What’s next? The Who will tour

It’s been almost 25 years since the Who blasted their way through a major concert tour, so they should be ready. This fall, they’ll give it another go, band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey say.

Opening date will be Sept. 12 in Philadelphia. The legendary band will then wind its way through the U.S. and Canada before jumping next year to South America, the Far East, Australia and Europe. They’re scheduled for a stop at the Hollywood Bowl Nov. 5.

The Who will perform songs from their new mini rock opera, “Wire and Glass,” and from their upcoming album, which will be released Oct. 23. It’s the group’s first studio recording since 1982’s “It’s Hard.”

Daltrey and Townshend are the only surviving members of the original band, which in the 1960s had such hits as “The Kids Are Alright,” “My Generation” and “I Can See for Miles,” before creating the rock opera “Tommy.” Drummer Keith Moon died of an overdose of prescription drugs in 1978, and bass guitarist John Entwistle was found dead of a heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2002.

Rounding out the touring group will be keyboardist John “Rabbit” Bundrick, bassist Pino Palladino, drummer Zak Starkey and singer-guitarist Simon Townshend, Pete’s brother.