Promotional bill (From the collection of Kevin Schmid)
1986 'SOUND OF THE MONKEES' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Jones and Tork
"Every date was jammed not only with teary-eyed original fans but with wildly enthusiastic teenagers
who appeared to sing along with the lyrics of every number. Each show was laced with the slapstick lunacy that the audience would have recognized from the television series, which had been rerun in Australia over the previous two years."
-Glenn A. Baker, author of Monkeemania: The True Story of The Monkees
who appeared to sing along with the lyrics of every number. Each show was laced with the slapstick lunacy that the audience would have recognized from the television series, which had been rerun in Australia over the previous two years."
-Glenn A. Baker, author of Monkeemania: The True Story of The Monkees
THE SET LIST
|
Last Train to Clarksville (Davy & Peter lead vocal)
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Steppin' Stone (Davy & Peter lead vocal) Valleri Cuddly Toy Your Auntie Grizelda I'll Be True to You Sometime in the Morning (Peter lead vocal) I'm in Love (With Six Girls) (Davy lead vocal) Daydream Believer What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round? (Davy & Peter lead vocal) I’ll Love You Forever Peter's Oldies Medley: -Whole Lotta Shakin' -I Want You, I Need You, I Love You -Lucille Gonna Buy Me a Dog (Davy & Peter lead vocal) Shades Of Gray (Davy & Peter lead vocal) Star Collector I Wanna Be Free Cripple Creek Higher and Higher Randy Scouse Git (Davy & Peter lead vocal) Pleasant Valley Sunday (Davy & Peter lead vocal) Encore: I'm a Believer (Davy & Peter lead vocal) |
(From the collection of Kevin Schmid)
Davy's solo song, "Rainy Jane," was also performed at select dates. |
THE TOUR SCHEDULE
February 25: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
February 26: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
February 27: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
February 28: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 1: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 2: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 4: Newcastle Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 5: Hellenic Club, Canberra, Australia
March 6: Gosford Central Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 7: Manly Warringah Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 8: Rooty Hill Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 9: Ingleborn Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 14: St. George Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia
March 15: St. George Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia
March 17: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
March 18: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
March 19: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
February 26: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
February 27: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
February 28: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 1: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 2: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
March 4: Newcastle Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 5: Hellenic Club, Canberra, Australia
March 6: Gosford Central Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 7: Manly Warringah Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 8: Rooty Hill Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 9: Ingleborn Club, New South Wales, Australia
March 14: St. George Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia
March 15: St. George Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia
March 17: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
March 18: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
March 19: The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
In 1985 Peter Tork attended a concert in New York City featuring the 'Happy Together' tour that showcased several regrouped sixties rock and roll bands. The promoter of the tour, David Fishof, had already started to lobby Peter about the prospects of a Monkees reunion. Tork was impressed with the dynamics of the show and agreed to discuss potential plans about The Monkees returning to the concert stage. Fishof quickly began an effort to reunite the band.
This tour of Australia by Davy and Peter was the first of many concert tours the soon-to-be reformed Monkees would undertake during the next three years. Micky, who reportedly was the last to commit to a Monkees 20th Anniversary reunion (with the exception of Michael, who initially agreed to a round of concerts but later had to bow out because of prior commitments when the tour schedule ballooned), remained in England where he had been working as a television and video director. With American music channel MTV airing the television series and Rhino Records already re-releasing the group’s nine original albums (the reissue campaign had initially begun in 1985), plans were underway for Dolenz, Jones, and Tork to embark on a small 20th Anniversary reunion tour of the United States in the summer of 1986. Little did Davy and Peter know that when Micky eventually joined them later that summer in America that Monkeemania Part 2 would explode, ushering in a new era in the history of The Monkees.
This tour of Australia by Davy and Peter was the first of many concert tours the soon-to-be reformed Monkees would undertake during the next three years. Micky, who reportedly was the last to commit to a Monkees 20th Anniversary reunion (with the exception of Michael, who initially agreed to a round of concerts but later had to bow out because of prior commitments when the tour schedule ballooned), remained in England where he had been working as a television and video director. With American music channel MTV airing the television series and Rhino Records already re-releasing the group’s nine original albums (the reissue campaign had initially begun in 1985), plans were underway for Dolenz, Jones, and Tork to embark on a small 20th Anniversary reunion tour of the United States in the summer of 1986. Little did Davy and Peter know that when Micky eventually joined them later that summer in America that Monkeemania Part 2 would explode, ushering in a new era in the history of The Monkees.
Davy and Peter played to full houses everywhere on this Australian tour, visiting smaller clubs and theatres. The duo performed Monkees songs mixed with covers, and were backed by a band that consisted of Lawrie Haley (background vocals), Mark Haley (keyboards), Jem Pictor Wayne (guitar), and a drummer known as The Bishop. For the most part, they shared lead vocal duties on Micky’s songs.