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=== Reunions and revivals ===

==== Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart ====
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With repeats of the television series ''The Monkees'' airing on Saturday mornings and in syndication, the group once again appeared on the charts in 1976 with ''[[The Monkees Greatest Hits]]''. The LP, issued by [[Arista Records]] (who by this time had possession of the Monkees' master tapes courtesy of their corporate owner, Screen Gems), was actually a re-packaging of an earlier (1972) compilation LP called ''Refocus'' that had been issued by Arista's previous label imprint, [[Bell Records]]. 

A Christmas single (credited to Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork for legal reasons) was produced by Chip Douglas and released on his own label in 1976. The single featured Douglas' and Howard Kaylan's "[[Christmas Is My Time of Year]]" (originally recorded by a 1960s group Christmas Spirit), with a B-side of Irving Berlin's "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" (Douglas released a remixed version of the single, with additional overdubbed instruments, in 1986). This was the first (albeit unofficial) Monkees single since 1971. 

In a 1977 interview, Nesmith falsely claimed that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967.<ref name="pantsonfire">{{Cite news |url=https://flashbak.com/in-1977-mike-nesmith-fooled-the-world-when-the-monkees-sold-more-records-than-the-beatles-and-rolling-stones-combined-386535/ |title=In 1977 Mike Nesmith Fooled the World: When The Monkees Sold More Records Than The Beatles and Rolling Stones Combined |date=September 18, 2017 |work=Flashbak |access-date=November 9, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620102100/https://flashbak.com/in-1977-mike-nesmith-fooled-the-world-when-the-monkees-sold-more-records-than-the-beatles-and-rolling-stones-combined-386535/ |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> This inaccurate information was later repeated in newspapers and magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/celebrity-parents|title=Celebrity Parents &#124; HuffPost|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=June 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609182939/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/celebrity-parents|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Monkees - 1967 - The Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-top-25-teen-idol-breakout-moments-20120511/the-monkees-1967-20120511 |first=Andy |last=Greene |date=May 11, 2012 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105075002/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-top-25-teen-idol-breakout-moments-20120511/the-monkees-1967-20120511 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== 1980s renaissance ====
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Initially dismissed by critics in the late 1960s as a fabricated and talentless pop group, The Monkees experienced a significant resurgence in critical and commercial popularity during the mid-1980s. This revival was catalyzed by a marathon of their original television series, titled "Pleasant Valley Sunday", broadcast on [[MTV]] on February 23, 1986. Simultaneously, [[Nickelodeon]] began daily reruns of the show, reintroducing the band to a new generation. These promotional efforts sparked a resurgence of "Monkeemania", leading to a successful concert tour that expanded from smaller venues to becoming one of the most prominent live acts of 1986 and 1987.

The initial spark of the reunion occurred in February and March 1986, when Peter Tork and Davy Jones performed together in Australia. In May 1986, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork announced their "20th Anniversary Tour", which began in North America in June. The tour's success prompted additional performances in Australia, Europe, and North America, culminating in September 1989. These tours solidified the band's renewed status in popular culture.

The Monkees' original albums saw renewed sales, complemented by the release of a new greatest hits compilation, which achieved platinum certification.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/ |title=Monkees Live Almanac - Home |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130182140/https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/ |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The success of the band during this period led to the release of their first single since 1971, "[[That Was Then, This Is Now (song)|That Was Then, This Is Now]]". The track reached No. 20 on Billboard magazine's charts. However, Davy Jones declined to participate in recording the track and two other new songs included in the compilation album ''[[Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees]]''. Some releases credited the songs to "The Monkees", while others specified "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of The Monkees)," creating friction among the group members during their 1986 tour. Jones often exited the stage when these songs were performed. Despite the tension, Jones contributed to the band's follow-up album, ''[[Pool It!]]'' (1987).

To promote ''Pool It!'', Rhino Records released "Heart and Soul: The Official Monkee Videography", featuring contemporary music videos, interviews, and additional content. 

