The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey after Royal Albert Hall performance

The Guardian ^ | Thu 17 Apr 2025 09.15 EDT | Laura Snapes

[jroehl]

Move described as ‘a collective decision’ follows reports that Roger Daltrey was unhappy with ‘drums going boom, boom, boom’ at recent gig.

[jroehl]

Will this have a detrimental effect on their next world tour? [snicker]

[Paladin2]

Who?

[Larry Lucido]

I’m no musician, but aren’t drums supposed to go boom boom boom?

[NeverTyranny]

Sounds like a senior moment.

[Gay State Conservative]

The Who was,in their earliest years,the best of the British Invasion. But then they got fat,complacent and began to believe their own press releases.

[Romulus]

Hearing aid malfunction.

[John Milner]

Will this have a detrimental effect on their next final tour? [snicker]

Fixed it for you.

[sit-rep]

if I read that right, drummer since ‘96 and just last night was an issue big enough to fire him over? And never knew he was Ringo’s son!!

[Izzy Dunne]

They have nothing but admiration for him

You don't fire a guy after 29 years if you "have nothing but admiration for him"...

[Beowulf9]

Ringo and Maureen’s son.

[NeverTyranny]

LOL!

[Red Badger]

Ringo’s kid...............

[Bullish]

Don’t drums always go Boom Boom Boom?

[traderrob6]

Interesting, “Starkey”, Richard Starkey was Ringo Starr”s real name.

[traderrob6]

LOL, never mind

[Drew68]

Ringo’s son, Keith Moon’s Godson, Kenny Jones’ student, and The Who’s longest serving drummer.

Really thought, Pete and Roger just need to wrap it up. It’s become silly at this point. And I say this with mad respect for the band’s legacy.

[Mozilla]

Never the same after Keith Moon passed.

[Living Free in NH]

Who?

Yes :)

[Mozilla]

Yes. Barbara Bach is not the mother. She is Ringo’s wife since 1982. They met doing Cavemen.

[FMBass]

That’s rich! An old singer complaining about a drummer, when he used to be in a band with Keith Moon, of all people. “Moon, the loon” as he is/was known by many.

I always thought Moon was a great drummer, but I had to try real hard to insinuate that Daltrey was a singer. The last time I heard Daltrey, what little of a voice he had, was noticeably gone. Really gone. He has some ego criticizing another musician.