, the band announced the [[Moving On! Tour]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Green |first1=Andy |title=The Who Plot Symphonic U.S. Arena Tour, New Studio Album for 2019 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-plot-symphonic-u-s-arena-tour-new-studio-album-for-2019-777375/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=11 January 2019 |date=11 January 2019 |archive-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111163354/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-plot-symphonic-u-s-arena-tour-new-studio-album-for-2019-777375/ |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by their first studio album in thirteen years, ''[[Who (album)|Who]]'', to critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-the-whos-new-single-all-this-music-must-fade/ |title=The Who to Release New Album 'Who' in November; 'Ball and Chain' Single Available |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=13 September 2019 |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126131713/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-the-whos-new-single-all-this-music-must-fade/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== ''The Who Hits Back'' and ''The Song Is Over''====
In February 2022, the band announced they would embark on a new North American tour entitled ''The Who Hits Back'' beginning 22 April 2022 in [[Hollywood, Florida]] and concluding 5 November 2022 in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|last=DeSantis|first=Rachel|date=7 February 2022|title=The Who Announce New North American Tour: 'We Are Thrilled,' Says Roger Daltrey|url=https://people.com/music/the-who-announce-new-north-american-tour/|access-date=11 February 2022|website=People}}</ref> In April 2025, it was announced that Zak Starkey would no longer be touring with the band after a dispute about playing style at a [[Royal Albert Hall]] gig earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/16/the-who-appear-to-fire-drummer-zak-starkey-over-royal-albert-hall-performance|title=The Who appear to fire drummer Zak Starkey over Royal Albert Hall performance|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 April 2025|accessdate=16 April 2025}}</ref> Starkey stated that he was "surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance that night" but that he would "remain their biggest fan."<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zak-starkey-firing-from-the-who-1235319105/|title=Zak Starkey Breaks Silence on Firing From the Who: ‘I’m Surprised and Saddened’|first=Andy|last=Greene|work=Rolling Stone|date=16 April 2025|accessdate=17 April 2025}}</ref> However, Townshend clarified a few days later that there had been a miscommunication and that Starkey would remain in the group.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zak-starkey-back-the-who-pete-townshend-1235321402/|title=Zak Is Back, the Who’s Pete Townshend Says: ‘Not Being Asked to Step Down’|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|work=Rolling Stone|date=19 April 2025|accessdate=19 April 2025}}</ref>

On May 8, 2025, the Who announced ''The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour'', the band's last-ever run in the U.S. and Canada that is set for mid-August to late September 2025.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-song-is-over-farewell-tour-1235333873/|title=The Who Announce 'The Song Is Over' North American Farewell Tour|first=Andy|last=Greene|work=Rolling Stone|date=8 May 2025|accessdate=8 May 2025}}</ref>

On May 18, 2025, Townshend announced on [[Instagram]] that Starkey would leave the band to pursue other projects and [[Scott Devours]] (who previously played in Daltrey's solo touring band) would replace him for the Who's final shows. Shortly after, Starkey indicated on his own page that his departure was not voluntary and that he had been let go by the band two weeks after his initial reinstatement.<ref name=Kreps>{{citeweb|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-who-part-ways-drummer-zak-starkey-again-farewell-tour-1235342140/|title=The Who Part Ways With Drummer Zak Starkey (Again) Ahead of Farewell Tour|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|work=Rolling Stone|date=May 18, 2025|accessdate=May 19, 2025}}</ref> The band then released a formal announcement reiterating their impending retirement and that Starkey "needs to devote all his energy" towards his other projects.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2308488/the-who-fire-zak-starkey-again/news/|title=The Who Fire Zak Starkey Again|first=Abby|last=Jones|work=Stereogum|date=May 18, 2025|accessdate=May 19, 2025}}</ref>