The Who is back on the road with THE WHO HITS BACK! tour following costly pandemic cancellations.

"We're just hitting back at COVID because it stopped us in our tracks. We were going to call it, 'Where Were We?" The tour's lead singer, Roger Daltrey, stated ahead of the tour's launch next week.

Canceled charity concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall for The Who's foundation, Teenage Cancer, cost the group nearly $3 million, Daltrey, 78, said. The organization collaborates with hospitals in the United Kingdom and the United States to create state-of-the-art venues for kids battling cancer to meet and stay connected.

Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the band's major composer renowned for smashing his guitar on stage, are the band's sole surviving original members. The group was formed in 1960s London with drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle.

The Who has sold over 100 million records worldwide, thanks to the success of their rock opera "Tommy" and singles such as "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "I Can See For Miles."

Daltrey and Townshend will begin their North American tour on April 22 in Hollywood, Florida, and will conclude in November in Las Vegas.

The Who's tours have gotten far more complicated, Daltrey explained. "We were, we were four guys with eight amplifiers, a drum kit and a sound system. That was it. We turn up in a U-Haul truck and three roadies would suit us for the night."

Daltrey is unconcerned about COVID's impact on the trip, he remarked from his rural England home. "We're just living our lives. And if you get it and die, you get it and die, you know?"

The rock legend, who has collaborated with numerous world-renowned acts, chose Mick Jagger as his favorite rock band vocalist, followed by Freddie Mercury and Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie.

While the band has no plans to quit performing, Daltrey admitted that the day would come.

"I've always said about this business. You don't give it up; it gives you up. I will open my mouth, and it won't come out like it should. And I will go, that's it, can't do it anymore."