{
  "id": 4069407,
  "title": "Zak Starkey and the Who Have Kissed and Made Up, as Rehearsal Reunion Is Revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/zak-starkey-and-the-who-have-kissed-and-made-up-as-rehearsal-reunion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T00:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/zak-starkey-the-who-reconcile-rehearsal-1236846409/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Apparently the deep and much-talked-about rift between the Who and former (and future?) drummer Zak Starkey was not quite a hell-freezes-over situation after all. Starkey, who was famously revealed to have been unceremoniously handed his walking orders in April 2025, is now back with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend … or at least he has […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}