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When Townshend staged this charity concert in 1985, he had been off the road with The Who for three years. That pivotal British Rock band had done a "farewell" tour in 1982, but had reared its head again and roared a few months earlier in a one-off a...more

When Townshend staged this charity concert in 1985, he had been off the road with The Who for three years. That pivotal British Rock band had done a "farewell" tour in 1982, but had reared its head again and roared a few months earlier in a one-off appearance at Live Aid. Despite pleas from both Daltrey and Entwistle to reform and tour again, the next proper Who reunion would have to wait until four years later, in 1989. In the meantime, Townshend was determined to keep his solo career on track, which had been propelled by the success of radio hits like "Rough Boys," "Let My Love Open the Door," and "Slit Skirts."...less