A legendary rock band is splitting with a longtime member — again — ahead of an upcoming farewell tour. The Who guitarist Pete Townshend announced Sunday that drummer Zak Starkey will not be part of the lineup for “The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour.” The shakeup comes weeks after Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey fired Starkey for allegedly “overplaying” at recent concerts, then reinstated him days later and blamed “communication issues.” “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change. A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best,” Townshend wrote on Instagram. “Scott Devours who has worked with Roger’s solo band will join the Who for our final shows. Please welcome him.” Starkey, however, says the split was not quite so amicable. “I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit the Who to pursue my other musical endeavors,” Starkey wrote. “This would be a lie. I love the Who and would never had quit. So I didn’t make the statement. Quitting the Who would also have let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me (thank you all a million times over and more) thru the weeks of mayhem of me going ‘in an out an in an out an in an out like a bleedin squeezebox.” Starkey, the 59-year-old son of The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, is the godson of original The Who drummer Keith Moon. Starkey had been The Who’s full-time drummer since 1996, contributing to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s most recent albums, including 2006’s “Endless Wire” and 2019’s “Who,” and performing at major events like the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2010 Super Bowl. Starkey suffered a medical emergency in January, but said the blood clots in his right leg have since “completely healed” and do not affect his drumming or running abilities. He said Sunday he does have “other projects” and always has due to The Who’s sporadic touring schedule, performing with artists like Oasis, Johnny Marr, Kasabian, Hollywood Vampires, and Mantra of the Cosmos. Devours, who’s also worked with bands Oleander and IMA Robot, has toured with Daltrey multiple times since 2009, including on his solo tour last year. The shakeup comes days after tickets went on sale for The Who’s final U.S. tour, including two concerts in New York state. The band will perform Aug. 28 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Long Island, and Aug. 30 at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats and StubHub. Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, 79, are best known for their work on The Who with hits like “My Generation,” “Baba O’Riley,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” They performed at the original Woodstock festival in 1969 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The British rock band was also in Syracuse’s history books history with the largest concert crowd ever at the former Carrier Dome in 1982 — until Metallica broke the record last month. That 1982 concert, by the way, was part of what The Who claimed was its farewell tour at the time. “Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans, and hopefully to new ones who might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years,” Townshend said. “This tour will be about fond memories, love and laughter. Make sure you join in.”