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Michael McDonald & Toto Set Co-Headline Dates
You’ll get plenty of hits with this tour as Michael McDonald and Toto reveal a co-headline trek beginning in the Pacific Northwest in early August and wrapping one month later in Virginia. Stops along the way include Los Angeles, Atlanta, Tulsa and Atlantic City.
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Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, Saint Augustine, Fla.
Hardly strangers to each other, Toto’s Dave Paich arranged horns and strings on The Doobie Brothers’ Livin’ On The Fault Line LP and members Steve Lukather and Porcaro brothers Mike and Jeff appeared on the singer’s 1982 album If That’s What It Takes. McDonald returned the favor in 1986 when he guested on Toto’s “I’ll Be Over You” which appeared on the band’s Fahrenheit album. In other words, there’s a history.
“I so look forward to the dates I’ll play with Toto this summer,” McDonald said. “Not only because we’re old friends but also because they’re one of the most talented and significant American bands.”
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Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Ga.
Here’s the routing:
Aug. 2 – Grand Ronde, Ore., Spirit Mountain Casino
Aug. 3 – Tulalip, Wash., Tulalip Resort Casino
Aug. 5 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
Aug. 7 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
Aug. 9 – Indio, Calif., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino & Special Events Ctr.
Aug. 10 – Pala, Calif., Pala Event Center
Aug. 14 – Newkirk, Okla., First Council Casino
Aug. 15 – Catoosa, Okla., The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino / Tulsa
Aug. 16 – Durant, Okla., Choctaw Event Center
Aug. 19 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug. 20 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live
Aug. 22 – Atlanta, Ga., Fox Theatre
Aug. 23 – Blue Ash, Ohio, Summit Park
Aug. 24 – Charleston, W.Va., Clay Center For The Arts & Sciences
Aug. 29 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 30 – Lake Delton, Wis., Crystal Grand Music Theatre
Aug. 31 – Windsor, Ontario, Caesars Windsor “The Colosseum”
Sept. 3 – Englewood, N.J., Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
Sept. 5 – Lincoln, R.I., Twin River Events Center
Sept. 6 – Atlantic City, N.J., Harrah’s Atlantic City
Sept. 7 – Newport News, Va., Ferguson Center For The Arts