May 5, 2021
It was inevitable, but still sad. Michael Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz will say goodbye throughout the late summer and fall. It looks like the closest they ll come to Colorado will be Kansas City. Who s up for a road trip? Read about it here.
The Monkees are hitting the road one last time.
On Tuesday, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith announced on their website that they will embark on a final tour that will begin on Sept. 11 at Seattle’s Moore Theatre and conclude on Nov. 14 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. 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!, the group s statement read. Their most recent release, The Monkees – The Mike & Micky Show Live, was issued in April 2020 and became their 17th Billboard charting album release, it continued. 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 ).
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The Monkees, the made-for-TV rock band whose albums outsold The Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, has announced its farewell tour.
More precisely, the group’s 2020 “An Evening with The Monkees” tour which was twice postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown has now been transformed into the group’s 2021 “The Monkees Farewell Tour.”
The farewell concert trek, which includes a Sept. 18 show at The Magnolia Performing Arts Center in El Cajon, will open Sept. 11 in Seattle and conclude Nov. 14 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Monkees’ two surviving members, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz, announced their final North American concert trek on the Monkees’ website late Tuesday.
By Bender
May 5, 2021
With only two of the original members still alive, The Monkees are hitting the road for a farewell tour. Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith will kick off the tour at The Moore in Seattle on September 11th and wrapping up November 14th at L.A.’s Greek Theatre. “The Monkees Farewell Tour will feature songs that span the band’s entire career.
They last toured in 2019 and were originally booked to head out again in 2020, but the pandemic forced them to push those back plans.
Tickets and VIP packages for the Monkees Farewell Tour are on sale right now in select markets, and more will be available later this week on Ticketmaster.com.