Editing Micky Dolenz (section)

=== Solo work and further Monkees reunions ===
In 2009, Dolenz signed a deal to record an album of the classic songs of [[Carole King]], titled ''King for a Day''. The album (released on Gigitone Records) was produced by [[Jeff Foskett|Jeffrey Foskett]], who has worked extensively with [[Brian Wilson]] and played on Wilson's 2004 Grammy-winning ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]''. King's songs "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Sometime in the Morning", and "Porpoise Song" (Theme from ''Head'') have emerged as signature songs from the Monkees. As of February 2010, he was appearing on stage in London in ''Hairspray'' with Michael Ball. The show also went on tour and had a successful run in Dublin, Ireland, during November 2010. In 2011, he rejoined Tork and Jones for [[An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Monkees announce 10-date concert tour |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2011/02/21/Monkees-announce-10-date-concert-tour/UPI-30601298316685/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=February 21, 2011 |access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> 
 
After Jones' sudden death in February 2012, Dolenz and Tork reunited with Michael Nesmith for a 12-concert tour of the United States as a tribute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monkees Tour: Band Announces First Concert Run Since Davy Jones' Death |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/monkees-tour-band-davy-jones_n_1757773.html/ |agency=[[Huffington Post]] |date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The three remaining Monkees toured again in 2013 and 2014 and Dolenz toured as a duo with Tork in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-to-monkey-around-the-u-s-on-summer-tour-20140326 |title=The Monkees to Monkey Around the U.S. This Summer |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2014-03-26 |access-date=2017-03-27 |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013110216/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-to-monkey-around-the-u-s-on-summer-tour-20140326 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following Tork's death in 2019, Dolenz toured with Nesmith as "The Mike and Micky Show" in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|title=Monkees' Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith Announce First Tour as Duo|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=February 20, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033127/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 4, 2021, Dolenz and Nesmith announced "The Monkees Farewell Tour" which was the last for the group. The tour consisted of 40 US dates from September to November. The final show was held on November 14, 2021, at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/05/the-monkees-2021-farewell-tour/ |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=May 3, 2021 |title=The Monkees Announce 2021 Farewell Tour |work=consequence.net |access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref>

On May 21, 2021, Dolenz released a solo album, ''Dolenz Sings Nesmith'', featuring songs written by Nesmith and produced by Christian Nesmith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-sings-mike-nesmith-1234978891/ |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Micky Dolenz on Why the Monkees Are Doing a Farewell Tour and His New 'Dolenz Sings Nesmith' Album |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref>

On November 3, 2023 Dolenz released an [[Extended play|EP]] of [[R.E.M.]] cover songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gustafson |first1=Hana |title=The Monkees' Micky Dolenz Announces R.E.M. Covers EP, Shares "Shiny Happy People" |url=https://jambands.com/news/2023/09/15/listen-the-monkees-micky-dolenz-announces-r-e-m-covers-ep-shares-shiny-happy-people/ |website=Jambands |publisher=Relix Media Group, LLC |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="rem">{{cite web |title=Micky Dolenz – Dolenz Sings R.E.M. {{!}} Welcome to 7a Records |url=https://www.7arecords.com/product/micky-dolenz-dolenz-sings-r-e-m/ |website=7a Records |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref>