Category: 2021 Farewell Tour

"Monkees Farewell Tour" with Michael Nesmith & Micky Dolenz to celebrate 55 years of Monkeemania

5/4/2021

In what surely will be a bittersweet moment for many fans, The Monkees Tour Facebook page has just posted the news that Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz will conduct a "Monkees Farewell Tour" beginning in September 2021, capping a storied career while also marking five and a half decades of Monkeemania.

Opening night of Michael and Micky's final curtain call will occur in Spokane on September 10, two days shy of the 55th anniversary of the debut of The Monkees television show on NBC. The tour is currently slated to visit 44 cities and will conclude in Los Angeles at the Greek Theatre on November 14, site of several triumphant Monkees concerts since the 1980s.

Nesmith and Dolenz last toured in 2019 and were scheduled to return to the road in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple postponements. The list of "Farewell" dates include some of the shows originally planned for that tour.

The official press release and a confirmed list of concert dates appear below. Tickets and VIP packages for select stops on "The Monkees Farewell Tour" are currently available, while most others go on sale on Friday, May 7.

This is a breaking news story. Stay tuned to The Monkees Live Almanac for further updates!

Press Release for "Monkees Farewell Tour"

Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees will embark on their farewell tour in September 2021. Commemorating 55 years of Monkeemania, the tour will embrace major markets in North America through the fall, launching on September 10 in Spokane and ending back where it all began in Los Angeles at The Greek Theatre on November 14. Their critically acclaimed concerts feature the voice of Dolenz (who sang The Monkees' biggest hits: "I'm A Believer," "Last Train To Clarksville," "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and "Steppin' Stone") and the group’s primary songwriter, Nesmith (who wrote such classics as "Mary, Mary," "Papa Gene's Blues," "You Just May Be The One" and "Listen To The Band," to name but a few).

Tickets and VIP packages for some dates of "The Monkees Farewell Tour" are on sale now, with more going on sale later this week. Most shows will NOT have VIP Soundchecks, and the presale code is FRODIS. (Update: VIP Soundchecks will be occurring only at the postponed 2020 dates.)

"The Monkees Farewell Tour" will feature songs that span the band's entire career – from their 1966 self-titled debut album to 2016's Good Times! Their most recent release, The Monkees – The Mike & Micky Show Live, was issued in April 2020 and became their 17th Billboard charting album release. In addition to their hits, their farewell shows will spotlight songs featured on their Emmy-winning TV series ("The Girl I Knew Somewhere," "You Told Me," "Randy Scouse Git," "Goin' Down" and "For Pete's Sake") as well as music from their feature film Head ("Circle Sky" and "As We Go Along"). Plus some rarely performed deep cuts (such as "Auntie's Municipal Court") and tracks from their most-recent studio album, 2016’s Good Times! ("Me & Magdalena" and "Birth Of An Accidental Hipster").

This farewell tour will mark the end of a unique project that began in 1965 when four young men were cast in a television show about a struggling rock band that was inspired by The Beatles' A Hard Day’s Night. Few could have predicted the impact The Monkees would have on music and pop culture at large, one that still reverberates more than 50 years later.

"Monkees Farewell Tour" Concert Dates

9/10: Spokane, WA @ First Interstate Center for the Arts

9/11: Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater

9/12: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall

9/14: Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre

9/15: San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic

9/17: Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center

9/18: El Cajon, CA @ The Magnolia

9/19: Phoenix, Arizona @ Celebrity Theatre

9/23: Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater

9/24: Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre

9/25: San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center For The Performing Arts

9/27: Midland, TX @ Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center (CANCELLED)

9/28: The Woodlands, TX @ Dosey Doe (POSTPONED)

9/29: The Woodlands, TX @ Dosey Doe (POSTPONED)

10/1: Memphis, TN @ The Soundstage at Graceland

10/2: Chattanooga, TN @ Tivoli Theatre

10/3: Nashville, TN @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center (CANCELLED)

10/6: Birmingham, AL @ Iron City

10/7: Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre

10/8: Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall

10/10: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

10/12: Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Parker Playhouse

10/13: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall

10/16: Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre

10/18: Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre

10/19: Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center

10/20: Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall

10/22: Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center

10/23: Atlantic City, NJ @ Ocean Casino Resort - Ovation Hall

10/24: New York, New York @ Town Hall

10/26: Burlington, VT @ Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

10/28: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount

10/29: Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

10/30: Medford, MA @ Chevalier Theatre

11/1: Greensburg, PA @ The Palace Theatre

11/2: Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre

11/3: Northfield, OH @ MGM Northfield Park - Center Stage

11/5: Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre

11/6: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater

11/7: Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre

11/9: St. Charles, MO @ Family Arena

11/10: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater

11/11: Salina, KS @ Stiefel Theatre

11/14: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre

4/1/22: Savannah, GA @ Johnny Mercer Theatre (RESCHEDULED)

Tour Press Coverage

Monkees.com: The Monkees Announce Farewell Tour Dates

Rolling Stone: The Monkees Announce Farewell Tour

San Diego Tribune: The Monkees’ 2020 tour, postponed a year by COVID pandemic, has now become the group’s 2021 farewell tour

Ultimate Classic Rock: Monkees Announce Fall 2021 Farewell Tour

Best Classic Bands: The Monkees’ Dolenz and Nesmith Set Farewell Tour

Brooklyn Vegan: The Monkees announce Farewell Tour

Rock Cellar: Michael Nesmith & Micky Dolenz Announce The Monkees Farewell Tour Dates

Rhino Insider: The Monkees Announce Farewell Tour Dates

People: The Monkees Announce 2-Month Long Farewell Tour with Stops Across North America

Fox: The Monkees announce farewell tour dates with surviving members

Stereoboard: The Monkees Announce Farewell US Tour For Fall

Yahoo: The Monkees Announce 2-Month Long Farewell Tour with Stops Across North America