The Who performed the first of their two shows at the 2025 edition of the Teenage Cancer Trust concert series, and broke out their first performance of ‘Love Ain’t For Keepin” in over two decades.
Check out footage below.This year’s edition of the charity gigs kicked off earlier this week and saw the series return to the usual site of Royal Albert Hall.
Launching on Monday (March 24), the event opened with an energetic performance from Sex Pistols and Frank Carter, and has so far been followed up with a night of comedy starring Micky Flanagan, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, as well as a set from James Arthur.The latest show was held last night (27) and saw the charity’s Honorary Patron Roger Daltrey take to the stage with his iconic band The Who.
The classic rock legends usually perform each year at the event, and the 2025 instalment will see them perform twice – also closing out the event on Sunday night (30).As well as breaking out classic tracks like ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘The Seeker’, ‘My Generation’ and ‘Behind Blue Eyes’, the band also introduced the song ‘Love Ain’t For Keepin” to the setlist.This marked the first live rendition of the track – which featured in their hit 1971 album ‘Who’s Next’ – since 2004.Another highlight of the show came as the band dedicated their song ‘I Can See For Miles’ to one of the people Daltrey met who is being helped by the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.
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