``Everything Must Go'': New Steely Dan Album Set for Release, Dates Added to Upcoming Tour

Business Wire, May 21, 2003

Entertainment Editors

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003

Hard on the heels of the announcement of the release of a new Steely Dan album comes news that the legendary duo will respond to overwhelming demand by adding additional dates to their upcoming U.S. tour.

Titled "Everything Must Go," Steely Dan's new album is set for release on Reprise Records June 10th and is the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2002's "Two Against Nature," a Grammy winner for Album of the Year. Early reviews of "Everything Must Go" have been nothing short of ecstatic.

According to Request, which gave the album a four and a 1/2 star review, "The joyfulness of `Everything Must Go' is a pleasant surprise. Becker and Fagen have never been more positive musically. The results are intoxicating." Stuff enthuses, "On the duo's new album, `Everything Must Go,' the dapper Dan plays not only the kind of polished jazz-rock we expect, but also funky-fresh jams and some soulful blues." The prestigious downbeat put it this way: "Two years ago, they broke off the retirement they announced after 1979's `Gaucho' with `Two Against Nature,' showing them to be in top form, picking up where they left off. Ditto for the brilliant new album, `Everything Must Go.'"

The new album will be available in three different versions. The first features all the music, while the second Special Edition Combo Pak also includes a 22-minute DVD with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's guided excursion through the streets of Las Vegas with Rita, the city's most famous cabdriver. Titled "Steely Dan Confessions," the duo encounters show girls and other local delights. "Everything Must Go" will also be released on DVD Audio, featuring a special 5.1 stereo mix, and a 13-minute version of "Steely Dan Confessions" viewable from the disc. All three albums will be in stores June 10.

Steely Dan's U.S. tour kicks off July 23rd in Southern California. Due to unprecedented demand additional dates have been added, beginning September 10th in Wallingford, Connecticut. The complete itinerary is as follows(a):

July 23:       Costa Mesa, CA            Orange County Fair
July 24:       Paso Robles, CA           Mid-State Fair
July 26:       Kelseyville, CA           Konocti Harbor
July 27:       Tahoe, NV                 Harvey's Outdoors
Aug 1:         Portland, OR              Coliseum
Aug 2:         George, WA                Gorge Amphitheatre
Aug 4:         Denver, CO                Fiddler's
Aug 7:         St. Paul, MN              XCEL Center
Aug 8:         Chicago, IL               United Center
Aug 9:         Columbus, OH              Schottenstein Center
Aug 11:        Detroit, MI               Pine Knob/DTE
Aug 12:        Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center
Aug 14:        Toronto, Ontario          Molson Amphitheatre
Aug 16:        Boston, MA                Tweeter  Center
Aug 17:        Holmdel, NJ               PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 19:        Manchester, NH            Verizon Wireless Arena
Aug 20:        Hershey, PA               Hershey Park
Aug 22:        Wantagh, NY               Jones Beach
Aug 23:        Philadelphia, PA          Tweeter Center
Aug 25:        Uncasville, CT            Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug 27:        Washington, D.C.          Nissan
Aug 29:        Saratoga Springs, NY      Saratoga PAC
Aug 30:        Atlantic City, NJ         Event Center at Borgata
Aug 31:        Syracuse, NY              New York State Fair

New DATES
Sept 10:       Wallingford, CT           Oakdale Music Theatre
Sept 12:       New York, NY              Roseland
Sept 13:       New York, NY              Roseland
Sept 16:       Tampa, FL                 St. Pete Times Forum
Sept 17:       West Palm Beach, FL       MARS Music Amphitheatre
Sept 19:       Atlanta, GA               Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Sept 20:       Memphis, TN               Shelby Farms
Sept 21:       Dallas, TX                Smirnoff Music Centre
Sept 23:       Albuquerque, NM           Sandia Casino
Sept 24:       Phoenix, AZ               Dodge Theater
Sept 26:       San Diego, CA             Coors Amphitheatre
Sept 27:       Las Vegas, NV             Mandalay Bay
Sept 28:       Santa Barbara, CA         County Bowl
Oct 1:         Los Angeles, CA           Universal Amphitheatre
Oct 2:         Los Angeles, CA           Universal Amphitheatre
Oct 4:         Concord, CA               Chronicle Pavilion

(a) dates subject to change