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The Who Sacks Zak Starkey for a Second Time, in Advance of Farewell Tour: ‘I Was Fired Two Weeks After Reinstatement,’ Drummer Says
The Who has fired Zak Starkey for a second time, with the news coming from Pete Townshend one month after the drummer was dismissed and then rehired.
The longtime drummer for the band has been let go for a second time, and presumably for good, in advance of the group going out on a farewell tour — news that was made public on social media first by guitarist Pete Townshend, then confirmed by a displeased Starkey. Starkey had previously been let go after the band played Teenage Cancer Trust charity concerts in March at London’s Royal Albert Hall, during which singer Roger Daltrey was visibly unhappy at how portions of the show proceeded. The news of Starkey’s first firing came on April 16, when a Who rep released a statement saying: “The band made a collective decision to part ways with Zak after this round of shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
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