Grammy Award-winning, Platinum-selling, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and soon-to-be-inducted Songwriters Hall of Fame band The Doobie Brothers released their new studio album WALK THIS ROAD today via Rhino Records. WALK THIS ROAD is the band’s 16th 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 Brothers will play a very special, intimate album release show tonight at New York’s Irving Plaza ahead of a week of national TV appearances showcasing live television debuts of new music from WALK THIS ROAD. Tune in for incredible live performances on LIVE with Kelly and Mark (ABC), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) and The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC). Tune in also for an in-depth conversation with The Doobie Brothers on CBS News Sunday Morning exploring the band’s unparalleled legacy of songwriting and unifying and uplifting audiences through their music. On Thursday, June 12 The Doobie Brothers will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
For over 50 years the hitmaking, rock and roll icons have been delivering indelible hits including “Black Water,” “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “What a Fool Believes,” “Takin’ it to the Streets,” and many others. At tonight’s Irving Plaza album release show fans will get a taste of what to expect on The Doobie Brothers’ North American summer amphitheater tour: 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. Ahead of those dates, the band will headline UK and Ireland shows as well as open Jeff Lynne’s ELO BST Hyde Park final show on July 13th.
The North American WALK THIS ROAD TOUR, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Detroit August 4th and features special guests Jimmy Buffet’s The Coral Reefer Band on all dates. The Coral Reefer Band will keep the party going this summer bringing the hits of Jimmy Buffett to Parrot Heads and new audiences alike on all dates of the upcoming tour. Tickets for the WALK THIS ROAD TOUR are on sale now at https://thedoobiebrothers.com/pages/tour.
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 will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The new studio album WALK THIS ROAD featuring Johnston, McDonald, Simmons and McFee is out now.
TRACKLISTING FOR WALK THIS ROAD:
1. “Walk this Road” Featuring Mavis Staples
5. “State of Grace”
6. “Here to Stay”
7. “The Kind That Lasts”
9. “Speed of Pain”
10. “Lahaina”
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