Category: 2019 Appearances

Micky Dolenz to appear at "James Burton and Friends" benefit concert with Sammy Hagar, Queen's Brian May, and others (UPDATED)

11/2/2019

On November 12, legendary musicians will gather at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center for "James Burton and Friends," a concert event benefiting the James Burton Foundation. Mr. Burton, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, is a famed guitarist who has played on numerous recordings, and he also acted as a session musician for The Monkees in the 1960s. The Burton Foundation supports music education for those in need through guitar donations and music instruction to schools, hospitals, and community service organizations.

Micky Dolenz is scheduled to be a part of the benefit concert and will take the stage with Mr. Burton, Sammy Hagar, Brian May (Queen), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Jason Scheff (Chicago), Paul Shaffer (The Late Show with David Letterman), and many more. Tickets are still available!

UPDATE 11/14/2019: Footage and more from the Burton benefit concert:

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Video Footage: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" tour co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED X3)

10/2/2019

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"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album, co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, is currently on the road, stopping this evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with plenty of more shows to come! Micky and company recently discussed the tour, their love of The Beatles, and more with The Maine Edge.

UPDATE 10/5/2019: Media Mikes reviewed the show and noted the set list from the Kansas City, Missouri performance, and Forgotten Hits provided a recap of the tour's stop in St. Charles, Illinois.

UPDATE 10/9/2019: The Glorious Corner reviewed the performance at Connecticut's Ridgefield Playhouse, noting Micky's performances of "Rocky Racoon," "I'm So Tired," and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road."

UPDATE 10/25/2019: Parklife DC recapped the final show of the first leg of the tour at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., and also included a full rundown of the set list. The tour resumes on November 30 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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Michael Nesmith to appear at L.A.'s Grammy Museum on October 1 (UPDATED 10/2)

9/12/2019

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Tickets: An Evening With Michael Nesmith

Singer, songwriter, and pioneer, Michael Nesmith, will visit the GRAMMY Museum for an intimate discussion on his celebrated career and recent work, moderated by Scott Goldman. Following the discussion, Nesmith will perform live. Starting in the Texas folk scene in 1963, Nesmith quickly blossomed into a brilliant tunesmith during his time on the Emmy award-winning The Monkees. His melodic, country-tinged songs were regularly featured on the band’s multi-million selling albums and singles, but he heard a greater creative calling to find his own voice as a record maker. During 1968, Nesmith ventured to Nashville and formed the band the First National Band (pedal steel virtuoso Red Rhodes, bassist John London, and drummer John Ware). After being signed to RCA by A&R man Felton Jarvis, the band released a few critically acclaimed albums, including Magnetic South (1970), followed by Loose Salute (1970) and Nevada Fighter (1971), which spun off the chart hits “Joanne,” “Silver Moon,” “Nevada Fighter” and “I’ve Just Begun To Care (Propinquity).” In January 2018, Michael Nesmith sold out The Troubadour in West Hollywood, performing his First National music for the first time in four decades. Songs like “Different Drum” (a Top 20 hit for Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys), “Some of Shelly’s Blues” (covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), and The Monkees’ classic, “Papa Gene’s Blues” filled the room with warmth and splendor. Nesmith will once again perform this music and share stories from his recent autobiography, Infinite Tuesday, while on tour in October 2019.

UPDATE 10/2/2019: Here is video of the performance portion from Michael's appearance last night at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The set list included "Different Drum," "Joanne," "Some of Shelly's Blues," "Silver Moon," and "Papa Gene's Blues." Nez was backed by the First National Band Redux.

And earlier today, the Grammy Museum tweeted about Michael's appearance:

Last night we had the pleasure of hosting singer, songwriter, and pioneer, Michael Nesmith at the Museum! □ pic.twitter.com/JTsRgeOhm8
— GRAMMY Museum (@GRAMMYMuseum) October 2, 2019

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Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux to appear at California musical festival in October (UPDATED WITH LINK TO VIDEO FOOTAGE)

9/3/2019

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Sunday, October 6, 2019: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival / Lindley & Marx Meadows in Golden Gate Park / San Francisco, California

This is a free event - no tickets are required

UPDATE 10/9/2019: Michael and the First National Band's show is now archived and ready to view on the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass website, and pictures from their stop at the festival are now online, too.

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Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux return to the concert stage this October - Tickets on sale Friday, July 26!

7/24/2019

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October 2: Lobero Theatre / Santa Barbara, California
October 3: Largo at the Coronet / Los Angeles, California
October 5: Fremont Theater / San Luis Obispo, California

A pre-sale for the Santa Barbara concert will take place Thursday, July 25. The code for the Lobero Theatre presale is "LEO." The pre-sale begins Thursday, July 25 at 10am PT, and ends at 10pm PT that evening.

