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Zak Starkey

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: The Who's Zak Starkey performs during the Who Cares Benefit For Teen Cancer America Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2013 in New York City.

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  • The Who' powerful show at Nassau Coliseum

    as the one they delivered Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum?The touring version of The Who -- which includes drummer Zak Starkey , bassist Pino Palladino and Townshend's brother, Simon, on guitar -- brought out "Quadrophenia's" wide range of styles. Townshend   Read more »

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  • Review: The Who, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK

    accompanied the live-drum sound of skin-pounder Scott Devours, Daltrey’s solo drummer who’s been subbing for a sick Zak Starkey. Without question, Starkey, who is Ringo Starr’s son, has been vital to The Who’s lifeblood since he signed on for The Who’s 1996-1997   from Real Rock News Read more »

  • NULL Back to the front

    more recent collaborators. Marr had previously dabbled in the art of being a frontman with The Healers, a group that included Zak Starkey on drums and released an album, Boomslang, in 2003. The Messenger also involved assembling a new band and recording with   from Irish Times Read more »

  • The Who's 'Quadrophenia' tour lays out compelling story The Who's 'Quadrophenia' tour lays out compelling story

    will perform “Quadrophenia” in its entirety Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center as part of its “Quadrophenia + More” tour. Zak Starkey will play drums, Pino Palladino is on bass and Simon Townshend is on guitar. Hearing the album complete and in sequence is crucial.   from Louisville Courier-Journal Read more »

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About Zak Starkey

Zak Starkey, (born 13 September, 1965) is an English drummer, well-known as the first-born child of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (whose real name is Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox. Starkey is mostly noted for his unofficial membership in The Who in recent years. He is also known as being the third drummer for the English pop rock band Oasis. He joined the band in 2004, replacing longtime drummer Alan White. He subsequently performed on all but one track of their sixth studio album Don't Believe the Truth, released in 2005, toured in 2005–2006 and recorded in 2007 and 2008 for their 2008 release, Dig Out Your Soul. Starkey was invited officially in the band in 2006, and joined them in autumn 2007 during sessions with the band putting a group photo. On May 11, 2008, however, several newspapers broke a story about a row between Noel Gallagher and Starkey, reporting that his involvement with the band is finished despite completing work on the newly finished album. Noel confirmed this in an interview with Mojo magazine in July.

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