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The Who Launch Post-Zak Starkey Era at ‘Song Is Over' Tour Launch
The Who kicked off their Song Is Over farewell tour Sunday night at the Anfiteatro Camerini in Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy. It was their first gig since firing longtime drummer Zak Starkey and replacing him with Scott Devours, their first regular tour show without an orchestra since 2017, and the official unveiling of new background singer John Hogg after giving him a test run earlier this year at the Royal Albert Hall. The setlist stuck largely to the standards, but they did break out the Who's Next deep cut 'Love Ain't For Keepin'.' Prior to the Royal Albert Hall gigs in March, they hadn't touched it since 2004. Also noteworthy was the inclusion of 'I've Had Enough' in a segment of Quadrophenia songs that also included 'The Real Me,' '5:15,' and 'Love, Reign O'er Me.' It was essentially the first time they've ever done 'I've Had Enough' outside of complete performances of Quadrophenia. More from Rolling Stone Pete Townshend on the Who's Split With Zak Starkey: 'It's Been a Mess' Zak Starkey on Being Fired, Rehired, and Fired Again by the Who: 'These Guys are F-ckin' Insane' Roger Daltrey Receives Knighthood for Contributions to Music and Charity: 'It's a Wonderful Honor' We say 'essentially' because there was a lone 'I've Had Enough' at the launch of the original Quadrophenia tour on October 28, 1973, at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It's a show that looms large in Who lore since they attempted to play practically all of Quadrophenia that night, leaving out the title track and 'Cut My Hair.' They cut 'The Dirty Jobs,' 'Is It In My Head,' and 'I've Had Enough' by the second show so they'd have more time to devote to older material. When the tour hit Newcastle, England, a week later, the primitive analog tape machine the band used to play the complex Quadrophenia songs malfunctioned. A frustrated Pete Townshend had a meltdown in response, tossing sound man Bobby Pridden to the side and lunging at the board. 'Townshend began pulling at the sound board, yanking out wires, demolishing many of the prerecorded tapes it had taken so many weeks' work to piece together,' Dave Marsh wrote in his 1983 book Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who. 'The rest of the band watched in a daze.' (The Who wouldn't devote a substantial amount of their show to new material again until the start of the Endless Wire tour in 2006.) It's significantly easier for the Who to play complex songs like 'Love, Reign O'er Me' these days since they've added a keyboardist to their live band along with several other musicians. On this new tour, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are joined by Devours, Hogg, guitarist Simon Townshend, bassist Jon Button, and keyboardist Loren Gold. In a new interview with Pollstar, Daltrey said this was a 'back to basics' tour after all the recent outings with orchestras. 'We are trying to just make it more like what we were in the '70s, make it raw,' he said. 'Let me explain something: the problem with modern rock concerts is that, in some way or the other, people expect too much in a visual way, which involves screens and lights and all that stuff. And to keep all that stuff on the same page as the music and what the band's putting out, you have to have a set list.' 'I fucking hate set lists!' he continued. 'I hate them because, to me, the next song should follow the energy of what you've created to the previous one. And you don't know that until you go out there doing it. In the old days, before we had screens, we used to mix the sound from the front of the stage and the lights from the front of the stage, we used to just do it all on the stage. You could make the set list up as you went along, and that was fabulous. It was freedom. But now, of course, it's impossible, because you've got to work with a team. It's like a military operation.' It's a military operation led by two men in their early eighties. And on opening night in Italy, Daltrey sang 'See Me, Feel Me 'while kneeling down since he was suffering from leg cramps. 'The Song is Over' was listed as the final song, which makes sense considering that's the name of the tour, but it was cut, quite possibly due to Daltrey's leg cramps. The tour continues Tuesday night at the Parco della Musica di Milano in Segrate, Italy. The U.S. leg begins August 16 in Sunrise, Florida. It wraps up September 28 in Las Vegas, but more shows will likely be added before they wrap this thing up. The Who's setlist at Anfiteatro Camerini in Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy: 'I Can't Explain''Substitute''Who Are You''Love Ain't for Keepin'''Bargain''The Seeker''Pinball Wizard''Behind Blue Eyes''The Real Me''5:15''I'm One''I've Had Enough''Love, Reign O'er Me''Eminence Front''My Generation''Cry If You Want' (Snippet)'See Me, Feel Me''You Better You Bet''Baba O'Riley''Won't Get Fooled Again' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
CNA
27-05-2025
- General
- CNA
Scaroni wins stage 16 as Roglic pulls out on chaotic day at Giro