Michael Nesmith First National Band Redux October 2019 Tour Poster

(Artwork by Dawn Aquarius & John Sellards / Courtesy of Videoranch)

Andrew Sandoval spoke about the upcoming shows on Instagram:

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I am proud to present the return of Michael Nesmith & The First National Band to California for a series on concert dates. I am looking forward to seeing and hearing Christian Nesmith @circelink @alexjules Pete Finney, Jonathan Nesmith, Christopher Allis, Jason Chesney & Amy Spear. By the way, the wonderful artwork for this round of dates was done by @dawn_aquarius (& formalized by the excellent John Sellards)! Here are the dates & links: 10/2/19--Santa Barbara, CA-- Lobero Theatre (presale 7/25 password: leo, lobero) https://bit.ly/2JL6pgt 10/3/19--Los Angeles, CA-- The Largo at the Coronet https://bit.ly/32MSWMF 10/5/19--San Luis Obispo, CA-- The Fremont Theatre https://bit.ly/2YuOXFy @nesmithmichael @videoranchofficial @themonkees

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First National Band Redux coming to West End Celebration this summer

6/18/2019

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August 24, 2019: Michael Nesmith & The First National Band at the WEC / Sand City, California

(Photo courtesy of West End Celebration on Facebook)

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Tour Dates & Ticket Links: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED 11/9)

6/5/2019

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(Photo credits: Larry Marano/Shutterstock, Greg Chow/Shutterstock, Brandon Nagy/Shutterstock)

"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album and co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, will be on tour this September and October. Tickets in most markets go on sale Friday, June 7! Rolling Stone covered the announcement of the tour:

Rolling Stone - Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross Unite for Beatles ‘White Album’ Tour

First Leg

September 21: Golden Nugget / Atlantic City, New Jersey
September 24: Ruth Eckerd Hall / Clearwater, Florida
September 25: Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 26: MSU Riley Center / Meridian, Mississippi
September 28: Akron Civic Theatre / Akron, Ohio
September 29: Norton Center/ Danville, Kentucky
October 1: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
October 2: Pabst Theater / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 3: Muriel Kauffman Theatre / Kansas City, Missouri
October 5: The Cabot / Beverly, Massachusetts
October 6: Capitol Center for the Arts / Concord, New Hampshire
October 7: Collins Center for the Arts / Orono, Maine
October 8: Ridgefield Playhouse / Ridgefield, Connecticut
October 10: St. George Theatre / Staten Island, New York
October 11: Berklee PAC / Boston, Massachusetts
October 12: NYCB Theatre at Westbury / Westbury, New York
October 13: Mayo PAC / Morristown, New Jersey
October 15: Keswick Theatre / Glenside, Pennsylvania
October 17: Count Basie Center for the Arts / Red Bank, New Jersey
October 18: Garde Arts Center / New London, Connecticut
October 19: Wind Creek Event Center / Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
October 20: Warner Theatre / Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: A second leg of the tour has been added!

Second Leg

November 30: Palace Theatre / Greensburg, Pennsylvania
December 1: Aronoff Center / Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
December 4: Verizon Wireless Theatre / Grand Prairie, Texas
December 5: Paramount Theatre / Denver, Colorado
December 6: Celebrity Theatre / Phoenix, Arizona
December 7: Westgate Las Vegas Casino & Resort / Las Vegas, Nevada
December 8: Magnolia Performing Arts Center / El Cajon, California
December 11: The Wiltern / Los Angeles, California
December 15: Jackson Rancheria / Jackson, California

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour Beatles White Album Micky Dolenz

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour second leg White Album

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Report: Micky Dolenz to be featured on summer tour spotlighting Beatles' "White Album"

5/31/2019

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Exclusive: Famous Devotees of the Beatles’ “White Album” Going Out on Tour This Summer Including Micky Dolenz, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross

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Set List: Micky Dolenz live in Glendora, California

5/10/2019

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On May 4, Micky Dolenz and his band (Coco Dolenz, Wayne Avers, Rich Dart, John Billings, and Dave Alexander) performed at Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora, California. Thanks to Jason Cunningham for the set list, and to Lisa Golden for the photo!

Mary, Mary
That Was Then, This Is Now
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Sometime in the Morning
Words
Randy Scouse Git
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Last Train to Clarksville
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
Me & Magdalena (sung by Micky and Coco)
Different Drum (Michael Nesmith - sung by Coco while Micky took a break)
Take a Giant Step
For Pete’s Sake (Dedicated to Peter Tork)
Steppin’ Stone
Kicks
Goin’ Down
White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane - sung by Coco while Micky took a break)
Daydream Believer (Dedicated to Davy Jones)
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Gimme Some Lovin’ (The Spencer Davis Group)
I’m a Believer

Dave Alexander, Micky, and John Billings onstage in Glendora, California (Photo by Lisa Golden)

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Micky Dolenz to appear at annual Alice Cooper event

3/29/2019

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On Saturday, April 27, Micky Dolenz will join longtime friend (and fellow Hollywood Vampire) Alice Cooper at Cooper’s Annual Rock & Roll Fundraising Bash, benefiting free music, dance, art, recording, and video classes for teenagers at Alice Cooper’s Rock Teen Center.

Tickets and more information: Alice Cooper’s Annual Rock & Roll Fundraising Bash

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Micky Dolenz to appear at "James Burton and Friends" benefit concert with Sammy Hagar, Queen's Brian May, and others (UPDATED)

Video Footage: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" tour co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED X3)

Michael Nesmith to appear at L.A.'s Grammy Museum on October 1 (UPDATED 10/2)

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux to appear at California musical festival in October (UPDATED WITH LINK TO VIDEO FOOTAGE)

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux return to the concert stage this October - Tickets on sale Friday, July 26!

First National Band Redux coming to West End Celebration this summer

Tour Dates & Ticket Links: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED 11/9)

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Second Leg

Report: Micky Dolenz to be featured on summer tour spotlighting Beatles' "White Album"

Set List: Micky Dolenz live in Glendora, California

Micky Dolenz to appear at annual Alice Cooper event

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