Roger Daltrey on Teenage Cancer Trust and the chances of new music from The Who

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Roger Daltrey has spoken to NME about the upcoming Teenage Cancer Trust shows, as well as The Who‘s “big, bold and sexy” orchestral tour, and whether we’ll hear any new music from the band.The frontman, who is an Honorary Patron of TCT, enlisted the likes of Kasabian, Wet Leg, Courteeners and Underworld for the 2023 edition of the charity’s annual gig series at the Royal Albert Hall in London.To close proceedings, Daltrey will play a solo concert at the historic venue on Sunday March 26.

He’ll be joined on the night by special guests Richard Ashcroft and Joan Armatrading. Also on the bill are Far From Saints (the new project from Stereophonics‘ Kelly Jones), who are set to deliver their debut live performance that evening.“The place gets an incredible vibe,” Daltrey told NME of the Albert Hall’s unique atmosphere during the TCT series. “Even though it’s five-and-a-half-thousand seats, it doesn’t feel like it.

It almost feels like [the performers are] in your front room.“It’s every band’s ambition to play the Royal Albert Hall. It’s not an easy place to play; it’s a tricky hall to master the sound for bands going in on a one-off.

But because we’ve done it for 21 years, we know all of its quirks. We have the best sound, lights and video in there for the whole week.”As for his personal highlights from the line-up, Daltrey said: “I’m really glad we got Wet Leg because I’ve had my eye on them from this time last year.