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Friday October 15 2:04 AM ET
The Who Join Together For Corporate Event

By Dean Goodman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Who will perform for the first time in more than 
two years when they appear at a corporate event in Las Vegas later this 
month, organizers said.

The veteran rock trio will headline an Oct. 29 festival being put on at the 
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino by Internet company Pixelon Corp.

The following two nights they will be in Mountain View, Calif., doing 
acoustic sets at Neil Young's annual Bridge charity concert. The Who are 
also scheduled to play charity shows at Chicago's House of Blues on Nov. 12 
and 13.

The Who -- singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend and bassist John 
Entwistle -- last performed in Florida on Aug. 16, 1997, the final date of a 
``Quadrophenia'' reunion tour.

Daltrey told Reuters in a phone interview Thursday that the band would be on 
stage in Las Vegas for about an hour. The threesome will be rounded out by 
drummer Zak Starkey, son of former Beatle Ringo Starr, and veteran tour 
keyboardist John ''Rabbit'' Bundrick.

He declined to say how much the Who were being paid by Pixelon, but said the 
income would help offset costs incurred by the Mountain View and Chicago 
shows.

``We're such tarts, we're very expensive tarts,'' Daltrey said. ``Even Bill 
Gates couldn't afford us.''

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Pixelon delivers audio and video content 
over the Internet. Daltrey said he's not a big Web aficionado. ``I'm 
completely not interested. I haven't got time for it in my life. Does that 
sound ridiculous?''

Besides the Who, Pixelon's ``iBash '99'' will feature other acts, which will 
be announced over the coming weeks. According to Daltrey, performers include 
Kiss, Tony Bennett and the Dixie Chicks, although organizers said they had 
not been confirmed.

Tickets will go on sale shortly, a statement from Pixelon said. The event 
will be broadcast live on the Internet for free at http://www.pixelon.com.

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