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Monkees 1988
Australian tour promo photo (Henry Diltz)

​1988 AUSTRALIAN TOUR

​Dolenz, Jones, and Tork


THE SET LIST

​​Last Train to Clarksville
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Cuddly Toy
No Time
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Your Auntie Grizelda
Heart and Soul
Shades of Gray
Goin' Down
I Wanna Be Free
Gettin' In
Cripple Creek
Zilch / Randy Scouse Git
That Was Then, This Is Now
Valleri
Every Step of the Way
MGBGT
For Pete's Sake
I'll Love You Forever
She
Daydream Believer
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
Encore:
Ditty Diego (Monkees rap)
I'm a Believer
1988 Monkees Australian tour program
1988 Australian tour program

THE TOUR SCHEDULE

September 21-25: Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, Australia
September 27-30: Burswood Convention Centre, Perth, Australia
October 1: Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton, Australia
October 4: Alexanders, Melbourne, Australia
October 5: Goulburn Valley, Shepparton, Australia
October 6: Alexanders, Melbourne, Australia
October 7: Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia
October 8: Festival Hall, Adelaide, Australia
October 9: Lady Bay, Warrnambool, Australia
October 13: State Theatre, Sydney, Australia
October 14: Tiffany's, Sydney, Australia
October 15: State Theatre, Sydney, Australia

Monkees Australia 1988
Promotional appearance
This late 1988 tour featured Micky joining Davy and Peter in Australia for the first time since Davy and Peter had started touring there as a duo in 1986. The tour was well-received and the band was met by sold out crowds at almost every venue. Numerous promotional appearances were made on Australian TV, one which included a rare live television performance of "She" (seen below). A new backing band (minus the brass section) supported The Monkees on the road. The band featured Doug Trevor, former member of The Cherokees, who opened for The Monkees in Australia in 1968. For the most part, Micky played drums on the songs where he didn't sing lead, Peter stuck mainly to electric guitar and banjo, and Davy played his usual percussion parts. One of the concerts was filmed and later released by Davy’s promotional company, Dome Press, in 1989.

The '88 Australian shows mirrored the concerts performed in North America in 1987 but without the extensive props and memorabilia featured on the stage. The set list was also pared down to more of a 'greatest hits' show as the deep cuts played on tour in '87 were omitted, but the newer Pool It! songs remained.  

The only other concert appearance made by the trio this year was on August 20, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois at the Vic Theatre. A Peter Tork solo show was the highlight of a Monkees convention being held in Chicago, and Micky and Davy joined Peter during the encore to sing "Daydream Believer" and "I'm A Believer."
Monkees 1988
The Monkees at Chicago's Vic Theatre in 1988 (Photo by Michael G. Bush)



Monkees 1988 Tour Australia
Handbill (From the collection of Kevin Schmid)
1988 Monkees Australian Tour
(From the collection of Kevin Schmid)
Monkees concert ticket Australia 1988
Ticket for the second show in Sydney, the last of the '88 Australian tour (From the collection of Tom Czarnota)

1988 CHICAGO MONKEES CONVENTION


Monkees
Backstage at the Vic Theatre in Chicago / 1988 (Photo by Henry Diltz)

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  • HOME
  • '60s
    • 1966 PROMOTIONAL TOUR
    • 1966 - 1967 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • 1967 US / BRITISH TOUR
    • "HEAD" (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE) CONCERT
    • AUSTRALIA & JAPAN 1968
    • 1969 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
  • '70s
    • THE MONKEES LIVE IN 1970
    • THE GREAT GOLDEN HITS OF THE MONKEES (Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart)
  • '80s
    • 1986 'SOUND OF THE MONKEES' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 1986 '20th ANNIVERSARY' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • THE GREEK THEATRE 1986 (all four Monkees reunited)
    • 1987 'SOUND OF THE MONKEES' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 1987 NORTH AMERICAN 'HERE WE COME AGAIN' TOUR
    • 1988 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 1989 EUROPEAN TOUR
    • 1989 NORTH AMERICAN / JAPANESE TOUR
    • UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE 1989 (all four Monkees reunited)
  • '90s
    • 'MICKY AND DAVY: TOGETHER AGAIN'
    • 1996 '30th ANNIVERSARY' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • BILLBOARD LIVE 1996
    • 1997 UNITED KINGDOM 'JUSTUS' TOUR
    • 1997 US TOUR
  • '00s
    • 2001 US TOUR
    • 2002 NORTH AMERICAN / UNITED KINGDOM 'MONKEEMANIA' TOUR
  • '10s
    • 2011 '45th ANNIVERSARY' WORLD TOUR
    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES (THE 2012 TOUR)
    • A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT WITH THE MONKEES (THE 2013 TOUR)
    • 2014 MONKEES TOUR
    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES (FEATURING MICKY DOLENZ & PETER TORK)
    • GOOD TIMES: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
    • THE PANTAGES THEATRE 2016 (Michael Nesmith's final Monkees concert)
    • THE MONKEES PRESENT: THE MIKE NESMITH & MICKY DOLENZ SHOW
  • '20s
    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES FEATURING MIKE NESMITH & MICKY DOLENZ
  • GEAR
  • BLOG
  • MISC
    • HEADQUARTERS RADIO PROGRAM
    • PRINT & WEB ARCHIVE
    • LINKS
    • ABOUT