{"id":29572,"date":"2024-05-22T21:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/roger-daltrey-talks-record-breaking-teenage-cancer-trust-concerts\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:02:30","slug":"roger-daltrey-talks-record-breaking-teenage-cancer-trust-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/roger-daltrey-talks-record-breaking-teenage-cancer-trust-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Daltrey talks record-breaking Teenage Cancer Trust concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-05-22\/Getty_RogerDaltrey_052224.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Matthew Baker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Back in March, <strong>The Who<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Roger Daltrey<\/strong> curated his final set of Teenage Cancer Trust benefit shows at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall, and it was certainly a successful run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a new interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicweek.com\/live\/read\/roger-daltrey-on-how-royal-albert-hall-teenage-cancer-trust-concerts-broke-fundraising-records\/089826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Music Week<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, Daltrey reveals that the shows, which featured performances by The Who, <strong>Eddie Vedder<\/strong>, <strong>Paul Weller<\/strong>, <strong>Robert Plant<\/strong>, <strong>Noel Gallagher<\/strong> and more, raised over $2.5 million, the highest amount ever for the charity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Daltrey says raising that much money in just one week is remarkable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s only when you go out there and rattle a box that you find out how hard it is to raise money for a charity!\u201d he says. \u201cThis year\u2019s lineup was brilliant, because it\u2019s great to be around my old mates.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Referring to <strong>Led Zeppelin<\/strong> rocker Plant, Daltrey offers, \u201cI\u2019ve been friends with Robert for 50 years and to have him on stage with me \u2013 two old farts having a good time \u2013 it was heaven!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After 24 years of curating Teenage Cancer Trust shows, Daltrey retired from the position after this year\u2019s event, although he does say if the organization can\u2019t find someone to take his place next year he\u2019d be willing to do it one more time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI just don\u2019t want the responsibility of a five-year contract because I am aware I\u2019m 80 years old, and [that\u2019s around] the average lifespan,\u201d he says. \u201cIf it was 85, maybe I\u2019d think I could accept it! 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