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
