Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross crew for Beatles’ White Album 50th anniversary tour
This fall, an unlikely pairing of artists will embark on the “It Was 50 Years In the past Immediately” tour celebrating the (sort of) 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ White Album. Whereas math will not be their robust swimsuit (the enduring file was really launched 51 years in the past), the high-profile lineup options The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, in addition to Chicago’s Jason Scheff and Badfinger’s Joey Molland. Along with cuts from off the 1968 launch, the collective will combine in hits from their very own respective catalogs every night time.
Whereas the tour is “not affiliated or endorsed by the Beatles individually or collectively,” lots of the band’s respective members every have connections to the Fab 4. Badfinger, particularly, has a long-running relationship with the Beatles as the primary artist signed to their Apple file label in 1968. The Monkees equally crossed paths with the Beatles in the course of the early days of the group, with Dolenz becoming a member of the group within the studio for Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Membership Band. Lastly, Rundgren has served because the guitarist for Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band for 3 many years.
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The “It Was 50 Years In the past” Immediately tour kicks off in late September. Spanning till mid-October, the trek will carry the five-piece all through the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Try the itinerary beneath.
“It Was 50 Years In the past Immediately” 2019 Tour Dates:
09/21 – Atlantic Metropolis, NJ @ Golden Nugget
09/28 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
09/29 – Danville, KY @ Norton Middle
10/01 – St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theater
10/02 – Milwaukee, WI -@ Pabst Theater
10/05 – Beverly, MA @ Cabot Theater
10/06 – Harmony, NH @ Capitol Middle For The Arts
10/07 – Orono, ME @ Collins Middle For The Arts
10/08 – Ridgefield, CT @Ridgefield Playhouse
10/10 – Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theater
10/11 – Boston, MA @ Berklee PAC
10/12 – Westbury, NY @ Theatre @ Westbury
10/13 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo PAC
10/15 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
10/17 – Pink Financial institution, NJ @ Rely Basie Theater
10/18 – New London, CT @ Garde Arts Middle
10/20 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre