One Monkee Covers For Another

Micky Dolenz will fill in for his former Monkees bandmate, the late-Davy Jones, at the Disneyworld's Flower Power Concert Series in Orlando on May 20.

Dolenz told the Orlando Sentinel that he had to think hard before accepting the booking. He was afraid that the press was going to portray it as capitalizing on Jones' death "but then the fans started writing in and demanding it, how much they would love it to happen. There will be a section in the middle of the set where, of course, I will talk about him and have a couple of special songs and certainly a special moment."

Dolenz will be on the road this summer as part of the annual Happy Together tour. For its 26th year, the tour will feature The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie, the Buckinghams, the Grassroots, Dolenz and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (a new addition this year).

The dates for this year's tour:

• 06/08 - Columbus, GA - River Center
• 06/09 - Dothan, AL - Civic Center Arena
• 06/10 - Chattanooga, TN - Riverbend Festival Grounds
• 06/12 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza
• 06/13 - Hollywood, FL - The Hard Rock
• 06/14 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
• 06/15 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
• 06/16 - Hiawasee, GA - Anderson Music Hall
• 06/17 - Montgomery, AL - Renaissance PAC
• 06/19 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
• 06/20 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
• 06/21 - Tarrytown, NY - Music Hall
• 06/22 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theater
• 06/23 - Westbury, NY - NYCB Theatre
• 06/24 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• 07/11 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's By The Bay
• 07/12 - Santa Ynez, CA - Chumash Casino
• 07/13 - Sacramento, CA - California State Fair
• 07/14 - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County Fair / Pacific Amphitheatre
• 07/15 - Fountain Hills, AZ - Fort McDowell Casino
• 07/16 - Santa Fe, NM - Thunder Casino
• 07/17 - Sandy, UT - Sandy City Amphitheatre
• 07/27 - Bangor, MA - Waterfront Park
• 07/28 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Paramount
• 07/29 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolftrap
• 07/30 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest Cafe Artsquest Center
• 08/01 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Cain Park
• 08/02 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
• 08/03 - Windsor, ON - Caesars Windsor
• 08/04 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre
• 08/05 - West Allis, WI - Wisconsin State Fair
• 08/07 - Bemidji, MN - Sanford Center
• 08/09 - Effingham, IL - Performance Center
• 08/10 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
• 08/11 - Manistee, MI - Little River Casino Resort
• 08/23 - Louisville, KN - Cardinal Stadium
• 08/24 - Aurora, IL - Paramount Theatre
• 08/25 - Baraboo, WI - Ho - Chunk Casino
• 08/26 - Mitchell, SD - Corn Palace Festival
• 08/27 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
• 08/29 - Homestead, PA - Carnegie Library Music Hall
• 08/30 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair

via vintagevinylnews.com