keith moon died in 1978. the band released two more studio albums with drummer kenney jones before disbanding in 1983. they re-formed at events such as live aid and for reunion tours such as their 25th anniversary tour and the quadrophenia tours of 1996 and 1997. in 2002 planning for recording an album of new material was put on hold after john entwistle's death at the age of 57. townshend and daltrey continued to perform as the who and in 2006 they released the studio album titled "endless wire."