1989 summer tour promo photo
1989 NORTH AMERICAN & JAPANESE TOUR
Dolenz, Jones and Tork
(July - September 1989)
THE SET LIST
Being interviewed in August 1989
- Hello Hello, I'm Back Again
- Pleasant Valley Sunday
- A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
- D. W. Washburn
- No Time
- Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again
- She Hangs Out
- Goin’ Down
- Your Auntie Grizelda
- Hangin’ By a Thread
- Zilch / Mary, Mary (or) Through the Looking Glass
- I Wanna Be Free
- That Was Then, This Is Now
- Valleri
- As We Go Along
- Sea Change
- Last Train to Clarksville
- Cripple Creek
- Acoustic Set:
- -When Love Comes Knockin’ (Davy)
- -Sometime in the Morning (Micky)
- -Take a Giant Step (Peter)
- What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
- She
- Baby, You’ll Soon Be Sixteen
- (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
- Daydream Believer
- Encore:
- Ditty Diego (Monkees rap)
- Listen to the Band
- I’m a Believer
- Later in the tour, “Mary, Mary” was dropped and “Through the Looking Glass” (with Peter on keyboards) was added. “Circle Sky” was played at the first couple of dates on the tour, but was dropped and replaced with "Goin' Down."
THE TOUR SCHEDULE
July 1: Red River Fair, Winnipeg, Canada
July 4: Fiddlers Green, Denver, Colorado
July 6: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
July 7: Humphreys, San Diego, California (2 shows)
July 8: Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim, California
July 9: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California *
July 11: McCallum Centre, Palm Desert, California (2 shows)
July 12: Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, California
July 16: Sun Marina, Okinawa, Japan
July 18: Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
July 20: Ink Stick Shibaura Factory, Tokyo, Japan
July 22: Kosei Nenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
July 29: Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pennsylvania
July 30: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York (2 shows)
July 31: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
August 1: Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts
August 3: Club Casino, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
August 4: Starlite Music Theatre, Latham, New York
August 5: Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
August 7: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2 shows)
August 8: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 9: Wolftrap, Vienna, Virginia
August 10: Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 11: New Jersey State Fair, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (2 shows)
August 13: Melody Music Fair, North Tonawanda, New Jersey
August 14: Lulu’s Roadhouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
August 16: Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia
August 17: Southern Star, Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
August 18: Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 19: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas
August 20: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
August 24: Indiana Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 25: Entertainment Complex, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
August 26: Masonic Hall, Toledo, Ohio
August 27: Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester, Michigan
August 29: Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
August 30: Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
September 1: Walworth Fair, Elkhorn, Wisconsin (2 shows)
September 2: Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana (2 shows)
September 3: Six Flags Amusement Park, Eureka, Missouri
* = with Michael Nesmith
July 4: Fiddlers Green, Denver, Colorado
July 6: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
July 7: Humphreys, San Diego, California (2 shows)
July 8: Celebrity Theatre, Anaheim, California
July 9: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California *
July 11: McCallum Centre, Palm Desert, California (2 shows)
July 12: Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, California
July 16: Sun Marina, Okinawa, Japan
July 18: Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
July 20: Ink Stick Shibaura Factory, Tokyo, Japan
July 22: Kosei Nenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
July 29: Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pennsylvania
July 30: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York (2 shows)
July 31: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
August 1: Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts
August 3: Club Casino, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
August 4: Starlite Music Theatre, Latham, New York
August 5: Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
August 7: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2 shows)
August 8: Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 9: Wolftrap, Vienna, Virginia
August 10: Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 11: New Jersey State Fair, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (2 shows)
August 13: Melody Music Fair, North Tonawanda, New Jersey
August 14: Lulu’s Roadhouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
August 16: Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia
August 17: Southern Star, Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
August 18: Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 19: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas
August 20: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
August 24: Indiana Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 25: Entertainment Complex, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
August 26: Masonic Hall, Toledo, Ohio
August 27: Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester, Michigan
August 29: Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
August 30: Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
September 1: Walworth Fair, Elkhorn, Wisconsin (2 shows)
September 2: Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana (2 shows)
September 3: Six Flags Amusement Park, Eureka, Missouri
* = with Michael Nesmith
Acoustic set in Los Angeles (From the collection of MusicFan76)
The Monkees' 1989 summer tour featured one of their best stage shows ever, but the tour on the whole lacked the public enthusiasm and publicity that had surrounded the group's projects in 1986 and 1987. However, the band created a fresh show that included deep cuts from their song catalog, an acoustic set in the middle of the performance, and a new backing band to support them onstage. Songs like "She Hangs Out" and "As We Go Along" were played live for the first time while "D.W. Washburn" got its first airing in concert since the 1968 Far East Tour. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?" hadn't been played by the trio since the initial 1986 reunion and saw Peter take the lead vocal in Mike's absence. The acoustic set, first performed during the European tour earlier in 1989, remained in the show and continued to be a highlight.
