Donald Fagen
Just eight days after the death of his Steely Dan partner Walter Becker, Donald Fagen has announced a series of new tour dates for October, including six in the United States, two in Canada and three in the U.K. According to online reports, Fagen intends to keep the name Steely Dan alive and will continue to perform the band’s catalog of music with the band he and Becker were using. Fagen also has a separate band with which he tours, the Night Flyers.
Scroll below to see the new Steely Dan tour dates.
Upon Becker’s passing on Sept. 3, Fagen wrote, in a tribute to the group’s late co-founder, “I intend to keep the music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band.”
The Steely Dan tour begins in Oklahoma on Oct. 13 and ends in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct. 30. For the U.K. shows Steely Dan will share the bill with the Doobie Brothers. Both groups played this summer’s Classic West and Classic East stadium shows—Becker’s absence from those concerts fueled rumors that he was unwell.
Steely Dan in 1977: Walter Becker (l.) and Donald Fagen
Fagen will reportedly tour with his own band following the Steely Dan dates. He is on tour with the Night Flyers now through Sept. 24.
Related: Read tributes to Walter Becker from fellow musicians
Steely Dan Fall 2017 Tour Dates (Tickets are available here and here)
Oct 13: WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville, OK
Oct 16: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 17: Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
Oct 19: Casino Rama Resort, Orillia, ON
Oct 20: Caesars Windsor, Windsor, ON
Oct 22: Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Oct 24: Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD
Oct 25: MGM National Harbor, National Harbor, MD
Oct 28: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Oct 29: The O2, London, England
Oct 30: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Watch Steely Dan perform on The Late Show With David Letterman in 1995 and 2000
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