John Oates Sets Summer Tour Ahead of New ‘Oates’ LP

John
Oates
has
confirmed
the
follow-up
to
2024’s
well-received


Reunion.
He’ll
also
debut
a
new
band
this
summer,
with
confirmed
dates
in
New
York
City,
Los
Angeles
and
Nashville,
among
others.

Due
on
Aug.
29,

Oates
has
been
described
as
a
return
to
the “classic
groove-oriented
R&B
and
pop
he
produced
in
the ’70s
and ’80s.”
Preordering
is

already
underway.
Check
out
the
complete
track
listing,
Oates’
newly
announced
tour
dates
and
his
video
for
the
lead
single “Enough
Is
Enough”
below.

Clyde
and
Gracie
Lawrence
of
the
eight-piece
New
York
City

soul-pop
band
Lawrence
guest
on “Enough
is
Enough.”
Singer-songwriter
Devon
Gilfillian,
who
shares
Oates’
ties
to
Philadelphia,
co-wrote “Real
Thing”
and “Mending,”
the
latter
of
which
also
features
a
Gilfillian
vocal
duet.

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Hall
and
Oates
Perfected
New
Wave
Soul

Oates
also
explores
his
love
of
the
bossa
nova
sounds
of
Antonio
Carlos
Jobim
with “Dreaming
Of
Brazil,”
featuring
Wendy
Moten
on
vocals. “Bajo
La
Luz
De
La
Luna”
was
written
for

Gringa,
a

feature
film
set
in
Mexico.
The
album
concludes
with
Oates’
take
on “Walking
In
Memphis,”
Marc
Cohn’s
Grammy-nominated
1991
Top
15
hit.

Oates
was
principally
recorded
in
Nashville,
with
returning
multi-platinum
co-producer
David
Kalmusky.

John
Oates, ‘Oates’
Track
Listing
“Enough
Is
Enough”
(feat.
Lawrence)
“Real
Thing
Going
On”
“Mending”
(feat.
Devon
Gilfillian)
“A
Ways
Away”
“Let
Me
Be
the
One”
“World
Gone
Wrong”
“Pushin’
a
Rock”
“Disconnected”
“Get
Your
Smile
On”
“Dreaming
About
Brazil”
“Bajo
la
Luz
de
la
Luna”
“Walking
In
Memphis”
“Walking
In
Memphis
(Grabbitz
Remix)”

John
Oates
2025
Tour
Dates
6/20
–
Banner
Elk,
NC
@
Elk
River
Helping
Hands
6/29
–
Nashville,
TN
@
Analog
at
Hutton
Hotel
7/4
–
Milwaukee,
WI
@
Summerfest
2025
7/18
–
Steamboat
Springs,
CO
@
Strings
Music
Pavilion
7/19
–
Lone
Tree,
CO
@
Lone
Tree
Arts
Center
8/17
–
King
of
Prussia,
PA
@
Upper
Merion
Township
Building
Park
8/20
–
Millville,
NJ
@
Levoy
Theatre
8/22
–
Westport,
CT
@
The
Levitt
Pavilion
for
the
Performing
Arts
8/23
–
Wilkes-Barre,
PA
@
Public
Square
Park
8/24
–
Queens
County,
NY
@
The
Rockaway
Hotel
8/27
–
West
Hollywood,
CA
@
Troubadour