The Who's farewell tour coming to Jones Beach in August

Striking a familiar refrain, The Who have announced their final North American tour, with a stop at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on Aug. 28.

General-public tickets for the 16-date tour go on sale May 16 at 10 a.m. at livenation.com. The Who will launch the tour Aug. 16 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with the band's final stop set for Sept. 28 at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. Other metropolitan area shows will include Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Aug. 19, and Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, on Aug. 30.

"The Song Is Over — North American Farewell Tour" marks the second time The Who have bid goodbye to concert audiences. The first time was in 1982, but the band returned to the road in 1985 and would regroup to tour roughly a dozen times over the next 30 years. The rock outfit's most recent trek, "The Who Hits Back!," wrapped up in August 2023, according to dates listed on the band’s website.

The Who was one of the breakout British bands of the 1960s, known for hard-charging yet sophisticated rock anthems with lyrics that tackled generational and class divides. Over a recording career that ended in 1982 but resumed in the 2000s, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees scored a string of hits that includes "My Generation," "The Kids Are Alright," "Pinball Wizard" and "I Can See For Miles." Following the 1978 death of drummer Keith Moon and the 2002 death of bassist John Entwistle, the only original members left are singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, sometimes wryly called The Two.

Daltrey, 81, revealed during a charity concert in March that he has hearing and vision loss, according to Britain's Sky News. "The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind," Daltrey reportedly told the audience. "Fortunately, I still have my voice."

Townshend, 79, also has hearing loss but no longer suffers from the tinnitus that plagued him in the 1970s, according to a 2019 interview published in The Minnesota Star Tribune. "I wear modern fancy hearing aids, and life is grand," Townshend said in the article.

The Who’s website does not mention the backing musicians featured on the tour. Drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr, seems like a possibility: He has played with the band since the mid-1990s, left briefly last month and was quickly invited back, according to The Guardian. Jon Button and Pino Palladino have played bass for The Who on past tours.

"To me, America has always been great. The cultural differences had a huge impact on me, this was the land of the possible," Daltrey said in a statement on the band's website. "It’s not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been. Thanks for being there for us and look forward to seeing you one last time."

By Rafer Guzmán

rafer.guzman@newsday.com