Toronto, Ontario, Canada / August 7, 1989 (Photo by Cindy Andrews)
1989 NORTH AMERICAN & JAPANESE TOUR
Dolenz, Jones, and Tork
THE SET LIST
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Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again Pleasant Valley Sunday A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You D. W. Washburn No Time Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again She Hangs Out Goin’ Down Your Auntie Grizelda Hangin’ By A Thread Zilch / Mary, Mary (or) Through the Looking Glass I Wanna Be Free That Was Then, This Is Now Valleri As We Go Along Sea Change Last Train to Clarksville Cripple Creek Acoustic Set: -When Love Comes Knockin’ (Davy) -Sometime in the Morning (Micky) -Take a Giant Step (Peter) What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round? She Baby, You’ll Soon Be Sixteen (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone Daydream Believer Encore: Ditty Diego (Monkees rap) Listen to the Band I’m a Believer |
Later in the tour, “Mary, Mary” was dropped and “Through the Looking Glass” (with Peter on keyboards) was added. “Circle Sky” was played at the first couple of dates on the tour, but was dropped and replaced with "Goin' Down."
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THE TOUR SCHEDULE
July 1: Red River Fair, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
July 4: Fiddlers Green, Denver, Colorado
July 6: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
July 7: Humphreys, San Diego, California (2 shows)
July 8: Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim, California
July 9: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California *
July 11: McCallum Centre, Palm Desert, California (2 shows)
July 12: Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, California
July 16: Sun Marina, Okinawa, Japan
July 18: Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
July 20: Ink Stick Shibaura Factory, Tokyo, Japan
July 22: Kosei Nenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
July 29: Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pennsylvania
July 30: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York (2 shows)
July 31: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
August 1: Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts
August 3: Club Casino, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
August 4: Starlite Music Theatre, Latham, New York
August 5: Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
August 7: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2 shows)
August 8: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 9: Wolftrap, Vienna, Virginia
August 10: Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 11: New Jersey State Fair, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (2 shows)
August 13: Melody Music Fair, North Tonawanda, New York
August 14: Lulu’s Roadhouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
August 16: Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia
August 17: Southern Star, Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
August 18: Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 19: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas
August 20: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
August 24: Indiana Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 25: Entertainment Complex, Stevens Point, Wisconsin (2 shows)
August 26: Masonic Hall, Toledo, Ohio
August 27: Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester, Michigan
August 29: Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
August 30: Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
September 1: Walworth Fair, Elkhorn, Wisconsin (2 shows)
September 2: Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana (2 shows)
September 3: Six Flags Amusement Park, Eureka, Missouri
* with Michael Nesmith
July 4: Fiddlers Green, Denver, Colorado
July 6: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
July 7: Humphreys, San Diego, California (2 shows)
July 8: Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim, California
July 9: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California *
July 11: McCallum Centre, Palm Desert, California (2 shows)
July 12: Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, California
July 16: Sun Marina, Okinawa, Japan
July 18: Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
July 20: Ink Stick Shibaura Factory, Tokyo, Japan
July 22: Kosei Nenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
July 29: Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pennsylvania
July 30: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York (2 shows)
July 31: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
August 1: Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts
August 3: Club Casino, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
August 4: Starlite Music Theatre, Latham, New York
August 5: Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
August 7: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2 shows)
August 8: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 9: Wolftrap, Vienna, Virginia
August 10: Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 11: New Jersey State Fair, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (2 shows)
August 13: Melody Music Fair, North Tonawanda, New York
August 14: Lulu’s Roadhouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
August 16: Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia
August 17: Southern Star, Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
August 18: Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 19: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas
August 20: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
August 24: Indiana Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 25: Entertainment Complex, Stevens Point, Wisconsin (2 shows)
August 26: Masonic Hall, Toledo, Ohio
August 27: Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester, Michigan
August 29: Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
August 30: Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
September 1: Walworth Fair, Elkhorn, Wisconsin (2 shows)
September 2: Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana (2 shows)
September 3: Six Flags Amusement Park, Eureka, Missouri
* with Michael Nesmith
Los Angeles
The Monkees' 1989 summer tour featured one of their best stage shows ever, but on the whole lacked the public enthusiasm and publicity that had surrounded the group's projects in 1986 and 1987. However, the trio had created a fresh show that included deep cuts from their song catalog, an acoustic set in the middle of the performance, and a new backing band to support them onstage. Songs like "She Hangs Out" and "As We Go Along" were debuted live while "D.W. Washburn" got its first airing in concert since the 1968 Far East Tour. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" hadn't been played by the trio since the initial 1986 reunion and saw Peter take the lead vocal in Michael Nesmith's absence. The acoustic set, initially performed during the European tour earlier in 1989, remained in the show and continued to be a highlight.
(Photo by Henry Diltz)
Before the 1989 summer tour got underway, Micky and his manager had proposed a three-year plan for The Monkees that would culminate in 1991 with the band's 25th anniversary. Davy, however, was reluctant to tour the United States without a new album on the market. (Plans for a follow-up studio album to Pool It! had been in the works at the time and there were offers on the table, but nothing was ever recorded.) Jones also happened to have a lucrative offer on the table to play the lead role in Singin' in the Rain at the London Palladium. With Micky and his manager insisting that future recording deals and projects were in jeopardy without a summer tour, Davy agreed to go out on the road. Then, halfway through the tour, Micky suddenly told Davy and Peter of his intensions to pursue a solo career after the summer dates were completed. A rift developed within the group about Micky's decision as well as his preference to have his manager oversee Monkees activities. Later, as the tour started to wind down, Davy relayed in interviews that The Monkees would no longer be working together.
