Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour

Legendary jazz-rock icons Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have announced that Steely Dan will hit the road again in 2013, taking their Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour to almost four dozen stops throughout the US.

Here's the whole schedule:

Here’s the plan:

July 19 – Atlantic City, N.J., Ovation Hall
July 20 – Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)
July 23 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
July 24 – Kettering, Ohio, Fraze Pavilion For The Perf. Arts
July 26 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
July 27 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
July 28 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
July 30 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Embassy Theatre
Aug. 1 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 2 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park
Aug. 3 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Aug. 5 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
Aug. 6 – Omaha, Neb., Orpheum Theater
Aug. 8 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 10 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Red Butte Garden
Aug. 11 – Boise, Idaho, Idaho Botanical Garden
Aug. 13 – Troutdale, Ore., McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug. 15 – Redmond, Wash., King County’s Marymoor Park
Aug. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., America’s Cup Pavilion
Aug. 18 – Reno, Nev., Reno Events Center
Aug. 20 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
Aug. 21 – San Diego, Calif., Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
Aug. 23 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Aug. 24 – Los Angeles, Calif., Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Aug. 25 – Los Angeles, Calif., Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Aug. 28 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Aug. 30 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 31 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
Sept. 3 – Kansas City, Mo., The Midland By AMC
Sept. 4 – Tulsa, Okla., Brady Theater
Sept. 6 – Memphis, Tenn., Mud Island Amphitheatre
Sept. 7 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
Sept. 8 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Sept. 12 – Boca Raton, Fla., Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Sept. 14 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sept. 15 – North Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Perf. Arts Center
Sept. 17 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheatre
Sept. 20 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Sept. 21 – Philadelphia, Pa., Mann Center for Performing Arts
Sept. 24 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Sept. 25 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre - Citi Performing Arts Center
Sept. 27 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Sept. 28 – Mashantucket, Conn., MGM Grand At Foxwoods

Here is the almost 2 hr. home version of Steely Dan's PBS "In The Spotlight" Special.

Think Fast! Steely Dan Returns

Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock -- with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work prefers Chet Baker jazz, traditional pop, blues, and R&B. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio.

With the help of punchy horns, backup singers and the standard rock-band complement (bass, guitar, drums, keyboards), Fagen and Becker maintained what really was a long look back at how Baker and his audience must have anticipated an easy future of personal jet packs, video phones and ever-larger tailfins.

Now, here they come again: Think Fast, the 2008 tour.

Sun 06/08/08 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live

Mon 06/09/08 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

Wed 06/11/08 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park

Fri 06/13/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Sat 06/14/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Tue 06/17/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Wed 06/18/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Fri 06/20/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Mon 06/23/08 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion

Wed 06/25/08 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre

Fri 06/27/08 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa

Sat 06/28/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

Sun 07/13/08 Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion

Tue 07/15/08 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre

Thu 07/17/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Sun 07/20/08 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre

Fri 07/25/08 Murphys, CA Ironstone Vineyards

Sat 07/26/08 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre

Mon 07/28/08 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery

Wed 07/30/08 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery

Thu 07/31/08 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery

Sat 08/02/08 Stateline, NV Harvey's Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena

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