Their fans may have thought reunions were only true in fairytales, meant for someone else, but not for them. For those who have kept the faith will be delighted to hear that 1960's group The Monkees, spawned from the television programme of the same name, are back.The band, originally created for the hit ABC TV show THE MONKEES which charted the experiences of four young men in their quest to become rock'n'roll stars, are reforming to celebrate ther 45th anniversary.
For the first time in 12 years the TV band, whose hits include "Daydream Believer", "I'm a Believer" and "Last Train to Clarkesville" are going on the road.
Three of the original Monkees: Micky Dolenz, Peter York and Davy Jones, will brave aching knees and dodgy backs for the performances, but Michael Nesmith, who went on to create his own business and became a producer and novelist, will not take part in the tour.
After originally being created in 1966 by writer and producer Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the ABC television series which aired from 1966 to 1968 before re-running extensively in the 1980's, The Monkees gained credibility by taking supervisory control over all their collective musical work.
The show won two Emmy Awards in 1967 and propelled its four starts to pop stardom. John Lennon called them "the Marx Brothers of rock", but in 1967, The Monkees outsold both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined, and went on to sell 50 million records.
After the TV show came to an end in 1968 the band went on tour and made a psychedelic film HEAD the same year.
The Monkees will be at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre in Pompano Beach, Florida on Sunday June 5, 2011.