(Photo by Henry Diltz)
Before the 1989 summer tour got underway, Micky and his manager had proposed a three-year plan for The Monkees that would culminate in 1991 with the band's 25th anniversary. Davy, however, was reluctant to tour the United States without a new album on the market. (Jones also had a lucrative offer on the table to play the lead role in "Singin' in the Rain" at the London Palladium.) Plans for a follow-up studio album to Pool It! had been in the works at the time and there were offers on the table, but nothing was ever recorded. With Micky and his manager insisting that future recording deals and projects were in jeopardy without a summer tour, Davy agreed to go out on the road. Then, halfway through the tour, Micky suddenly told Davy and Peter of his intensions to pursue a solo career after the summer tour was completed. A rift developed within the group about Micky's decision as well as his preference to have his manager oversee Monkees activities. Later, as the tour started to wind down, Davy relayed in interviews that The Monkees would no longer be working together.
Los Angeles, June 1989 (Photo by Henry Diltz)
Before internal tensions arose, prospects for the band seemed high. There was still talk of making another Monkees movie or television special, and recording a new album seemed like the next step. A special event occurred on June 28 when all four Monkees appeared on The Mark & Brian Show on KLOS Radio in Los Angeles, California. (Audio of this appearance can be heard below.) The quartet sang "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Daydream Believer" live on the air with Peter playing acoustic guitar. Nesmith appeared with the group to hype his upcoming guest concert appearance with The Monkees at the Universal Amphitheatre, an event that would coincide with the band receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The full quartet also appeared live on another radio program hosted by Rick Dees.
Micky in 1989 (Photo by Michael G. Bush)
After the promotional activities with Mike, the trio began the final leg of the 1989 world tour on July 1 in Winnipeg, Canada. Micky played drums on most of the songs that he didn't sing the lead vocal. Peter supplied rhythm and lead guitar work, and played the banjo on "Cripple Creek" and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?". Davy added his usual percussion work. Two of Davy’s solo songs, “Hangin’ By A Thread” and “Baby, You’ll Soon Be Sixteen,” were added to the set, as was Peter’s solo song, “Sea Change,” which later was released on his 1994 solo album, Stranger Things Have Happened. The 1989 summer concerts opened up with an old Gary Glitter hit, entitled appropriately enough "Hello Hello, I'm Back Again." The Monkees appeared on The Pat Sajak Show and Nashville Now (the latter which included rare live television performances of "D.W. Washburn," seen below, and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?") to promote the tour. The backing band consisted of Jerry Renino (bass), Doug Trevor (rhythm guitar), Frankie Hepburn (guitar), Lawren Roper (drums), Jim Belin (keyboards), Lawrie Hayley (backing vocals) and horn players Les (last name unknown), Scott Wright and Mike Schmitt.
Fun with the wool hat in '89
By 1989, the enthusiasm generated from the initial reunion in 1986 had subsided. As a result, overall attendance figures weren't as strong in America as they had been in 1986 and 1987. On the other hand, a lot of publicity was generated when Nesmith joined Dolenz, Jones and Tork onstage in Los Angeles on July 9 at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day, the four Monkees attended a ceremony in their honor when they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Despite a warm welcome in Japan where the group played their first concerts since 1968 for a week in mid-July, the 1989 world tour ended on September 3 in Missouri to little fanfare. Because of bad feelings leftover from Micky's unexpected decision to embark on a solo career, The Monkees disbanded, ending the revival of the group that began with the celebration of their 20th anniversary in 1986. Peter, in an interview with Monkee Business Fanzine, broached the topic of the band's internal relations at the time. "The specifics are that it wasn't all that bad. There was a communication block, and it continued because we knew that we'd go our separate ways soon and there'd be no need to communicate. None of us was too happy with the way the partnership ended but we shook hands when we said goodbye." The trio would not go back on the road again until 1996.
Despite a warm welcome in Japan where the group played their first concerts since 1968 for a week in mid-July, the 1989 world tour ended on September 3 in Missouri to little fanfare. Because of bad feelings leftover from Micky's unexpected decision to embark on a solo career, The Monkees disbanded, ending the revival of the group that began with the celebration of their 20th anniversary in 1986. Peter, in an interview with Monkee Business Fanzine, broached the topic of the band's internal relations at the time. "The specifics are that it wasn't all that bad. There was a communication block, and it continued because we knew that we'd go our separate ways soon and there'd be no need to communicate. None of us was too happy with the way the partnership ended but we shook hands when we said goodbye." The trio would not go back on the road again until 1996.
The Monkees live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 7, 1989 (Photo by Cindy Andrews/Toronto Star)
PHOTO GALLERY
The audio below (audience recording) is from a concert in Devon, Pennsylvania at Valley Forge Music Fair on July 29, 1989.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All four Monkees appeared on The Mark & Brian Show in June 1989 on KLOS Radio in Los Angeles, California. The quartet sang "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Daydream Believer" with Peter playing acoustic guitar. Mike appeared with the trio to hype his upcoming guest concert appearance.
|
Part 1
|
Part 2
|
Part 3
|
VIDEO FOOTAGE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Radio station Eagle 105 promotes the concerts at Humphrey's By The Bay in San Diego, CA on July 7, 1989.