Before internal tensions arose, prospects for the band seemed high. There was still talk of making another Monkees movie or television special, and recording a new album seemed like the next step. A special event occurred on June 28 when all four Monkees were guests on The Mark & Brian Show on KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, California. (Audio of this appearance can be heard below.) The quartet sang "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Daydream Believer" live on the air with Peter playing acoustic guitar. Michael was present to hype his upcoming concert appearance with Micky, Davy, and Peter at the Universal Amphitheatre, an event that would coincide with The Monkees receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The full quartet also appeared on the radio with Rick Dees on KIIS-FM on June 30.
(Photo by Michael G. Bush)
After the promotional activities with Nez, the trio began the final leg of the 1989 world tour on July 1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Micky played drums on most of the songs that he didn't sing the lead vocal. Peter supplied rhythm and lead guitar work, and played the banjo on "Cripple Creek" and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?". Davy added his usual percussion parts. Two of Davy’s solo songs, “Hangin’ By A Thread” and “Baby, You’ll Soon Be Sixteen,” were added to the set, as was Peter’s solo song, “Sea Change,” which later was released on his 1994 solo album, Stranger Things Have Happened. The 1989 summer concerts opened up with a cover of Gary Glitter's "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again."
The Monkees appeared on The Pat Sajak Show on June 30 and Nashville Now on August 15 (the latter which included rare live television performances of "D.W. Washburn," seen below, and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?") to promote the tour. The backing band consisted of Jerry Renino (bass), Doug Trevor (rhythm guitar, who was also a member of The Cherokees, the group that opened for The Monkees in Australia in 1968), Frankie Hepburn (guitar), Norm Roper (drums), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards), Lawrie Haley (backing vocals), Scott Wright (trumpet), Les Lovitt (trumpet), and Mike Smith (saxophone).
The Monkees appeared on The Pat Sajak Show on June 30 and Nashville Now on August 15 (the latter which included rare live television performances of "D.W. Washburn," seen below, and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?") to promote the tour. The backing band consisted of Jerry Renino (bass), Doug Trevor (rhythm guitar, who was also a member of The Cherokees, the group that opened for The Monkees in Australia in 1968), Frankie Hepburn (guitar), Norm Roper (drums), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards), Lawrie Haley (backing vocals), Scott Wright (trumpet), Les Lovitt (trumpet), and Mike Smith (saxophone).
1989 summer tour promo photo
By 1989, the enthusiasm generated from the initial reunion in 1986 had subsided. As a result, overall attendance figures weren't as strong in America as they had been in 1986 and 1987. On the other hand, a lot of publicity was generated when Nesmith joined Dolenz, Jones, and Tork onstage in Los Angeles on July 9 at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day, the four Monkees attended a ceremony in their honor when they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Despite a warm welcome in Japan where the group played their first concerts since 1968, the 1989 world tour ended on September 3 in Missouri to little fanfare. Because of bad feelings leftover from Micky's unexpected decision to embark on a solo career, The Monkees disbanded, ending the revival of the group that began with the celebration of their 20th Anniversary in 1986. Peter, in an interview with Monkee Business Fanzine, broached the topic of the band's internal relations at the time. "The specifics are that it wasn't all that bad. There was a communication block, and it continued because we knew that we'd go our separate ways soon and there'd be no need to communicate. None of us was too happy with the way the partnership ended but we shook hands when we said goodbye." The Monkees would not return to the concert stage again until 1996.
Despite a warm welcome in Japan where the group played their first concerts since 1968, the 1989 world tour ended on September 3 in Missouri to little fanfare. Because of bad feelings leftover from Micky's unexpected decision to embark on a solo career, The Monkees disbanded, ending the revival of the group that began with the celebration of their 20th Anniversary in 1986. Peter, in an interview with Monkee Business Fanzine, broached the topic of the band's internal relations at the time. "The specifics are that it wasn't all that bad. There was a communication block, and it continued because we knew that we'd go our separate ways soon and there'd be no need to communicate. None of us was too happy with the way the partnership ended but we shook hands when we said goodbye." The Monkees would not return to the concert stage again until 1996.
(Photo by Henry Diltz)
PHOTO GALLERY
LIVE AUDIO
This audience recording is from a concert in Devon, Pennsylvania at Valley Forge Music Fair on July 29, 1989:
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All four Monkees appeared on The Mark & Brian Show on June 28, 1989 on KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, California. The group sang "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Daydream Believer" with Peter playing acoustic guitar. Michael was present to hype his guest appearance at the Universal Amphitheatre on July 9, 1989:
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VIDEO FOOTAGE
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Radio station Eagle 105 promotes the concerts at Humphrey's By The Bay in San Diego, California on July 7, 1989: