Colin Hay Rolls Out Spring Tour, Taps Ringo Starr For New Album

Men At Work leader Colin Hay has just rolled out a 36-date summer run in support of his upcoming album, Now And The Evermore, due out on March 18th. Hay, who'll be back on tour later this spring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, has enlisted the legendary Beatles drummer for the album's first single and title track.

Hay, who wrote all of Men At Work's greatest hits — including "Who Can It Be Now?," "Down Under," and "Overkill" — kicks off the jaunt on March 18th in Fort Collins, Colorado at The Lincoln Theater and winds the trek down on May 12th in Scottsdale, Arizona at Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Hay explained in the album's announcement: "(The song) 'Now And The Evermore' is a reminder to myself, to make the most of what time I have left walking around on top of the planet. When I listen to it, it transports me back to when I thought I had all the time in the world. It is a song which is unashamedly inspired by the majesty of The Beatles, and the gift they gave us all. Having Ringo Starr play on the track is more than icing on the cake."

Colin Hay, who still performs select dates under the Men At Work moniker, says that there is clearly a difference between his solo gigs and "group" concerts: ["We play between. . . between 1,000 and 10,000 people would come and see our show depending on where it is. So, it's still really quite good. So, that's quite big for me. That's a big tour. My solo tours are smaller, but it's a different kind of show. I tell a lot of stories usually, if I feel like it. I think the audience will like it, and sing songs. That's really my natural game. I'd been doing that since before I was in Men At Work."] SOUNDCUE (:29 OC: . . . Men At Work)

JUST ANNOUNCED: Colin Hay tour dates (subject to change):

March 18 – Fort Collins, CO – The Lincoln Theater
March 19 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theater
March 21 – Belleville, IL – Lincoln Theatre
March 22 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
March 24 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
March 25 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
March 26 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
March 27 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 29 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
March 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
April 1 – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 2 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
April 5 – Annapolis, MD – Maryland Hall For the Creative Arts
April 6 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
April 7 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
April 8 – Concord, NH – Capitol Center for the Arts
April 9, 10 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
April 12, 13 – New York City, NY – City Winery
April 14 – West Long Branch, NJ – Monmouth University
April 21 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
April 22 – Fort Lauderdale, FL- Amaturo Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
April 23 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
April 24 – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
April 27 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
April 29 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
May 1, 2 – Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville
May 4 – Birmingham, AL – The Lyric Theatre
May 5 – Baton Rouge, LA – Manship Theatre
May 6 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater
May 7 – Austin, TX – Texas Union
May 8 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
May 10 – Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Journal Theatre
May 12 – Scottsdale, AZ – Virginia G. Piper Theater

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band tour dates (subject to change):

May 31 – Asbury Park, NJ – Paramount Theatre
June 2 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre
June 4 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 6, 7, 8 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
June 10 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater
June 11 – Easton, PA – State Theater
June 12 – Providence, RI – Providence PAC
June 14, 15 – Baltimore, MD – The Modell Lyric
June 17 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood
June 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Metropolitan Theater
June 21, 22 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
June 24 – St Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 25 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
June 26 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall