GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING, ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME ICONS THE DOOBIE BROTHERS ANNOUNCE UK & IRELAND SUMMER TOUR
NEW STUDIO ALBUM WALK THIS ROAD OUT JUNE 6, 2025 ON RHINO RECORDS
Reunited Doobie Brothers Line Up Features Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and Michael McDonald
Tour To Include Special Guest Performance for Jeff Lynne’s ELO At Sold-Out BST Hyde Park Show
(February 3, 2025) – Legendary hitmaking, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Doobie Brothers announced today they will play 5 shows in the UK & Ireland this summer, in support of their upcoming new studio album WALK THIS ROAD. The newly announced shows include headline plays in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Dublin. In addition to the band’s headlining arena shows, The Doobie Brothers will perform as a special guest on Jeff Lynne’s sold-out, final ever BST Hyde Park ELO show on July 13. For those unable to attend the sold-out Hyde Park event, The Doobie Brothers will return to London and headline The O2 on July 19.
The newly announced arena tour dates will go on presale from Wednesday 5 February at 10am local time with general on sale to the public on Friday 7 February at 10am local time. For tickets visit https://thedoobiebrothers.com/pages/tour.
The highly anticipated tour dates will feature the reunited Doobie Brothers lineup of Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and Michael McDonald and feature new music from their upcoming new studio album which is the first new album by the foursome in over 40 years. WALK THIS ROAD, out June 6 on Rhino Records features 10 newly recorded tracks including “Walk This Road,” “Call Me” and “Lahaina.” Pre-order the album now HERE.
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES:
11.7.25 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
13.7.25 – BST Hyde Park London – London, England (Special Guest to Jeff Lynne’s ELO)*
15.7.25 – Co-Op Live – Manchester, England
17.7.25 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England
19.7.25 – The O2 – London, England
21.7.25 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
*Previously announced/sold out show
Additional tour dates will be announced soon.
TRACKLISTING FOR WALK THIS ROAD:
- “Walk this Road” Featuring Mavis Staples
- “Angels & Mercy”
- “Call Me”
- “Learn to Let Go”
- “State of Grace”
- “Here to Stay”
- “The Kind That Lasts”
- “New Orleans”
- “Speed of Pain”
- “Lahaina”
CONNECT WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS:
https://thedoobiebrothers.com/
ABOUT THE DOOBIE BROTHERS:
For over five decades, The Doobie Brothers have been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll – all of which recently culminated in an induction into the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums, and winning four GRAMMY® Awards, The Doobie Brothers continue to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” and “What a Fool Believes,” both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” “Takin’ it to the Streets,” “Minute by Minute,” “You Belong to Me,” “The Doctor” and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street, the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum, and 14 Gold albums. Best of the Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies – a rare “diamond record.” In 2021, the band kicked off their 50th anniversary tour which reunited Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, and John McFee for 49 stops before concluding in 2022. In 2025 The Doobie Brothers will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The band will release new studio album WALK THIS ROAD in June, 2025 featuring Johnston, McDonald, Simmons and McFee.
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MCD Presents
The Doobie Brothers
21st July 2025
3Arena, Dublin
Tickets on sale this Friday 7th February at 10.00am
From www.ticketmaster.ie