Michael McDonald Rejoins Doobie Brothers For 50th Anniversary Tour

– The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers are bringing back former member Michael McDonald for a 30-city 50th anniversary tour, marking the first time he’s performed with founding members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and John McFee in more than 25 years.

McDonald joined the band at the conclusion of the Doobies’ performance last night at the Ryman Auditorium, where the group played its classic albums Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me, to make the announcement.

The tour launches June 9 at Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Fla., and hits arenas and including Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, PNC Bank Center in Holmdel, N.J.; Northwell Health at Jones Beach in Wantaugh, N.Y.; Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, Mich.; Pepsi Center in Denver; Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif.; the Forum in Los Angeles, and wrapping Oct. 10 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston.

Tickets to “The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour” will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more at LaneOne website.  

The Doobie Brothers, winners of four Grammy Awards, have sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide and have been a touring force during most of its career. In the past three years the band has averaged sales of 6,733 tickets sold and gross of $387,498, in additional to mounting a co-billed tours with Steely Dan in 2018 and Chicago in 2017.

“We’re truly excited about our 50th Anniversary Tour, as it’s a celebration of the band’s entire history. We’ll be performing songs from our full catalog, as well as new music,” said Johnston in a statement.

“With the Doobies, everybody in the band was proud to be a Doobie Brother. And to this day, I think of myself as a Doobie Brother — all these years later,” McDonald told NPR in October.

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2020 DATES: