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The Who issue huge statement on Zak Starkey's future in the band as bandmates Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend admit 'this blew up very quickly' after 'sacking' reports


The Who's Zak Starkey has been welcomed back into the band following a dramatic u-turn by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.

The Who have issued a huge statement on Zak Starkey's future in the band as bandmates Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend admitted 'this blew up very quickly' after sacking reports While fans were loving the shows, which were in honour of Roger's Teenage Cancer Trust charity, a source claimed there were a 'few issues with the drumming....and the standard wasn't as high as everyone wanted'. Zak had been set to take the stage with his supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos - including Happy Mondays vocalist Shaun Ryder, 62, Oasis guitarist Andy Bell, 54, percussionist Mark ' Bez' Berry, 60, and Noel Gallagher, 57, - when he received the alarming health alert.

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