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Roger Daltrey: 'I Couldn't See During The Who's Super Bowl Performance'

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February 08, 2010 by Jason Gregory | Photo by Splash News
Roger Daltrey: 'I Couldn't See During The Who's Super Bowl Performance'

The Who's Roger Daltrey has revealed that he struggled to see during the band's performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday.

The group wowed fans with a five-song medley of their classic hits at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
 
But speaking after the performance, Daltrey had mixed feelings about the set and admitted that it was riddled with obstacles.

"I thought it went OK. I understand. It's a TV show. Cameras were everywhere," he said.

"I was so blinded that I couldn't see.”

The singer, who was initially reluctant to talk to the media, also said that he wanted the crowd to get more involved.

He told ESPN: “I really wished the crowd would have gotten into singing the songs with us more. That's how it is in Europe for our soccer matches. I wanted more banter."

His bandmate, guitarist Pete Towshend, added: "We had as much fun as we could have."

Despite going down well with fans, The Who's performance received a mixed reaction in the US media, with one critic saying Townshend “looked and sounded desperate”. 

The Super Bowl is regularly the most-watched programme on US television and in recent years the half-time show has featured The Rolling Stones and Prince.

It also typically provides a huge sales boost for the headline act.

Last night's Super Bowl was won by the New Orleans Saints who claimed an unlikely 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Super Bowl XLIV - Half-Time Show

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  • The Who shouldn't still be together, the most talented members are both dead, couldn't Daltry and Townshend have the decency to start a different band?

    ~ by Devil Child 2/8/2010 Report

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  • I like Devil Child

    ~ by Beam Me Up 2/8/2010 Report

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  • that was an INCREDIBLE EPIC last night!! Almost 70 years old & they still ROCK!!!!

    ~ by John Luksic 2/8/2010 Report

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  • I'm a huge "WHO" fan and thought they rocked it; the light show was the best I've ever seen. This is a hard rock band that belong is arena's in front of their fans, Not a bunch of numb-nuts who no very little about their song list. I'm very surprised they played the super bowl though as the band has avoided these types of events their whole career, Grammy's etc. Go see a regular concert by this band even now and you'll be surprised by the energy and ta

    ~ by WHO R U 2/8/2010 Report

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  • I was there last weekend and I agree the crowd didn't get into the Who like they got into Springsteen the year before, The Who have still got it though and it really rocked. I was bouncing around like an idiot, maybe there should have been more Brits there like me and then they would have heard the crowd!

    ~ by goodgrr 2/15/2010 Report

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