It looks like The Who are re-hiring Zak Starkey after acrimonious split

The Who appear to be bringing Zak Starkey back into the fold, just over a year after their acrimonious split.

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“We had a rehearsal recently to make sure we can think about doing some shows in Europe,” he said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal .

Daltrey added that Starkey had been behind the kit and that “it sounded great”.

Starkey later shared a screenshot of the report on Instagram.

“Nice one Rog x,” he wrote.

“Lookin forward to tearin it up with The Who again… The rehearsal was great.” “I don’t think we’ve ever rehearsed as tough as that… usually we drink tea and talk about what time we’re going home!” View this post on Instagram In a subsequent statement to Rolling Stone , Starkey said that the afternoon rehearsal had left the band “absolutely on fire”.

“I’m so happy to be back playing the music I love with people I love,” he added.

“It’s good to be home.” Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr , began playing with The Who in 1996 and remained their touring drummer for nearly three decades, but his position was suddenly thrown into doubt following the band’s Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March last year.

During ‘The Song Is Over’, Daltrey stopped the performance and complained that he could not hear the key over the drums, and the band were subsequently reported to have fired Starkey following an “acrimonious” fallout .

Starkey said he was “surprised and saddened” by the decision , maintaining that he did not believe there had been a problem with his performance.

He had also recently recovered from a serious blood clot in his leg .

Just days later, Pete Townshend announced that Starkey was still in the band and was “not being asked to step down” .

However, that apparent reconciliation did not last and in May, shortly after The Who announced their ‘The Song Is Over’ North American farewell tour , Townshend confirmed that Starkey was leaving the band again , declaring that “the time has come for a change”.