No Plan B, also known as the Roger Daltrey Band, is an English rock band assembled by
The Who singer
Roger Daltrey to support performances and tours outside The Who. Daltrey's band includes
Simon Townshend (brother of
Pete Townshend) on guitar and vocals,
Frank Simes on lead guitar,
Jon Button on bass,
Loren Gold on keyboards and
Scott Devours on drums. Frank Simes is also musical director for the band.[1] In a 2010 appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Daltrey called the band No Plan B.[2]
History
In 2009
Roger Daltrey embarked on a tour of the U.S. and Canada with a new band assembled in
Los Angeles,
California. During 2010, the band performed as the support act for
Eric Clapton, as well as performing additional solo shows.
In 2011, the band embarked on the Tommy Reborn tour, which included a special benefit show for the
Teenage Cancer Trust (of which Daltrey is a patron) at the
Royal Albert Hall in
London on March 24, 2011. Pete Townshend joined the band onstage at this show for the songs "
The Acid Queen" and "
Baba O'Riley", and violinist
Charlie Siem played the violin solo in "Baba O'Riley". In 2011 the band toured the UK performing
The Who's Tommy, followed by dates in Europe, the US and Canada. The
AEG Live-produced tour North American tour launched in
Hollywood, Florida, at the
Seminole Hard Rock September 13 and wrapped in
Calgary, Alberta at the
Scotiabank Saddledome. All shows were well-received, and the band booked additional dates in Europe and Japan for 2012.
Set lists have included music from The Who, from Daltrey's solo albums, and various covers of other material including two songs from Largo, a little-known 1998 album which Daltrey has specified onstage.[3] Harmonies performed by Daltrey's band has allowed them to perform Who songs that have remained unperformed since as far back as the 1960s. At the October 12, 2009 show in
Seattle,
Pearl Jam singer
Eddie Vedder joined Daltrey on stage for performances of Pearl Jam's "
Better Man"[4] and The Who's "
The Real Me" and "
Bargain".[5] The band was joined on stage by
Ronnie Wood,
Paul Weller,
Kelly Jones and
Michael Miley at the 28 March 2012
Royal Albert Hall performance for the
Teenage Cancer Trust.