Surviving members of The Monkees to tour US later this year

The surviving members of The Monkees will head out on a tour of the United States later this year – their first live dates together since the sad passing of singer Davy Jones earlier this year; Jones will be honoured ‘in the show’s multimedia content’ during the tour according to a statement.

The 12-date trek marks the first time Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork have all played together since a clutch of UK shows back in 1997, and will begin at Escondido’s California Center for the Arts on November 8th.

“This seems like a good time to do this – the right time,” Nesmith has said of the tour. “Who knows when we will get another chance?”

Tour dates:

NOVEMBER
Escondido, CA – California Center for the Arts (8)
Santa Barbara, CA – The Arlington Theatre (9)
Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre (10)
Cupertino, CA – Flint Center for the Performing Arts (11)
Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre (15)
Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre (16)
Cleveland, OH – Lakewood Civic Auditorium (17)
Buffalo, NY – The Center For The Arts (18)
Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre (29)
New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre Regional Arts Center (30)

DECEMBER
Huntington, NY – The Paramount (1)
New York, NY – The Beacon Theatre (2)