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The Who sack drummer Zak Starkey for a second time after sharing huge update on their retirement plans following shock U-turn


The Who's drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time, just one month after he was fired then quickly reinstated.

Zak's sacking comes just months ahead of the legendary bands farewell tour across North America and Pete revealed Scott Devours will replace him on drums. The news of Zak's firing comes just weeks after Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend made a shock U-turn to welcome him back into the band , after he was sacked following a bitter fallout 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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