Steely Dan has rolled out its rescheduled 2022 dates with Steve Winwood. The arwice-rescheduled 2021 summer tour, which was to run throughout June and July, will now play over six weeks in 2022, kicking off on May 20th in Portland, Oregon's Veterans Memorial Coliseum and wrapping on July 3rd at Bethel, New York's Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Donald Fagen explained a while back that Steely Dan was actually one of the most unlikely bands to gain traction on the road: “We actually ended up as a touring band by accident, really. I'm talking about my partner Walter Becker and I. Certainly I became a frontman by accident, I know that. We just couldn't find a singer that we felt could convey the attitude we we're looking for. And it became obvious that I was probably the one to do it, even though I had very little experience. Our model for songs was more literary or short story-like than being a model from popular music.”
Although Steve Winwood still tackles his own solo theater dates, we asked him if he's at all worried that his solo gigs will be overlooked after becoming the go-to-guy opening act for such A-list peers as Rod Stewart, Santana, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Steely Dan: “It's interesting. Y'know, I think there's something to be said for both. And then of course before that I was out with the Tom Petty tour, which was a success. But I think it was . . . I think it worked in conjunction with my shows. I wouldn't like to think that that was the only thing I was doing. I still like the idea of doing my shows as well. So, I think it sort of broadens the view of my music, I should think.”
RESCHEDULED: Steely Dan & Steve Winwood 2022 Tour Dates (subject to change):
May 20 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 21 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
May 25 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
May 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
May 28 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 31 – Phoenix, AZ – AK-Chin Pavilion
June 2 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
June 3 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 5, 6 – Austin, TX – ACL Live
June 10 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
June 11 – Memphis, TN – Location TBA
June 14 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
June 16 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
June 18 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 19 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC
June 23 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
June 25, 26 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
June 29 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
June 30 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 2 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 3 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
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Donald Fagen On The Structure Of Steely Dan :
