▁Club ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁included ▁Bruce ▁Fo xt on ▁( Form er ▁bass ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁The ▁Jam ) ▁and ▁Mark ▁Br ze z icki ▁( Form er ▁drum mer ▁for ▁Big ▁Country ) ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Watson ▁( Form er ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁Big ▁Country ), ▁where ▁he ▁function ed ▁as ▁lead ▁guitar ist , ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁song writer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Simon ▁Town sh end ▁joined ▁the ▁European ▁leg ▁of ▁The ▁Who ' s ▁tour , ▁playing ▁a ▁support ▁set ▁with ▁Cas bah ▁Club ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁performing ▁with ▁The ▁Who ▁( see ▁The ▁Who ▁Tour ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 ). ▁Simon ▁Town sh end ▁played ▁rh ythm ▁guitar , ▁mand olin , ▁and ▁performed ▁backing ▁vocals . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁modified ▁F ender ▁Str at oc aster ▁with ▁P - 9 0 ▁pick - ups . ▁Simon ▁Town sh end ▁also ▁uses ▁a ▁signature ▁guitar ▁designed ▁and ▁developed ▁by ▁J J ▁Gu it ars ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁Ret ro ▁Lux ▁model . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁cred ited ▁collaboration ▁with ▁The ▁Who ▁involved ▁participation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁supporting ▁ch oral ists ▁for ▁Ken ▁Russell ' s ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Tommy ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁contributed ▁backing ▁vocals ▁to ▁The ▁Who ' s ▁End less ▁W ire ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