(NEW YORK, NY) -- Steely Dan will return to The Beacon Theatre stage for a nine-night residency of themed performances between October 17 and October 30, 2018. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers staged complete performances of several of their beloved classic albums from start to finish at The Beacon in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016.
Included among the highlights of this year’s extraordinary concerts are: performances of Steely Dan’s Countdown to Ecstasy (1973), The Royal Scam (1976), Aja (1977), Gaucho (1980), plus Donald Fagen’s solo album The Nightfly (1982), plus “By Popular Demand” and “Greatest Hits” nights. Each and every night, Steely Dan will also treat audiences with selections from The Dan's extraordinary catalog, packed with infectious tunes, bodacious harmonies, irresistible grooves, blazing solo work, rich ensembles and sleek, subversive lyrics.
On all shows, Fagen will be joined once again by the crack group of brilliant and acclaimed musicians who have famously supported him in recent years, including: Jon Herington (guitar), Keith Carlock (drums), Freddie Washington (bass), Jim Beard (keyboards), a four-piece horn section and three backup vocalists.
Steely Dan has been led by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker since 1972, until Becker’s passing in September 2017. The band has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, and helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits such as “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Rikki Don't Lose That Number,” “F.M.,” “Peg,” “Hey Nineteen,” “Deacon Blues,” and “Babylon Sisters,” from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 -- including 1977's groundbreaking Aja. Steely Dan reunited in the early '90s, launching a string of sold-out tours (that continue through today). In 2000 they released the multi-Grammy winning (including “Album of the Year”) Two Against Nature, and released the acclaimed follow-up Everything Must Go in 2003. Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
The exact dates and albums to be performed include: Wednesday, October 17 (Royal Scam); Thursday, October 18 (Aja); Saturday, October 20 (The Nightfly); Sunday, October 21 (By Popular Demand); Wednesday, October 24 (Countdown To Ecstasy); Friday, October 26 (Gaucho); Saturday, October 27 (Aja); Monday, October 29 (The Nightfly); and Tuesday, October 30 (Greatest Hits).
The Beacon Theatre is located at 2124 Broadway (Between W, 74th and W. 75th Streets) in New York, NY.
