Tues Rock Rndup 912

The Who's very first world tour officially gets under way tonight in Philadelphia. It's also the first tour they will ever start knowing that they are without bassist John Entwistle, who died on the eve of the band's 2002 tour in Las Vegas. And it's the first tour in support of a new album since 1982, when they released It's Hard. This tour will feature songs off their new album, Endless Wire, in stores October 31st. As for what you can expect them to play, Pete Townshend tells us, "I'm hoping that we can create a more flexible show than usual. We're preparing to take more risks than we usually would."

It's a busy time for KISS singer-guitarist Paul Stanley. He doesn't have a reality show like Gene Simmons, but he kicks off a solo tour next month in Atlanta. He'll play Chicago November 6th at the House Of Blues. His solo album, Live to Win, is in stores October 24th. Also, he and his wife Erin are the proud parents of a healthy baby boy, Colin Michael Stanley, who was born on September 6th. And along with Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Brett Michaels of Poison, and others, he'll take part in the next session of the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, February 15th to the 19th in Hollywood, California.

Eddie Van Halen recently wrote and composed two songs for Sacred Sin, an adult film that will be released tomorrow. On September 30th he will co-host the movie's invitation-only release party, dubbed "The Gathering," at the 51-50 Estate, which is believed to be his L-A home. The two songs are "Rise" and "Catherine," and the D-V-D will contain music videos for both songs.

Peter Frampton's long-awaited instrumental album, Fingerprints, arrives in stores today. The disc features quite a few guest stars, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts and his former rhythm partner, bassist Bill Wyman; Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Matt Cameron; Hank Marvin from The Shadows; and Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes. Frampton says the idea behind the album was to "take a trip through [his] influences."

Bob Seger's Face the Promise hits stores today. It's the Detroit singer's first studio album in 11 years. Seger says he took that time off from the music industry so he could enjoy time with his young children. "I started having kids really late, at age 47. It was a great time for me to be home with my kids." Seger adds that he didn't totally get away from music during the past decade. "I never stopped writing." Seger will be in L-A Thursday for a performance that night on The Tonight Show.