- - Monkees’ Legend Kicks Off 60th Anniversary Tour With Hit-Filled Set

Craig RosenFebruary 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM

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Micky Dolenz is keeping the spirit of the Monkees alive.

The last surviving member of the hitmaking ‘60s quartet took to social media on Feb. 13 to celebrate the beginning of his the Monkees 60 Tour.

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“Last night in Solana Beach was absolutely incredible. Thank you for kicking off the Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees’ 60th Tour with a sold-out show and so much love. What a way to start this journey together,” Dolenz posted on his official Instagram account along with a carousel of photos from the gig.

“And guess what - we’re doing it again tonight in Cerritos! There are very few tickets left, so if you’re thinking about coming out, now’s the time,” he added.

Living up to the tour’s theme, Dolenz’s 32-song set on Feb. 12 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, Calif. was dominated by Monkees’ classics, beginning with “(Theme From) The Monkees” and “Last Train to Clarksville” and closing with “Daydream Believer” and “I’m a Believer,” per setlist.fm.

In between the Monkees’ classics, Dolenz dropped in a few choice covers – “Purple Haze” by the Jimi Hendrix Experience” and “Different Drum,” a song written by Dolenz’s late Monkees’ bandmate Michael Nesmith that first became a hit by the Stone Poneys, a band that featured a young Linda Ronstadt.

Dolenz, 80, has sadly lost his three former Monkees bandmates in recent years, beginning in 2012 when singer Davy Jones died of a heart attack at 66.

Bassist/keyboardist Peter Tork died in 2019 at the age of 77 after a lengthy battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of head and neck cancer.

Singer-guitarist Nesmith died in 2021 at the age of 78 of heart failure. In 2018, he experienced what was termed a “minor health scare” during his tour with Dolenz and later revealed that he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery.

The two surviving Monkees went out on a farewell tour in 2021, which ended with Nesmith’s last performance on the final date of that tour at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2021.

"The last show of the tour is pretty much a blur to me. I tried to stop thinking about it because I knew if I didn't, I’d never get through any of those songs," Dolenz told Rolling Stone. "As it was, I still had my moments. I had a couple of moments where I had to turn around and get ahold of myself. I especially did not try and think about it because I probably wouldn't have made it through the show. Our last conversation probably took place that night, but I don't recall it specifically. We did hug that night on the stage. And the whole tour was very emotional for me. I knew it was pretty unlikely that, for whatever reason, we'd ever be doing this again. That was both our attitudes for us. We went out with flair."

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