I have to wonder what the interest would be with only two surviving members, especially after 24 years since their last studio album. After this much time, what is the difference between a Townsend solo album and a Who album (besides Roger Daltrey singing)?
Have their tours the last few years been sold out or are there plenty of tickets left over? Part of this is that Entwistle was too much a part of their sound. Another reason may be that the "Boomers" (at least a large segment) are no longer going to concerts. Lots of "Classic" rock acts can't get any air play on regular rardio - maybe on Satellite radio. Just look at Robert Plant's last studio album. I only heard it on XM radio - the Boneyard. He is now releasing a box set of all his solo albums this Fall, including his last two studio albums just to create a buzz.
Kind of sad......