Christian Scaroni won an action-packed stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, as Isaac Del Toro's rivals cut into his overall lead and favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race. Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia was a 203-kilometre ride from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino featuring four brutal climbs totalling up to 4,900m of elevation, with heavy rainfall leading to several crashes. Scaroni and teammate Lorenzo Fortunato broke away on the final climb, a punishing 12.6km stretch at an average gradient of 8.3 per cent, and built up a sizeable lead to ensure a one-two finish for XDS Astana Team. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third, completing an all-Italian podium. In the overall standings, Mexican Del Toro is now just 26 seconds ahead of Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) after running out of steam with three km to go and failing to keep up with the Briton and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost). Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro d'Italia and a gold medallist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, started the day over two minutes behind Del Toro but now trails by 31 only seconds after an explosive effort on the final climb. "At the end we knew it was a real key stage here, I think I went well and I demonstrated what I've worked, everything it's cost me to get here and be here once again," Carapaz said. "I think in the last few years I haven't had the aptitude, the shape to be here in this moment but that was the motivation to get myself up and go ahead and be here and try it once more. "And good, I think we're good to give a big battle and go for it." DAY OF CRASHES Earlier on Tuesday, Slovenian Roglic abandoned the Giro d'Italia after suffering another crash on a downhill section alongside Ecuadorian Carapaz. The 2023 winner's title bid had suffered a major blow after a crash on Saturday, which was his third in a week, with Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe's sports director Christian Pomer saying on Sunday the team could decide to pull the 35-year-old out of the race. Welshman Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers), the stage two winner, also abandoned the race after a heavy crash. Roglic and Tarling were among riders to crash on Tuesday, with Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Carlos Verona (Lidl–Trek) and Alessio Martinelli of VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane all losing their footing in the rain. Martinelli was taken to hospital after the crash, where he was conscious and in a stable condition. Wednesday's stage 17 is another ride through the mountains spanning 155km from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, with an altitude gain of 3,800 metres.
Reuters
27-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Scaroni wins stage 16 as Roglic pulls out on chaotic day at Giro
May 27 (Reuters) - Christian Scaroni won an action-packed stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, as Isaac Del Toro's rivals cut into his overall lead and favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned the race. Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia was a 203-kilometre ride from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino featuring four brutal climbs totalling up to 4,900m of elevation, with heavy rainfall leading to several crashes. Scaroni and teammate Lorenzo Fortunato broke away on the final climb, a punishing 12.6km stretch at an average gradient of 8.3%, and built up a sizeable lead to ensure a one-two finish for XDS Astana Team. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) was third, completing an all-Italian podium. In the overall standings, Mexican Del Toro is now just 26 seconds ahead of Simon Yates (Visma–Lease a Bike) after running out of steam with three km to go and failing to keep up with the Briton and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost). Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro d'Italia and a gold medallist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, started the day over two minutes behind Del Toro but now trails by 31 only seconds after an explosive effort on the final climb. "At the end we knew it was a real key stage here, I think I went well and I demonstrated what I've worked, everything it's cost me to get here and be here once again," Carapaz said. "I think in the last few years I haven't had the aptitude, the shape to be here in this moment but that was the motivation to get myself up and go ahead and be here and try it once more. "And good, I think we're good to give a big battle and go for it." Earlier on Tuesday, Slovenian Roglic abandoned the Giro d'Italia after suffering another crash on a downhill section alongside Ecuadorian Carapaz. The 2023 winner's title bid had suffered a major blow after a crash on Saturday, which was his third in a week, with Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe's sports director Christian Pomer saying on Sunday the team could decide to pull the 35-year-old out of the race. Welshman Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers), the stage two winner, also abandoned the race after a heavy crash. Roglic and Tarling were among riders to crash on Tuesday, with Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Carlos Verona (Lidl–Trek) and Alessio Martinelli of VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane all losing their footing in the rain. Martinelli was taken to hospital after the crash, where he was conscious and in a stable condition. Wednesday's stage 17 is another ride through the mountains spanning 155km from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio, with an altitude gain of 3,800 metres.
