According to a post on TheWho.com from Pete Townshend, The Who has begun writing stuff for their next studio album. The follow-up to 2006’s “Endless Wire”, which was the band’s first new release in 24 years, shall be produced by T-Bone Burnett.
The Who may also play “some shows in the festival season this summer,” Townshend adds. “I would want to do that purely for fun, and I don’t want to turn it into a big tour. I need to stay focused on my writing.”
In other Who news, the group is planning a late summer/early fall release for DVDs chronicling two well-known shows from its archive – the first, taped December 14, 1969, at London Coliseum, boasts a complete performance of “Tommy”, while the second (from December 15, 1977) at Kilburn State Gaumont, was filmed for use in the documentary “The Kids Are Alright”, but has never been released in complete form.
The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (live)