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theGrammy Award-winning, Platinum-selling, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Doobie Brothers celebrated the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction of bandmembers Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald at the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York. Following the award presentation, presented by Garth Brooks, the band performed their iconic hits “Black Water,” “Takin’ It To The Streets” and “Listen to the Music.” Access photos from the event HERE.

The prestigious honor capped off a celebratory album release week in New York promoting their new album WALK THIS ROAD which was released June 6^th on Rhino Records. After playing a sold out album release show at Irving Plaza they performed national television debuts of three songs off the new album: “Learn to Let Go” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS), “Walk This Road” on The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC), and “Call Me” on Live with Kelly and Mark (ABC). The incredible live debuts followed an in-depth conversation on the iconic band’s songwriting and history together, after over 50 years, for CBS News Sunday Morning. 

WALK THIS ROAD is the band’s 16^th album and their first-ever studio album featuring Johnston, Simmons, McDonald and McFee. It features ten newly recorded tracks including ““Walk This Road (feat. Mavis Staples)”, “Call Me,” “Learn To Let Go,” “Angels & Mercy,” and “Lahaina” and was produced in Los Angeles with John Shanks. Get WALK THIS ROAD now HERE. 

The Doobie Brother head to the UK and Ireland in July for headlining shows starting July 11^th in Glasgow, England and to open Jeff Lynne’s ELO BST Hyde Park final show on July 13^th. They return to the U.S. to kick off their North American WALK THIS ROAD TOUR August 4^th in Detroit, with special guest The Coral Reefer band. Fans will hear all of the beloved hits, new music from WALK THIS ROAD, and the unmatched, reunited Doobie Brothers lineup of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee and Michael McDonald. 
 

WALK THIS ROAD TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

8.4.25 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre 

8.6.25 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake 

8.7.25 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center 

8.9.25 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live

8.10.25 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach

8.12.25 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre 

8.13.25 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 

8.15.25 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center

8.17.25 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion 

8.18.25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC 

9.4.25 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 

9.5.25 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena 

9.7.25 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Amphitheater

9.9.25 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheatre 

9.10.25 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheater 

9.12.25 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center

9.13.25 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

9.15.25 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheatre 

9.17.25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center 

9.18.25 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage 
 

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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 were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The new studio album WALK THIS ROAD featuring Johnston, McDonald, Simmons and McFee is out now.