Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, is currently touring with the band.

The Who’s last studio album, “It’s Hard,” came out in 1982. Shortly after, the band dissolved.

Townshend, Daltrey and Entwistle first reunited in 1996 for a Quadrophenia tour. Three years earlier, Townshend received a Tony for the revival of “Tommy” on Broadway. He has released several albums on his own, and has had by far the most thriving solo career of any Who member.

The Who is working on its first album of new and live material in decades, and recently released an Internet-only album, “The Blues to the Bush,” on www.musicmaker.com.

And now the band is back on the road, this time touring with Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes. The groups are performing separate shows, but are touring together reportedly as a cost-saving measure.

Although the Page-Black Crowes show scheduled for tonight at The Gorge has been canceled because of Page’s back problems, The Who will go on Saturday.

Fans can expect a greatest-hits feel. Townshend told Newsday that the shows have given him a chance to relax and get together with old friends — ironic considering the band’s stormy, early days.

“It’s the kind of thing that people do when they’re retired, isn’t it — they go on a cruise with their golf clubs or something,” he said.

“We’re not quite retired yet, and I know Roger’s got a lot of passion about this stuff. But for me, one of the things that’s nice is that I can do it without getting heated about it, without panicking about whether or not I’m going to find it inspiring.”