Doobies come home from a fantastic voyage

What can we say about the Doobie Brothers tour of Australia and New Zealand? First off, we’d like to say thanks to all the people who made this tour such a memorable experience.

Anybody who has been lucky enough to visit this part of the world knows how friendly the people can be, how rich the history and cultural heritage are, how much beautiful scenery there is, and simply how cool it is in general. The Doobie Brothers feel fortunate indeed to have had this chance to revisit all this and to perform for our friends way down south once again.

This was the first time the Doobies have ended a year and begun another while touring outside of the U.S., and also the longest tour outside of the states that the group has done in a long time.

Now that the tour is over, there is a sense that although it is always great to come home, in this case there is a decidedly bittersweet aspect to leaving such a wonderful place behind.

We made some great friends on the tour - the musicians we got to work with (thanks to Chain, Phil Emmanuel, Shaun Cartoon, and Phil Manning for their support), the folks who helped us make our way around (Colin Skals, Noel Jefferson, and Peter McFee, you have the scars and bruises to prove it), the people from JAM who put it all together, and all kinds of folks we got to meet along the way.

Side Note: The graphics accompanying this article are now “down under” tour memorabilia - the tour itinerary book cover above on the left, and an all access tour pass lower down on the right.

Thanks for the memories!