Nearly Dan: Celebrating 3 decades of STEELY DAN.
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have created some of the most influential music of the pop era. Inspired arrangements and witty, often biting, lyrics combine to make this some of the most distinctive music ever to grace the turntable, with hits such as Reelin' in the Years, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Deacon Blues, Peg, Babylon Sisters, and Hey Nineteen, culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980.
They reunited in the early 90s and toured throughout the decade, releasing multi-Grammy winner Two Against Nature in 2000 and its acclaimed follow-up Everything Must Go in 2003. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Formed in 1997, the ten-strong Nearly Dan promise all the Steely Dan favourites in a two hour-plus show, featuring tracks from the groove of Countdown to Ecstasy to the super cool of celebrated albums The Royal Scam and Gaucho. Set lists may also sample from Fagen's Nightfly.
Nearly Dan have toured constantly for 10 years, gaining critical acclaim for their performances in the UK and Europe. They will showcase selections from Steely Dan's extraordinary three-decade plus catalogue.
2011 also represents the 34th anniversary of the classic album Aja. Concertgoers can expect a hefty draft of this inimitable masterpiece.
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Visit www.nearlydan.co.uk for up-to-the-minute tour news, information, and dates.
Nearly Dan at The Citadel Arts Centre in St Helens, Merseyside on Friday, 23 March 2012.
For more information about Nearly Dan, please contact 01744 735 436, or see event details on the left.
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