Steely Dan will be kicking off their North American tour on Friday where the veteran band will be playing various albums in full at select stops on the tour as well as some additional special shows. The "Mood Swings 2013: 8 Miles To Pancake Day" tour will be kicking off this Friday night, July 19th, in Atlantic City, NJ at Revel Ovation Hall and will conclude with a string of shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City from September 30th through October 8th.
The Beacon Theatre shows will feature special sets each night including full performances of the Aja, Royal Scam and Gaucho albums, two greatest hits set nights and an audience request night.
The band will also be playing special format shows in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Bristow, Va and Boston. The band explained each special concert set as follows:
Audience Request Night (NY): Becker and Fagen have built fan-pleasing sets for decades. But for tonight, they want to hear directly from the hometown faithful. Attendees are asked to submit their top song request on Ticketmaster's checkout page (one request per purchase).
Classic Album - Plus Selected Hits: Setlist is one of three classic Steely Dan albums — Aja, Gaucho, or The Royal Scam — performed in its entirety, start-to-finish. The evening then continues with additional selected favorites, making for a wide-ranging, hit-strewn ramble through Steely Dan's extraordinary catalog.
Greatest Hits: An evening of ... well, this one pretty much speaks for itself, doesn't it?
07/19 – Atlantic City, NJ – Revel Ovation Hall
07/20 – Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
07/21 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/23 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
07/24 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
07/26 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace Theatre
07/27 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
07/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
07/30 – Fort Wayne, IN – Embassy Theatre
08/01 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
08/02 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
08/03 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
08/05 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
08/06 – Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater
08/08 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
08/11 – Boise, ID – Idaho Botanical Garden
08/13 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
08/15 – Redmond, WA – Concerts at Marymoor
08/17 – San Francisco, CA – Americas Cup Pavilion
08/18 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
08/20 – Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Bowl
08/21 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey's
08/23 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
08/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
08/25 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE (Greatest Hits)
08/28 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
08/30 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/31 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
09/03 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
09/04 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
09/06 – Memphis, TN – Mud Island Amphitheatre
09/07 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Aja)
09/08 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
09/11 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
09/12 – Boca Raton, FL – Mizner Park Amphitheatre
09/14 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
09/15 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
09/17 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre
09/18 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheatre
09/20 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (Aja)
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts
09/24 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre (Aja)
09/25 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre (Greatest Hits)
09/27 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Event Center
09/28 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
09/30 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Aja)
10/01 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Greatest Hits)
10/03 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Royal Scam)
10/04 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Gaucho)
10/05 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Audience Request Night)
10/07 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Aja)
10/08 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Greatest Hits)
