The Monkees are Back w/ New Album and Tour

[JamesG]

The Monkees Are Back with a New Album, National Tour
by Dylan Kickham
February 5, 2016


It’s been 50 years since NBC introduced the world to The Monkees, a group of four young men that became both sitcom stars and a rock and roll band. To celebrate the half century together, members Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork are releasing a new album and going out on a North American tour in 2016.

The new album, called Good Times!, is the band’s first release in nearly a decade, and the recording process has attracted a number of impressive names in the music industry. Noel Gallagher, Rivers Cuomo, and Ben Gibbard have all contributed songs for the collection, and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger is producing it.





The Monkees reunited in 2011 for a 45-year reunion tour, minus fourth member Mike Nesmith who didn’t join. However, when Davy Jones died of a heart attack in 2012, Nesmith joined Dolenz and Tork to play some live shows.

As of now, the new album and tour will only feature Dolenz and Tork, though Dolenz told Rolling Stone that Nesmith is “always invited.”







2016 Tour Dates:


May 18 - Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
May 19 - Melbourne, FL @ King Center for the Performing Arts
May 20 - Tampa, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 21 - Atlanta, GA @ Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
May 24 - Charlotte, NC @ Blumenthal PAC - Belk Theater
May 26 - Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
May 27 - Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre
May 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Keswick Theatre
May 29 - Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre


June 1 - New York, NY @ The Town Hall
June 3 - Toronto, ON @ Casino Rama
June 4 - Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
June 5 - Cleveland, OH @ Hard Rock Live Northfield Park
June 7 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Foellinger Theatre
June 10 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
June 12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
June 14 - Dayton, OH @ Rose Music Center at The Heights
June 28 - Dallas, TX @ AT&T PAC – Winspear Opera House
June 30 - Tulsa, OK @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino


July 1 - Mayetta, KS @ Prairie Band Casino & Resort
July 16 - Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 22 - Hot Springs, AR @ Oaklawn Racing and Gaming


September 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
September 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pantages Theatre
September 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ Primm Valley Casino Resorts
September 20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
September 21 - Modesto, CA @ Gallo Center For The Arts
September 23 & 24 - Lincoln City, OR @ Chinook Winds Casino Resort
September 25 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre


October 1 - Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Live
October 22 - Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
October 29 - Shippensburg, PA @ H. Ric Luhrs PAC

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/05...-national-tour

[PracTz]

Interesting but has Mr. Nesmith actually given a reason as to why he's been lately avoiding to opt not to our with the others?

[JamesG]

Written by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, 'She Makes Me Laugh' is the first single of the new Monkees album Good Times!