The 12th edition lineup of the popular tour of ’60s pop music acts, known as the Happy Together tour, has an extended run underway in 2022. The tour is named, of course, for the Turtles’ big hit that reached #1 on March 25, 1967.
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, hasn’t participated for several years.)
The rest of the 2022 lineup: Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Association, the Vogues, and The Cowsills. Together, they represent dozens of Top 10 radio hits. Watch them all perform in the opening night’s finale below.
Mark Lindsay – the longtime lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders – announced in 2021 that he would not be participating in 2021 or 2022, due to numerous ankle injuries. In addition, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night) was expected to participate in 2022 but also bowed out due to concerns about a pre-existing lung condition in the era of Covid.
The new edition, began June 1 and continues through August. Many of the dates were originally scheduled all the way back to 2020.
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.”
Watch Volman and Dante perform “Happy Together” during the 2019 tour
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 Association returned to the lineup in 2021. One of the most popular singing groups to have come out of the ’60s, they are best known for their #1 hits “Windy,” “Cherish” and “Never My Love,” as well as the Top 10 singles “Along Comes Mary” and “Everything That Touches You.”
Watch them perform “Along Comes Mary” in 2019
The Vogues scored such Top 10 singles as “Turn Around, Look at Me,” “You’re the One” and “Five O’Clock World.”
The Cowsills have been part of the last several 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.”
Watch the full lineup for the opening night medley finale on June 1
Happy Together 2022 Tour (Tickets for many of the dates are available here and here)
Jun 05 – Melbourne, FL – King Center for the Perf. Arts
Jun 06 – Daytona Beach, FL – The Peabody Daytona Beach
Jun 08 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
Jun 09 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
Jun 10 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
Jun 11 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre at Westbury
Jun 12 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Jun 16 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
Jun 17 – Staten Island, NY – St. George Theatre
Jun 18 – Northampton, MA – Calvin Theatre
Jun 19 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Auditorium
Jun 21 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
Jun 22 – Cohasset, MA – South Shore Music Circus
Jun 23 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo PAC
Jun 24 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
Jun 25 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
Jun 26 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Jul 12 – Medford, OR – Britt Pavilion
Jul 14 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Music Hall
Jul 15 – Las Vegas, NV – The Smith Center
Jul 16 – Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort
Jul 17 – Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheater
Jul 29 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre
Jul 30 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Aug 01 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
Aug 02 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
Aug 06 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre
Aug 07 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin State Fair
Aug 10 – Dayton, OH – Fraze Pavilion
Aug 12 – New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Event Center
Aug 13 – Owensboro, KY – RiverPark Center
Aug 18 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate PAC
Aug 20 – Saint Charles, MO – Family Arena
Aug 21 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center For the Perf. Arts
Aug 24 – Effingham, IL – Effingham Perf. Center
Aug 25 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
Aug 26 – Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre
Aug 28 – Deadwood, SD – Deadwood Mountain Grand
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22 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationIt is maddening that Chuck negron is not a part of Three Dig Night, It isn’t Three Dog Night if there is only 2 of them!
It’s now really only One Dog Night.
They can do a tour with the One Top and the Temptation.
From what I read Chuck is willing to sing with Danny Hutton but there is no interest with Danny. Hopefully, Danny and Chuck can honor Corey Wells and do a tour one summer.
Did anybody notice Gary Puckett replaced Chuck on this year billing for at least the first 3 shows of 2021? Does anybody know why?
Chuck is taking a break this year but plans to be back for 2022. He announced it on a recent podcast interview with The Cowsills.
Cory died some years ago.
Of course, the year the tour comes to my town, Erie, PA, Mark Lindsay won’t be on the bill! Not fair! Oh, well, hope you get to feeling better, Mark. Maybe I’ll get to see you in a future gig! Still love ya’, dude!
I’ve loved this show for many years, and have gone to see a whole bunch of them, going way back now. Slowly but surely age and infirmity is taking its toll on the performers of this generation, to the point where they often have to put the show together with spit and wire, and just grab whoever is able to at least walk on stage. The biggest loss has been Howard Kaylan, that incredible voice of the Turtles, who hasn’t toured with the show for several years now. This year’s lineup has a few performers who can still thrill you — The Cowsills are marvelous, The Association still has their sound, and I’m sure Ron Dante does a credible job of filling in for Howard with the Turtles, as well as his own songs, but when you hear “Eleanor” you know it’s not THAT voice. The Classics IV, also don’t have THAT voice, which has long ago passed. The Vogues? Ehh, who knows? But I saw Gary Puckett years ago with this show, and he could no longer sing then. Don’t know when this video of him is from, but according to what I saw, he is no longer THAT guy. Chuck Negron really could pretty much pull off his songs, so that is a loss. And while best wishes go out to Happy Together Tour perennial stalwart Mark Lindsay, the truth is his vocals have long had no discernable character whatsoever. So, in truth, no big loss there, except if you’re in love with him, as many still are.
Despite these problems, I still love this show, and have been grateful to the Turtles for bringing it back year after year. I’ve seen many great performances, but in later years, many not so great performances, and even some folks that just shouldn’t even have been on a stage at that point (Wayne Fontana most recently comes to mind). The truth is, you have to wonder how much longer they will be able to find folks who are physically able to do these tours, and can still sort of pull off what they’re famous for. Which is why I’ve kicked myself many times for the shows I didn’t go to that are forever lost (Jack Bruce being one). And why I now constantly remind myself to get out there if it’s something that does mean something to me, because you never know when it’s all going to be over — for you, or for them.
Gary Puckett sang in the show 2 yrs ago in Scottsdale.. sounded good.
Gary Puckett sounded great in 2019 when I saw him at The Carolina theatre in Durham NC!!!!
Saw it is Scottsdale in 2019.. was much fun.. was 62 then so I was on young end of crowd. Great tunes brought back memories. I see they are not in AZ for 2022. Hoping they make it here.
My research shows that no member of the current Association plays woodwinds. When they sing “Windy”, does anyone play the flute or recorder, which Terry Kirkman used to play? Thanks
I think they use some sort of synthesizer for the flute part …just saw them in PA tonight
I saw the Happy Together tour last night in Quakertown, PA (7-29-21). The show was excellent! You should go & see it! It’s about 90 minutes of outstanding music!
Happy Together Tour in Louisville, KY on 8/24/2021 SNUBBED the Monarchs. Totally disrespected them by not mentioning that they opened up for them and it was their 60th anniversary.
Hi Storm, Glad to hear Gary Puckett could still do it when you saw him. He must have had a cold or something at the show we saw. I guess no one wants to draw attention to it if fans haven’t noticed, but for those who do (and it was difficult not to) saying something about your condition that evening would be better than leaving fans thinking that you don’t have much voice left at all anymore.
Gary Puckett sounded good in 2019 , going to the show in Scottsdale in July
FIVE dates in Massachusetts, but not ONE in Texas? Really, guys?
good article! i looked at the book, “shell shocked”, by howard, and noticed, once again,”with jeff tamarkin”… jeff, don’t you ever sleep? take a rest… ya got it coming…
Ha, sleep is so overrated. But thank you.
Saw them Thursday night August 25, 2022 in Des Moines. Gary Puckett is 80 years old next month and he still sounds great. All the rest of them are great too lots and lots of fun! I’ve seen them for five times with different people in the lineup and love it every time!