The Who to headline British Summer Time

British Summer Time 2015

Thursday 18th to Sunday 28th June 2015
Hyde Park, Park Lane, Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London, W2 2UH, England MAP
from £55 to £75

Daily capacity: 65,000

The Who will play the final date of their 'Who Hits 50' Tour with a headline appearance in London's Hyde Park at British Summer Time, on Friday 26th June

Frontman Roger Daltry has described next summer's tour as "This is the beginning of the long goodbye."

Supporting the band on their fourth and possibly final time at Hyde Park (three times as headliners and once as part of Live 8) are Paul Weller, Kaiser Chiefs, and Johnny Marr.

Jim King, Senior Vice President Live Events, said: "The Who are the consummate live band and we are extremely excited to bring them back to Hyde Park. In addition to Paul Weller, there will be a great bill of artists who have been influenced by The Who over the years and we look forward to what will be a full day of fantastic music.”

Prices have not yet been announced, tickets will be on general sale from 9am Thursday 20 November, and eFestivals will havel inks to buy them then.

Penelope Boyd Head of Events and Filming at The Royal Parks, added, “Next year’s BST Hyde Park is already shaping up to be the must see event of 2015 – bringing a diverse range of entertainment to the heart of the capital with Taylor Swift making her Hyde Park debut on the Saturday night and now The Who making a welcome return on the Friday.”

The following day Taylor Swift tops a line-up of acts to be announced soon as part of the event. AEG Live's event the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time returns to Hyde Park for a third time, and there will be other days of entertainment in addition to this the first announced date.

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