THE MONKEES FAREWELL TOUR
With Michael Nesmith & Micky Dolenz
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 "The Monkees Farewell Tour" are on sale now! Please note that VIP Soundchecks will be happening 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.
Tickets and VIP packages for "The Monkees Farewell Tour" are on sale now! Please note that VIP Soundchecks will be happening 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.
THE 2021 TOUR SCHEDULE
Birmingham, Alabama (Photo by Brent Thompson)
Birmingham, Alabama (Photo by Brent Thompson)
Orlando, Florida (Photo by Coco Dolenz)
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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 9/28: 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 10/6: 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 |
THE SET LIST
The set list on the Farewell Tour remained fairly consistent from opening night in Spokane, Washington. "Through the Looking Glass" was eventually switched out in favor of "Steam Engine" for three shows, but "Steam Engine" was ultimately replaced by "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."
Originally closing the main set before the encore, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" became the last song of the first set right before intermission.
Later in the tour, the following songs were dropped: "The Door Into Summer," "Circle Sky," "Me & Magdalena," and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
Originally closing the main set before the encore, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" became the last song of the first set right before intermission.
Later in the tour, the following songs were dropped: "The Door Into Summer," "Circle Sky," "Me & Magdalena," and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
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Good Clean Fun Last Train to Clarksville The Kind of Girl I Could Love Different Drum Sunny Girlfriend Mary, Mary You Just May Be the One For Pete's Sake The Door Into Summer Randy Scouse Git Love Is Only Sleeping Birth of an Accidental Hipster St. Matthew As We Go Along Circle Sky Pleasant Valley Sunday Porpoise Song While I Cry Me & Magdalena Papa Gene's Blues The Girl I Knew Somewhere A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Tapioca Tundra Auntie's Municipal Court What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round? Goin' Down Sweet Young Thing Steppin' Stone Daydream Believer Listen to the Band I'm a Believer |
Red Bank, New Jersey (Photo by Cathy Gorak Platt)
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The Monkees Live Almanac chronicled the Monkees Farewell Tour as it happened.
Additional photos, articles, videos, reviews, and more about the tour
Additional photos, articles, videos, reviews, and more about the tour
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