The Who announce North America farewell tour

British rock band The Who are to say their final goodbye to North America this summer.

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Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend recently confirmed that they will perform hits from six-decade career during "The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour," named after the band's 1971 hit.

The band, which by the 1970s had become one of the world's biggest touring bands, easily filling the largest U.S. stadiums, will play their first gig in Florida on Aug. 16, with further dates in cities including New York, Toronto, Los Angeles and Vancouver, before a final date in Las Vegas on Sept. 28.

"Every musician's dream in the early '60s was to make it big in the U.S. charts," Daltrey said. "For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever."