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The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend played the first of two Budweiser Stage appearances on their North American farewell tour on Tuesday.

The last song by the British rock legends the Who at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Tuesday was Tea & Theatre , a mellow send-off about survival.

On stage were just singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, the two remaining members of the band who 60 years ago released My Generation , a brash declaration of a youthful creed that was snarled and stuttered: “Why don’t you all f-f-fade away, and don’t try to dig what we all s-s-say.”

My Generation ’s descending power chords in 1965 were pure aggression − wars have been started with lesser gestures.

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