Steely Dan Travels America In Support Of New Album

April 4, 2000 06:08 PM

LiveDaily Editor

Steely Dan [ tickets ] has removed the wraps from plans for a 38-date U.S. tour in support of "Two Against Nature," the band's first new studio album in 20 years. The two-month outing--featuring core band members Donald Fagen (keyboards and vocals) and Walter Becker (bass)--will kick off May 31 in Spokane, Wash.

Tickets are scheduled to go on sale for the tour's first three stops--Spokane, Portland, Ore., and George, Wash.--on Saturday (4/8), and tickets for the band's Concord, Calif., performance are scheduled to go on sale Sunday (4/9). Monday (4/10) on-sale dates have been set for the tour's Chula Vista, Irvine, and Mountain View, Calif., stops, as well as its Columbia, Md., and Manassas, Va., stops. Other on-sale dates weren't immediately available.

The majority of the concerts will take place at amphitheaters, but several indoor arenas will host the tour as well.

In other Steely Dan news, Image Entertainment is scheduled to release a concert video and DVD titled "2 Against Nature Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party in hi-fi Stereo" on June 5. The performance was taped at Sony Studios in New York City before an invitation-only audience of about 200 on Jan. 28 and 29 for a PBS special which aired earlier this year. The video and DVD will include exclusive interview footage.

Steely Dan taped a VH1 "Storytellers" concert at the same New York studio on Feb. 1. The show is scheduled to air on May 1.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

May
31 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena (on sale 4/8)
June
1 - Portland, OR - The Rose Garden (on sale 4/8)
3 - George, WA - The Gorge (on sale 4/8)
4 - Boise, ID - BSU Pavilion
6 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion (on sale 4/9)
9 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre (on sale 4/10)
10 - Las Vegas, NM - Mandalay Bay
11 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
13,14 - Los Angeles, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
16 - Irvine, CA - Irvine Meadows (on sale 4/10)
17 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (on sale 4/10)
18 - Marysville, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
20 - Albuquerque, NM - Mesa Del Sol Amphitheatre
21 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green
23 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
24 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
25 - Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Amphitheater
27 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
28 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
30 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - First Union Arena
July
1 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga PAC
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Star Lake Amphitheatre
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre
7 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
8 - Wantaugh, NY - Jones Beach
9 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theater
13 - Camden, NY - Sony-Blockbuster Entertainment Center
14 - Columbia, MD - Merriwether Post Pavilion (on sale 4/10)
15 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
17, 18 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
21 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
22 - Manassas, VA - Nissan Pavilion (on sale 4/10)
23 - Virginia Beach, VA - GTE Amphitheatre
25 - W. Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheatre
26 - Tampa, FL - Ice Palace
28 - Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
29 - Dallas, TX - Starplex Amphitheatre