The Independent
27-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Primoz Roglic abandons bid for second Giro d'Italia title after stage 16 crash
Primoz Roglic has abandoned the Giro d'Italia after a crash, ending his bid for a second corsa rosa trophy and potentially jeoparding his preparation for this summer's Tour de France. The Slovenian was the pre-race favourite but was 10th in the overall standings after a below-par first two weeks. The 35-year-old had struggled throughout the race after crashing during recon for stage 10's time trial and again on stage 14 when several riders came down, and withdrew after another crash in dismally wet conditions on stage 16. He crashed alongside 2019 champion Richard Carapaz with around 96km to go on the mountainous stage from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino. TV cameras did not film the incident but TNT Sports' Adam Blyte, riding on the in-race motorbike, reported that the pair appeared to slide out on a roundabout and while Carapaz was swiftly back into the race, Roglic made his way to the team car and abandoned. Roglic's general classification bid appeared to essentially end on Sunday's stage 15, when he lost a minute and a half to current race leader Isaac del Toro as he was distanced on the day's climbs. He said at the start of stage 16 that he was 'fighting for survival', admitting that fighting for GC was not 'realistic anymore' and said that he had been unable to ride his bike on Monday's rest day. Roglic, who rides for Red Bull -Bora-Hansgrohe, won the race in 2023. His road career has often been hampered by crashes, including one in last year's Tour de France which forced him to abandon, and this Giro has been a similar story. The appalling weather conditions on stage 16 had earlier put paid to Josh Tarling's Giro, as the Ineos Grenadiers rider - who won stage two's time trial in Albania for his maiden Grand Tour victory - slid on the wet roads earlier on Tuesday and crashed into a barrier. The 21-year-old did not continue and his team said on social media that he was 'undergoing further assessment' with their medical staff. VF Group-Bardiani-CSF Faizane rider Alessio Martinelli also abandoned Tuesday's stage after a crash.
The Independent
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Giro d'Italia Stage 16 preview: Three huge climbs provide backdrop to GC battleground
The 2025 Giro d'Italia resumes with what you might well call the queen stage of this edition. The riders had a well-deserved rest day yesterday but from here on in there's not much let-up: five serious days in the mountains to whittle down the general classification contenders and see who sinks and who swims. Today is a behemoth at 203km with 4,900m of altitude gain on the cards, riding from Piazzola sul Brenta to one of incredibly few summit finishes in this year's race, at San Valentino. The route is flat to start but after 50km to warm up the legs it's all up and down for the rest of the day. The first climb is a category two at Carbonare (12.9km, averaging 4.6%, hitting 10% max), before a fast descent to Trento breaks up the climbing. The next is the Monte Bondone, 10.1% maxing out at 13%, up to Candriai, with the pattern repeating of descent and then another climb, this one uncategorised to Cavedine, with the day's second intermediate sprint towards the top of that rise. A sharp descent and a short valley road takes them onto the category-one Santa Barbara climb, a 12.7km ascent averaging nearly 9%, with maximum gradients of 14%. Another descent takes the riders onto the final climb, the 18.2km San Valentino. The San Valentino climb is almost three climbs in one, with two short plateaux or descents interrupting the upper slopes. The first is at Brentonico, home of the Red Bull kilometre, and from there it gets tougher, hitting 14% shortly after and averaging 9.2% for around 4km. The second is at San Giacomo, from which the riders get the brief respite of a short descent until the 2km to go mark, before the final 8.9% rise to the finish. It's utterly relentless, all day. No time for the GC riders to switch off and plenty of places to make potentially race-winning moves. Route map and profile Start time Stage 15 is set to start a bit earlier than normal, with plenty of climbing on the menu: at 11.20am local time (10.20am BST). It will conclude at around 5.15pm local time (4.15pm BST). Prediction Stage 15 turned the race on its head as pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic was distanced on a medium-mountains stage and lost even more time, while maglia rosa Isaac del Toro looks as sharp as ever at the head of the pack. This final week could change everything, of course, but amid speculation that Roglic wouldn't even start today, it seems unlikely that the Slovenian will put in a race-winning move on the latter climbs. This in theory could be a day for either the breakaway or GC: veterans Romain Bardet and Nairo Quintana have climbed well and are both still searching for one final moment of glory, especially important for Bardet in his final grand tour, while Luke Plapp already has a stage win to his name and looked sharp in the breakaway on stage 11. Pello Bilbao and Wout Poels are other picks from a potential break, but if UAE sense any more weakness in Roglic, this could come down to a stage win for either Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro. However, Ineos Grenadiers have lit up the race with their attacking tactics and while they haven't really borne fruit so far, this could be an opportunity for Egan Bernal to capitalise on his momentum.
