Roger Daltrey's voice gives out during gig

Roger Daltrey lost his voice towards the end of Tuesday night's (November 3rd) show at Cleveland's House of Blues. Although Daltrey has had slight problems throughout the tour -- and has juggled some of the song's placings in the setlist for when he's properly warmed up for each tune -- the Cleveland gig saw him at his rawest.

Cleveland.com reported that Daltrey apologized to the crowd towards the end of his set, saying, "I sound terrible. I had a very bad night's sleep last night. This is what I woke up with." Daltrey struggled through his customary Johnny Cash medley and the Who's "Blue, Red & Grey" before abandoning both songs entirely. He mustered his strength for a rousing closing cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Born On The Bayou."

Daltrey says that he's learned to properly pace himself within his live performances: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "We can only play for two hours. You know it gets to be, for me personally and my voice, two hours is enough singing the way I sing. It's not an easy number these songs. They're very, very challenging. They demand the kind of energy that the voice needs to give it."

Roger Daltrey was sheduled to perform on November 5th in Orilla, Ontario at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre.