Legendary hitmaking, Platinum-selling, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and soon to be Songwriters Hall of Fame band The Doobie Brothers announced today they will launch a North American summer tour in support of their upcoming new studio album WALK THIS ROAD. The newly announced tour will include a stop in Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music Center on Friday, September 12. Joining The Doobie Brothers on the Walk This Road Tour will be special guests, The Coral Reefer Band.
The Coral Reefer Band is the touring and recording band of beloved American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The band performed with Buffett until his passing in 2023 and continues celebrating and performing his music at his request. The band reunited for the first time at 2024’s ‘Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett’ concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The Coral Reefer Band will keep the party going this summer bringing the hits of Jimmy Buffett to Parrot Heads and new audiences alike on all dates of the upcoming Walk This Road tour.
The Doobie Brothers recently announced UK and Ireland dates which will include performing as special guests of Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the iconic band’s final concert in London’s Hyde Park, which is already sold out. Additional dates in the UK and Ireland are on sale now.
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.
"We're so looking forward to the 2025 Summer tour!” Patrick Simmons said on behalf of The Doobie Brothers. “We'll be celebrating the release of our new album WALK THIS ROAD and we're excited to be performing new songs from the record. We'll warm up with shows in the UK and Ireland then hit the road back in the good old USA. Can't wait to see you all and bring some new music to our fans. Having The Coral Reefer Band on board with us at these shows really makes this a special experience for the audience and all of us. Doobies and Reefers, hmm... sounds like a perfect match!"
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.
ABOUT THE CORAL REEFER BAND:
The Coral Reefer Band began their journey with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Buffett in 1973. While members have changed over the years, most of the band have performed with Jimmy for over 30 years. Together, they have toured the world with more than 40 tours and 30 albums. Not only are they the top-notch, highly regarded band with great solo careers of their own, but also collaborators, co-writing many songs with Jimmy, as well as Coral Reefers’ Mac McAnally and Michael Utley producing the majority of Buffett's vast discography. When Jimmy passed in September of 2023, he left an edict to “keep the party going” and that’s just what his band continues to do. The Coral Reefer Band is led by ten-time CMA Musician of the Year, Mac McAnally who says “We are blessed with the task of honoring and continuing the musical legacy that Jimmy built over 5 plus decades. We are so lucky both to have shared the stage with him and to share his music with all who love it.”
