Two summers ago, three giants of the music business brought their collective talents together to form the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue. Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) played a series of dates that mixed their own hits with classics from, mostly, the annals of rhythm and blues.
Dukes of September
The trio is bringing back their show starting June 20 in St. Louis and lasting throughout the summer, finishing up August 24 in Indianapolis, IN. Reviews from the 2010 trek were outstanding, so this show is certain to be one of the highlights of the summer concert season (to see a sample set list, go here).
This year’s dates:
06/20 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre
06/22 – Aspen, CO – Aspen Jazz Fest
06/24 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
06/25 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s
06/27 – Santa Rosa, CA – Wells Fargo Cente
06/28 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
06/30 – San Jose, CA – Civic Auditorium
07/01 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre
07/03 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
07/05 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
07/06 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau St Michelle
07/07 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
07/10 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
07/11 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar PC
07/13 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theatre
07/14 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
07/15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Center
07/17 – Houston, TX – Woodlands
07/18 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
07/20 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/21 – Orange Beach, AL – Amphitheatre at The Wharf
07/24 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
07/27 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
07/28 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre
08/01 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
08/02 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
08/04 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
08/05 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata
08/06 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
08/08 – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest
08/09 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
08/11 – Canandaiga, NY – CMAC
08/12 – Toronto ONT – MCA
08/14 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion
08/15 – Toledo, OH – Zoo
08/17 – Detroit, MI – DTE Center
08/18 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge
08/20 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside
08/22 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
08/23 – Kettering, OH – Frazee Pavilion
08/24 – Indianapolis, IN – White River State Park
Setlist from 2010.
Here’s the set list from their August 20 show at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ with notation of original artists:
Intro: Sookie Sookie (Don Covay)
Heighty Hi (Lee Michaels)
Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing (Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure)
Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead)
You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry)
I Got News For You (Ray Charles)
Green Flower Street (Donald Fagan)
Miss Sun (Boz Scaggs)
I Keep Forgettin’ (Michael McDonald)
Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin)
Caledonia Mission (Band)
Rag Mama Rag (Band)
The Shape I’m In (Band)
Love T.K.O. (Teddy Pendergrass)
Cadillac Walk (Mink DeVille)
I.G.Y. (Donald Fagan)
What A Fool Believes (Michael McDonald)
I Love The Life I Live (Muddy Waters)
Lowdown (Boz Scaggs)
Takin’ It To The Streets (Michael McDonald)
Reelin’ In The Years (Donald Fagan)
Love Train (O’Jays)
Help Me Rhonda (Beach Boys)
Them Changes (Buddy Miles)
Outro: Sookie Sookie
