The Monkees Tour Announced; Group to Reunite This Fall
by Free Britney at .The Monkees will go on tour together for the first time since singer Davy Jones died of a heart attack in February, the group announced today.
The 12-date fall U.S. tour will kick off in November and will include all three surviving Monkees: Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.
The trek marks the first time in 15 years that Nesmith will join the group on tour; the last time he joined The Monkees was back in 1997.
According to Rolling Stone, the set list will span The Monkees' career, from their TV series to their movie "Head" to more obscure album tracks.
"I never really left," says Nesmith of his time with the group. "It is a part of my youth that is always active in my thought and part of my overall work."
"It stays in a special place, but like things in the past it fades in and out in relevance to activities that are current. Getting together with old friends and acquaintances can be stimulating and very fun and even inspiring to me."
"We all did some good work together and I am always interested in the right time and the right place to reconnect and play."
The Monkees plan to salute the late Davy Jones in a multimedia show with some rare photographs and videos throughout the tour.
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Actually, Nesmith has appeared with the other three since the 1986 reunion. He showed up at a few shows between 1986 and 1989 as a special guest, then recorded with the other three for the Justus album in 1996. He also joined the other three for the UK leg of the 1997 tour. Jones did have sharp words about Nesmith after he dropped out of the 1997 tour, but the four have always squabbled and then made up. I suspect the reason Nesmith didn't participate in the 2011 tour had more to do with his failing eyesight (he finally had surgery earlier this year) and the deterioration of his playing ability than anything else.
Interesting. Prior to this Michael Nesmith refused to tour with the Monkees for the past 30 years. So now we know that the reason he refused to tour was because he hated Davy Jones. What other conclusion is there when all of a sudden with Davy Jones' death he suddenly decides to tour?
This is definitely cool. I'm a big Monkees' fan from way back when. I watched their show in the 60's when I was a kid. Their songs were written by the greats and their albums sold in the millions. The only truly sad part is that Davy won't be there to enjoy a full reunion with his former band mates. It's too bad Mike waited so long to join them, but it's really nice that he wants to reconnect at this stage in his life. All the best to them. I'm sure they'll have a great turn out from their many fans.