The Who

The Who take Quadrophenia on the road

The Who's back - and taking Quadrophenia back on the road.

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend are reuniting for a 37-city North American tour based around their 1973 rock opera, the pair announced during a live webcast Wednesday.

"We've been trying to find something we can do together, Roger and I,"

67-year-old Townshend said, seated beside Daltrey in London.

"Quadrophenia was something that we both felt we could get together on and look at again. The last time we did it (on tour) was in 1997. We've been anxious to work together before we drop dead."

The Quadrophenia & More Tour includes four Canadian shows: Nov. 20 at Montreal's Bell Centre; Nov. 21 at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place; Nov. 23 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre; and Feb. 19 at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum.

Tickets for the Ontario shows go on sale Friday July 27 at Ticketmaster, priced between $53.25 and $143.25 (tickets for the Montreal show go on sale Saturday July 28). The tour - which will also include a selection of Who classics like Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again - will be the pair's first North American trek in four years.

Daltrey said he hopes to incorporate visual and dramatic elements into the tale about a disaffected Mod youth. "What's great about doing it now, is that it's still a work in progress," the 68-year-old singer said. "Hopefully, it'll keep developing into something new. I don't know how many more years I'm going to be able to sing this music."

On a similar note, Townshend - who has dealt with hearing issues for years - said "long periods of being careful about exposure to sound"

have helped his tinnitus.

"I'm all right at the moment," he said. "I don't actually protect my ears. I don't go on with earplugs (and) I can't actually wear in-ear monitors because they actually give you very bad tinnitus. One of the things I like about Quadrophenia is that it tends to be a bit more controlled."

Their backing band will include longtime players Zakk Starkey (Ringo's

son) on drums, Townshend's brother Simon on guitar and Pino Palladino on bass. Townshend admitted that while he and Daltrey still miss late drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, he has found it "liberating" to perform with different musicians. And don't expect to see hologram versions of Moon or Entwistle, Daltrey says. "We thought about it, but everybody's doing it now. It's very expensive to carry, I don't know if we need it - there's other things you can do. It's only a gimmick."

Along with the tour, a documentary on the album - The Who: Quadrophenia

- Can You Still See the Real Me? - is being released this month, while the original 1979 film is being reissued on DVD and Blu-ray. Townshend said he hasn't seen the documentary. "You get to a certain age the and last thing you want to do is look at yourself looking 105, going on about being 15."

To recreate Quadophenia live, Messrs. Townshend and Daltrey will have a little help from their friends ? Zak Starkey on drums, bassist Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend on guitar/backing vocals, keyboardist Christ Stainton, Loren Gold on keyboards and backing vocals and Frank Simes serving as musical director as well as keyboardist and backing vocalist.

Here?s the routing:

Nov. 1 ? Sunrise, Fla., BankAtlantic Center
Nov. 3 ? Orlando, Fla., Amway Center
Nov. 5 ? Duluth, Ga., The Arena At Gwinnett Center
Nov. 8 ? Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center
Nov. 9 ? Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
Nov. 11 ? Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
Nov. 13 ? Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Nov. 14 ? Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Nov. 16 ? Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Nov. 20 ? Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
Nov. 21 ? Ottawa, Ontario, Scotiabank Place
Nov. 23 ? Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Nov. 24 ? Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
Nov. 27 ? Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
Nov. 29 ? Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Dec. 2 ? Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
Dec. 5 ? New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Dec. 6 ? Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
Dec. 8 ? Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Dec. 9 ? Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Jan. 28 ? Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
Jan. 30 ? Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Feb. 1 ? Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Feb. 2 ? Reno, Nev., Reno Events Center
Feb. 5 ? San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
Feb. 6 ? Glendale, Ariz., Jobing.com Arena
Feb. 8 ? Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
Feb. 12 ? Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Feb. 14 ? Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
Feb. 16 ? Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
Feb. 17 ? Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
Feb. 19 ? Hamilton, Ontario, Copps Coliseum
Feb. 21 ? Uniondale, N.Y., Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Feb. 22 ? Atlantic City, N.J., Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Feb. 24 ? Manchester, N.H., Verizon Wireless Arena
Feb. 26 ? Providence, R.I., Dunkin' Donuts Center

As a warm-up for the tour, a special one-night-only theater showing of the rock-doc ?The Who: Quadrophenia ? Can You See The Real Me?? is scheduled July 24 at 8 p.m. local time (July 25 in Canada). Presented by NCM Fathom Events, AEG Live and UMe, the film includes a special welcome message from Townshend.

The film also promises plenty of historic footage, including the opening night of the band?s 1973 Quadrophenia tour in San Francisco when Keith Moon collapsed and resulted in Townshend asking the audience if anyone could play drums. Scot Halpin answered Townshend?s call, thus ensuring his place in rock ?n? roll trivia.

The upcoming tour has several VIP experiences and packages including perks such as great seats, entry to the band?s preshow soundcheck, preshow parties and limited edition autographed memorabilia.

Members of The Who?s official fan club will be given priority access to purchase tickets beginning at 10 a.m. July 20. An American Express presale begins July 23 and general onsales launch July 27. Visit TheWho.com for everything you need to know.