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The Who is een Engelse rockband uit de jaren zestig en zeventig en werd opgericht in 1964 in Londen.

De band groeide uit tot een van de bekendste rock-'n-rollbands ter wereld, die in de hoogtijdagen bestond uit zanger Roger Daltrey, gitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle en drummer Keith Moon. The Who is met uitzondering van de periodes tussen 1983 en 1988 en tussen 1990 en 1995 vrijwel continu op tournee geweest. Wijzigingen in de samenstelling kwamen na het overlijden van Keith Moon in 1978 (die achtereenvolgens vervangen werd door Kenney Jones, Simon Phillips en Zak Starkey) en na de dood van John Entwistle in 2002 (voor wie Pino Palladino sindsdien de honneurs waarneemt). Eind oktober 2006 maakte The Who een comeback, met hun album Endless Wire. Het is het elfde studioalbum dat de band uitbracht, maar het eerste sinds It's Hard uit 1982.

The Who is vooral bekend geworden als rockpioniers; uitvinders van de powerchords en Townshends rockopera Tommy. De vroege mod-albums van de band – met korte, soms agressieve nummers erop – zijn goede voorbeelden van hoe The Who eruitzag: Pete Townshend met zijn leidende powerchords; Keith Moon met zijn explosieve drumwerk; John Entwistle met zijn basloopjes en Roger Daltrey met zijn krachtige stem en rondvliegende microfoon. Deze albums zijn van grote invloed geweest op de ontwikkeling van de hardrock en de powerpop, terwijl de luidruchtige en agressieve concerten de weg vrijmaakten voor de komst van punkrock- en heavymetalbands, die op deze manier door The Who geïnspireerd werden.

In juli 2007 heeft The Who een geslaagde wereldtournee, die begonnen is in juni 2006, afgesloten.

The Who staat op nummer 8 van de lijst van de 100 Grootste Hardrockartiesten van VH1 en op nummer 9 van hun lijst van de 100 Grootste Rock-'n-Rollartiesten.

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesizers, Entwistle's and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk, power pop and mod bands. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

The Who evolved from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" and "Happy Jack" (both 1966). In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released "I Can See for Miles", their only US top ten single. The group's 1969 concept album Tommy included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success.

Further festival appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight, along with the concert album Live at Leeds (1970), established their reputation as a respected rock act. The success put pressure on lead songwriter Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up the album Who's Next (1971), including the hits "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", and "Behind Blue Eyes". The group released another concept album, Quadrophenia (1973), as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy (1975). They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of Who Are You (1978) was overshadowed by Moon's death shortly after.

Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed touring, and released a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective rockumentary The Kids Are Alright (both 1979). The band embarked on the It's Hard Tour in support of their 1982 album, It's Hard. After Townshend became weary of the group, they split in 1983. The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985, a 25th-anniversary tour in 1989 with Simon Phillips on drums and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996–1997. A full reunion began in 1999, with drummer Zak Starkey. After Entwistle's death in 2002, plans for a new album were delayed until 2006, with Endless Wire. Since Entwistle's death, the Who have continued to perform and tour, most commonly with Starkey on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, and Pete's brother Simon Townshend on second guitar and backing vocals. In 2019, the group released their twelfth studio album Who and supported the album with their Moving On! Tour with a symphony orchestra.