The Who Postpone Entire Tour Due To Roger Daltrey’s Virus

Legendary rockers The Who have confirmed that they are postponing all remaining dates on their “THE WHO HITS 50!” North American tour. Today’s announcement comes after the group had initially postponed four shows on doctors orders after frontman Roger Daltrey contracted a “mystery virus.”

The Who had hoped that the rest of the tour would proceed, but a series of tests revealed the seriousness of Daltrey’s condition as it became apparent when doctors diagnosed the singer as having viral Meningitis and prescribed a period of rest. All shows are expected to be rescheduled this coming spring. According to a statement, “It wasn’t a decision taken lightly – THE WHO always give their fans 100% and were never going to compromise the show, but ultimately the band had no alternative but to postpone the tour.”

In the statement Daltrey expressed disappointment about the situation, “We are very sorry to disappoint our fans in this way. For the last four weeks, I have been in and out of the hospital and have been diagnosed with viral Meningitis. I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better but I am going to need a considerable time to recover. The doctors tell me I will make a complete recovery, but that I should not do any touring this year.”

Pete Townshend added, “We are rescheduling all the shows for next Spring 2016. We apologize to all our fans who have supported us in the last 50 years. Once Roger is completely well we will come back stronger than ever and Roger and I will give you all a show to remember.”

Here’s a list of the dates that have been postponed:

• 9/14 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
• 9/16 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
• 9/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum At Caesars Palace
• 9/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
• 9/25 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
• 9/27 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena At Seattle Center
• 9/29 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
• 10/1 – Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome
• 10/3 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
• 10/6 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ SaskTel Sports Centre
• 10/8 – Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Centre
• 10/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
• 10/13 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
• 10/15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
• 10/17 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
• 10/19 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
• 10/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
• 10/25 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
• 10/27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena
• 10/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
• 11/1 – Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
• 11/4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
• 12/2 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
• 12/4 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
• 12/6 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
• 12/8 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
• 12/13 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena