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 2021/2022 TOUR SCHEDULE
THE SET LIST
Since opening night last month in Spokane, Washington, the set has remained fairly consistent. "Through the Looking Glass" was switched out in favor of "Steam Engine" for three shows, but "Steam Engine" has now been replaced by "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You." Originally closing the main set before the encore, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is now slotted right before intermission.
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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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