ROCK legend Roger Daltrey will be performing The Who's classic rock opera Tommy in the Isle of Man next month.
Tickets are available now for the gig at the Royal Hall in the Villa Marina, Douglas, on July 28.
In addition to performing Tommy from start to finish he will also be performing a variety of Who classics.
Joining Daltrey will be Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (Bass), Loren Gold (Keyboards) and also on guitar will be Simon Townshend, younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend.
It will be Daltrey's first gig in the Isle of Man since appearing with his band The Who at the Peel Bay Festival in 2007.
The Tommy album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and also spawned a successful 1975 film of the same name, with Daltrey playing the title role.
Tommy features a number of classic Who songs including Pinball Wizard, The Acid Queen and I'm Free.
While Pete Townshend will not be playing at the gig, he is offering his best wishes to his long time musical partner.
He said: "Great to see Roger performing Tommy with his band in 2011. I will be there in spirit, and Roger has my complete and most loving support.
"Roger is touring his unique concert version of Tommy using his faithful presentation of the original work as the backbone for a set of wider material.
"It is wonderful to hear the way Roger and his new band re-interpret the old Who songs."
A 1989 tour by The Who saw them reprise Tommy live - the upcoming Daltrey tour will differ in that all of the album's songs will be played.
Tommy, which tells a story about a "deaf, dumb, and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, will always be a turning point for the band, according to Daltrey.
He said: "Within Tommy, I found the new voice of The Who and the band found its stride in making that music, adjusting it, using all that knowledge that we had from jazz and the blues into making it work in a rock way."
Tickets are £46.50 and are available now from the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal, Douglas, by ringing the ticket hotline on 01624 600555 and online at www.villagaiety.com
VIP packages are available.
