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Donald Fagen To Take New Band The Nightflyers On The Road

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on April 25, 2017

in News

Donald Fagen has a new “special project” called The Nightflyers which he is touring with in August and September.

In essence, it appears the Nightflyers are a new solo band for the Steely Dan singer who is promising a tour with music from his solo albums, Steely Dan and “some swell surprises”.

Steely Dan have been touring regularly the last few years but only have a few dates left for 2017. They are at the Santa Barbara (CA) Bowl tomorrow night, play three shows in Las Vegas from April 26 to 29 and have the Greenwich (CT) Town Party on May 27. The band will also appear at the Classic East and West festivals.

The new Nightflyers band is made up of four musicians with which Fagen has been working for a couple of years who have also appeared without the singer at clubs along the Hudson Valley. The members are Connor Kennedy (guitar, vocals), Lee Falco (drums, vocals), Brandon Morrison (bass, vocals) and Will Bryant (keyboards, vocals).

The tour dates:

08/03 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
08/04 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
08/08 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
08/09 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckard Hall, Backstage
08/11 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live Orlando
08/12 – Saint Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
08/14 – Montgomery, AL – The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre at Renaissance Montgomery
08/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Woodruff Arts Center
08/17 – Wilmington, NC – Wilson Center – Cape Fear Community College
08/19 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Walker Theatre
08/20 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
08/22 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
08/23 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
08/25 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
08/26 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casinos
08/28 – Indianapolis, IN – Old National Centre
08/29 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst / Riverside / Turner Hall
08/31 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
09/02 – Austin, TX – ACL Live
09/03 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic & Empire Theatres
09/12 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
09/13 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
09/15 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
09/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
09/23 – Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan – Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
09/24 – Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan – Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

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