The 10th anniversary lineup of the popular tour of ’60s pop music acts, known as the Happy Together tour, has been revealed, along with dozens of dates. The tour is named, of course, for the Turtles’ big 1967 hit.
The Turtles continue as the signature headliners, but with the voice of the Archies, Ron Dante, again joining Turtles founding member and singer Mark Volman. (Fellow Turtles founder, Howard Kaylan, also sat out the 2018 tour “for medical reasons.”)
The rest of the 2019 lineup, in order of billing: Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, the Buckinghams, the Classics IV and the Cowsills. Together, they represent dozens of Top 10 radio hits.
Longtime Paul Revere & the Raiders lead vocalist Mark Lindsay, who had a pacemaker insertion not long after the 2018 tour ended, will appear at two dates. Tommy James has been added to the August 26 lineup. Not returning from 2018: the Association.
The Turtles have sold over 40 million records worldwide. Their hits include: “Happy Together,” “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “Elenore,” “It Ain’t Me Babe” and “You Showed Me.”
Related: Our interview with the colorful Howard Kaylan
Chuck Negron performs some of Three Dog Night’s biggest hits including “Joy to the World,” “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “Shambala,” “One” and “Easy To Be Hard.”
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap enjoyed five Top 10 singles including their 1967 debut, “Woman Woman,” as well as “Young Girl” and “Lady Willpower.”
The Buckinghams’ run of hits included the #1 smash “Kind of a Drag,” as well as “Don’t You Care” and “Susan.”
The Classics IV earned three Top 5 singles in the late ’60s, “Spooky,” “Stormy” and “Traces.
Related: Our feature story on the Classics IV
The Cowsills have been part of the last few years of the tour. Bob, Paul and Susan Cowsill are a family singing group and the original inspiration for television’s The Partridge Family and are best known for the songs “The Rain, The Park and Other Things,” “Hair,” “Indian Lake” and “Love American Style.”
Related: Our recap of one of the dates on the 2018 tour
Happy Together 2019 Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
May 29 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
May 31 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
Jun 01 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Jun 02 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
Jun 03 – Melbourne, FL – Melbourne Auditorium
Jun 04 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
Jun 07 – Biloxi, MI – IP Casino Resort & Spa
Jun 08 – Hiawassee, GA – Georgia Mountain Fair
Jun 10 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theare
Jun 12 – Staten Island, NY – St. George Theatre
Jun 13 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Auditorium
Jun 14 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo PAC
Jun 15 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre
Jun 16 – Northampton, MA – Calvin Theater
Jun 18 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
Jun 19 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Jun 20 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
Jun 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – Paramount Theatre
Jun 22 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
Jun 23 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
Jun 25 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
Jun 26 – Cohasset, MA – South Shore Music Circus
Jun 27 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
Jun 28 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center
Jun 29 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
Jun 30 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
Jul 10 – Lemoore, CA – Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
Jul 11 – Stockton, CA – Bob Hope Theatre (with Mark Lindsay; no Chuck Negron)
Jul 13 – Beverly Hills, CA – The Saban
Jul 18 – Thousand Oaks, CA – Fred Kavli Theatre
Jul 19 – Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort
Jul 20 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort
Jul 21 – Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre
Jul 31 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Aug 01 – Detroit, MI – MGM Grand Detroit Event Center
Aug 02 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre
Aug 03 – Columbus, OH – Celeste Center
Aug 04 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin State Fair
Aug 07 – Effingham, IL – Effingham Perf. Ctr.
Aug 08 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
Aug 09 – New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Event Center
Aug 10 – Manistee, MI – Little River Casino Resort
Aug 11 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Rocksino
Aug 14 – Hamburg, NY – Erie County Fair
Aug 16 – Aurora, IL – Paramount Theatre
Aug 17 – St. Charles, MO – Family Arena
Aug 18 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
Aug 22 – Moorhead, MN – Bluestern Center for the Arts
Aug 24 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (with Mark Lindsay; no Chuck Negron)
Aug 25 – Deadwood, SD – Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center
Aug 26 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair (with Tommy James)
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22 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationCome to South Florida!!!
come back some where in Minnesota
Come back to Nevada, we miss you
Come back to Mil Lac, Minnesota!
are the bands listed for 2019 tour guaranteed, so to speak, or expected to perform at all shows on tour or do the bands substitute out in different regions or shows? I would be disappointed if I could not see those bands specifically listed on the 2019 tour
My understanding is all of them are on the entire tour although I realize that doesn’t necessarily answer your question.
thanx Greg… it does answer my question. I love the line up this year… Just hope they all make it! Already got my tix for July… might even go to their other two shows in the area since they are all my favorites!
Say- take note there is a show on Sunday, Aug. 4 at WI State Fair, Milwaukee
Anyone know if you can buy any of the tour items selling after the show o line? Didn’t make it to the booth but this show was EXCELLENT… and everyone in the audience enjoyed the show. HAPPY TOGETHER, I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
addition of the Lovin’ Spoonful would have made it even more awesome!
Come to San Antonio TX! Tobin center for the performing arts!! We would love to see you here!!!
“Aug 22 – Moorhead, MI – Bluestern Center for the Arts” is a typo. It should be Moorhead, MN (Minnesota, not Michigan) at Bluestem Center for the Arts (not BluesterN.)
Just to let you know that Denver has been added to the concert list, and they’ll all be playing at the Paramount Theatre there on Aug. 24. I’ll be there. Mark LIndsay will be performing at the Denver and Stockton concerts only, because Chuck Negron won’t be able to attend. I asked Mark personally about this and he emailed me to confirm this.
Many thanks, Bill. We knew a few more were coming but didn’t know about that one specifically. We just added Denver and Peoria.
Please come to England!
NOT 1 SINGLE STOP IN THE WHOLE STATE OF INDIANA. WHAT GIVES??????
Why didn’t you include “You Baby” in the list of Turtles’ hits??
We listed all of their Top 10 singles, Annie.
Come to Washington State!!!
Are you planning to come to Houston or southTexas?
I saw this show in Lynn, MA and basically went to see Chuck Negron & Gary Puckett, but “The Cowsills” blew me away! They were utterly AMAZING! I was in AWE of their harmonization and charisma! WOW!
Please come to Fresno, CA after this Covid-19 is over, we’d love to see you guys and hopefully by then Howard Kaylan will be back singing with you guys.