Simon Townshend

Musician + Guitarist + Songwriter

Male

Born Oct 10, 1960

Age 52

Hometown Chiswick

Genres Mod (subculture) ...

Instruments Fender Stratocaster

Performed With The Who + Casbah ...

Record Label Stir Music

Simon Townshend is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the younger brother of The Who's Pete Townshend, and is most associated with The Who and the various side projects of its original members, despite many other musical ventures in his career.… Read More

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Simon Townshend

Age 52

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Pete Townshend
Brother, Age 68

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The Who Review: Long Live Rock
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 03, 2013

The Who review: Long live rock On its first North American tour in four years, the band had already powered through the entirety of its 1973 double album, "Quadrophenia," without saying a word and was ready to move on to more familiar ground. Daltrey's voice, which had held up remarkably well during the first half of the concert, weathering Pete Towshend's relentless guitar attacks, sounded like it was in shreds as he reached for the more elusive notes in classics like...
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The Who Tickets: Cheap Concert Tickets Announces Official Ticket Onsales For The Who 2012 "Quadrophenia Tour" Are On Friday, July 27th.
Yahoo News - Jul 27, 2012

Cheap Concert Tickets announces that Roger Daltrey and Peter Townshend, the two surviving members of the original band, have announced that The Who will perform the 1973 album "Quadrophenia" in its entirety during their 2012 North American concert tour which will visit 36 cities along the way. They will be performing along with Zak Starkey, Simon Townshend, Chris Stainton, Pino Palladino and Frank Simes. This exciting tour will have two separate legs with th...
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The Who Concert Tickets: Presales For The Who Tickets Begin Today At 10am Edt! Queen Bee Tickets.Com Has Delighted Fans By Offering A Discount Code For Tickets For The Who.
Yahoo News - Jul 20, 2012

Music fans are delighted that The Who has recently announced a 2012 tour and today marks the beginning of a true ticket buying frenzy across the country for The Who tickets! This is the first time that The Who has played on North American soil in four years, so ticket demand is expected to be very high. For this tour, Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, Chris Stainton, Loren Gold and Frank Simes will join original The Who members Pete Townshend and...
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The Who Hit Replay On "Quadrophenia" For New Tour
Yahoo News - Jul 18, 2012

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary British rockers the Who will hit the road for their first North American concert tour in four years, playing the entire rock opera "Quadrophenia" alongside other memorable hits, the band said on Wednesday. The road trip starts in Florida on November 1, and features founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, alongside Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, Chris Stainton, Loren Gold and Frank Simes. The Who ar...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1960 Birth Born on October 10, 1960.

THIRTIES

1996 35 Years Old After starting his own record label and production company, Stir Music, he released several other albums including studio and live performances. He joined The Who as a second guitarist for their Quadrophenia Tour in 1996 and 1997.

FORTIES

2002 41 Years Old He later rejoined the band as a full touring member in 2002 and has played with them on each of their tours since. … Read More

2006 45 Years Old In 2006 Townshend joined the European leg of The Who's tour, playing a support set with Casbah Club as well as performing with The Who (see The Who Tour 2006-2007). … Read More

2009 48 Years Old 1 More Event

On 11 August 2009 Simon joined Pearl Jam onstage at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London for a performance of "The Real Me" from The Who's Quadrophenia album.

FIFTIES

2012 51 Years Old In February 2012, he began his own tour of the UK, in support of his new album "Looking Out, Looking In". … Read More

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