Overview
- The group ended The Song Is Over North American farewell tour on Oct. 1 at Acrisure Arena near Palm Springs, delivering their last U.S. performance.
- Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey closed alone with an acoustic Tea & Theatre after The Song Is Over, and Townshend told the crowd it was "goodbye to what we know as The Who."
- Roger Daltrey thanked American fans for decades of support, calling success in the U.S. the band’s dream in the 1960s.
- The farewell run featured drummer Scott Devours replacing Zak Starkey, with Loren Gold, John Hogg, Jon Button, Simon Townshend and Katie Jacoby in the touring lineup.
- The duo signaled an end to large-scale touring, leaving open only undefined possibilities such as charity work or limited engagements without announcing further dates.