Grand Rapids — Four-time GRAMMY
Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Doobie Brothers today announced a tour
stop in Grand Rapids on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 7:30 PM at Van Andel Arena® on their tour
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band’s founding. TOM
JOHNSTON, MICHAEL MCDONALD, PAT SIMMONS and JOHN MCFEE will be back on tour
together for the first time in nearly 25 years. The tour announcement came at
the conclusion of the band’s performance at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in
Nashville, Tennessee, in which they played two of their iconic albums, Toulouse
Street and The Captain and Me. MICHAEL MCDONALD took to the stage
during the band’s encore and gave a surprise performance of The Doobie
Brothers’ smash hit single, “Takin’ It To The Streets,” before Pat Simmons
announced that the entire band would be teaming up for a North American tour.
The 50th Anniversary Tour will feature special guest The Dirty Dozen
Brass Band.
Tickets to THE DOOBIE
BROTHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR will go on sale to the general public
beginning Friday, December 6 at 10:00 AM. Tickets will be available at the Van Andel
Arena and DeVos Place® box offices and online at Ticketmaster.com. See Ticketmaster.com
for all current pricing and availability. A limited number of LaneOne Premium
Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation,
preferred entrance and more. Check LINK for LaneOne details.
Selling nearly 50
million albums worldwide, The Doobie Brothers have had five top-10
singles, 16 top-40 hits, 3 multi-platinum albums, 7 platinum albums, 14 gold
albums and own a rare diamond record for their 1976 album, Best of the
Doobies. The Doobie Brothers’ collection of timeless hits will once
again be played by the artists who wrote them, providing fans the rare
opportunity to see these Rock and Roll legends performing their full catalog of
songs on stage.
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 50TH
ANNIVERSARY TOUR
will kick off on June 9, 2020 in West Palm Beach, FL and will make stops
in 30 cities, including Nashville, Toronto, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles
and more, including a special hometown show in Mountain View, CA at the
Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12. The tour is being produced by Live
Nation.
“We're truly excited
about our 50th Anniversary Tour, as it's a celebration of the band’s entire
history. We'll be performing songs from our full catalog, as well as new
music,”
said TOM JOHNSTON.
The Doobie Brothers represent the best of
a diverse range of American musical styles, incorporating elements of Rock n’
Roll, Blues, Soul, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, and R&B. Their sound has
influenced artists across all genres of music and their impact on the industry
can be seen across generations, from their start in 1970 through to today.
Fans who attend THE
DOOBIE BROTHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR can expect to hear wide
range of the band’s hit songs, including “Listen To The Music,” “Takin’ It To
The Streets,” “Long Train Running,” “Black Water,” “What A Fool Believes,”
“China Grove,” “Minute By Minute,” “It Keeps You Runnin’,” “Jesus Is Just
Alright With Me” and many more.
“With the
Doobies, everybody in the band was proud to
be a Doobie Brother. And to this day, I think of myself as a Doobie Brother —
all these years later.” – MICHAEL MCDONALD on NPR’s Ask Me
Another (October 25, 2019)
About The Doobie Brothers
For over four decades, The Doobie Brothers have
been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots-based, harmony-laden,
guitar-driven rock and roll – all of which recently culminated in a nomination
for the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Boasting one of the most loyal fan
bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums, and winning four GRAMMY®
Awards, The Doobie Brothers continue to write and record new material and tour
the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” and “What a Fool Believes,"
both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the
Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,”
“Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” "Takin’ it to the Streets,”
“Minute by Minute,” “You Belong to Me,” “The Doctor” and more. In all, the
Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with
their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street, the
Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum, and 14 Gold albums. Best of the
Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies – a rare “diamond record.”
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