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The Doobie Brothers have just rolled out three new Midwest stops to the band’s sprawling 50th anniversary tour. New dates now on the books include August 24th at Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s BMO Harris Pavilion; August 26th at Green Bay, Wisconsin’s Resch Center Expo Pavilion; and August 28th at Moline, Illinois’ TaxSlayer Center.
The band’s long-delayed 50th anniversary tour will feature Michael McDonald back on keyboards alongside bandmates Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, and John McFee.
Michael McDonald told us he’s always considered himself a Doobie Brother and still loves his former bandmates deeply: “I take a certain amount of pride that we had our share of band disputes, y’know, throwing furniture at each other backstage, and all that (like) bands do — y’know, in the crazy days. But it was always important to remember that we were friends first and I think that’s what we’ve walked away with. It’s probably more valuable than ten-times greater success monetarily or record sales-wise. We really, y’know, got through it, intact as friends, y’know? And I think we all kind of hang on to that with a. . . put a certain amount of value on that.”
UPDATED: The Doobie Brothers tour dates (subject to change):
August 22 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair
August 24 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Pavilion
August 26 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center Expo Pavilion
August 28 – Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
August 29 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 31 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Stair Fair
September 2 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 4 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
September 5 – Toledo, OH – The Zoo Amphitheater
September 8 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
September 9 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
September 11 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
September 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
September 14 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
September 15 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 27 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
September 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
October 1 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
October 2 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
October 5 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
October 8 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
October 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
October 11 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
October 13 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 14 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheater
October 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
October 19 – Irving, TX – Toyota Music Factory
October 21 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 23 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
October 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
October 28 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
October 29 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
June 2, 2022 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 3, 2022 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 5, 2022 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
June 7, 2022 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 8, 2022 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
June 10, 2022 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
June 11, 2022 – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 13, 2022 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
June 14, 2022 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
June 16, 2022 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC
June 18, 2022 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
June 19, 2022 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater
June 21, 2022 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
June 23, 2022 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
June 25, 2022 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
June 26, 2022 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 29, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
June 30, 2022 – London, ON – Budweiser Gardens