During the 1980s revival, Nesmith made several notable appearanced with the band, but remained largely absent due to commitments with his Pacific Arts video production company. He did not contribute to any of the Monkees' studio recordings during this period.

==== 1990s reunions ====
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The Monkees' eleventh album    ''[[Justus (album)|Justus]]'' was released in 1996. It was the first album since 1968 on which all four original members performed and produced, and it would be the last studio album in which all four Monkees directly participated (Jones's death would necessitate the use of archival recordings on later albums). ''Justus'' was produced by the Monkees, and all of its songs were written by one or two of the four Monkees. The album was recorded using only the four Monkees for all instruments and vocals, which was the inspiration for the album title and spelling (''Justus'' = Just Us).

The trio of Dolenz, Jones, and Tork reunited again for a successful 30th anniversary tour of American amphitheaters in 1996. Nesmith joined them onstage in Los Angeles to promote the new songs from ''Justus''. For the first time since the brief 1986 reunion, Nesmith returned to the concert stage for a tour of the United Kingdom in 1997, highlighted by two sold-out concerts at [[Wembley Arena]] in [[Wembley Park]], London. In 1967, the Monkees had been the first group to headline on their own at the Empire Pool, as the Arena was then called.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Wembley Arena 1934-2004 The First Seventy Years|publisher=Wembley Arena|year=2004|page=18}}</ref> This was followed by a 1997 US tour featuring Tork, Jones, and Dolenz.

The full quartet also appeared in an ABC television special entitled ''[[Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees]]'', which was written and directed by Nesmith and spoofed the original series that had made them famous. Following the UK tour, Nesmith declined to continue future performances with the Monkees.{{cn|date=May 2025}} Nesmith's departure from the tour was acrimonious. Jones was quoted by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as complaining that Nesmith "made a new album with us. He toured Great Britain with us. Then all of a sudden, he's not here. Later, I hear rumors he's writing a script for our next movie. Oh, really? That's bloody news to me. He's always been this aloof, inaccessible person... the fourth part of the jigsaw puzzle that never quite fit in."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626452/news?year=1997/|title=News for Michael Nesmith|publisher=IMDb|access-date=August 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016044911/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626452/news?year=1997%2F|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2000s reunions ====
After the 1997 tours, the group took another hiatus until they once again reunited in 2001 to tour the United States. However, this tour was also accompanied by public sniping. Dolenz and Jones had announced that they had "fired" Tork for his constant complaining and threatening to quit. Tork was quoted as confirming this, as well as stating that he wanted to tour with his own band, Shoe Suede Blues. Tork told WENN News that he "couldn't handle the backstage problems"; he added that because he was a recovering alcoholic, he was troubled by the overindulgence in alcohol by other members of the tour crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0068658/|title=Monkees Split In Bitter Battle|publisher=WENN News|date=January 3, 2002|access-date=July 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206045148/http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0068658/|archive-date=December 6, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Tork later stated in 2011 that alcohol played only a small role in his 2001 departure. He added, "I take full responsibility for the backstage problems on the 2001 tour. We were getting along pretty well until I had a meltdown. I ticked the other guys off good and proper... I really just behaved inappropriately, honestly. I apologized to them."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|title=Exclusive: The Monkees Resolve Personal Issues for 45th Anniversary Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-the-monkees-resolve-personal-issues-for-45th-anniversary-tour-20110307|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430174032/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-the-monkees-resolve-personal-issues-for-45th-anniversary-tour-20110307|archive-date=April 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jones and Dolenz went on to tour the United Kingdom in 2002, but Tork declined to participate. Jones and Dolenz toured the United States one more time as a duo in 2002, and then split to concentrate on their own individual projects. With different Monkees citing different reasons, the group chose not to mark their 40th anniversary in 2006.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==== 45th anniversary tour and Jones's death ====
''[[An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary Tour]]'' (without Nesmith) commenced on May 12, 2011, in [[Liverpool]], England,<ref>{{cite news|last=Chen|first=Joyce|title=The Monkees, 1960s American mop-top pop band, will celebrate 45 year reunion with tour through UK|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-21/entertainment/28639628_1_band-year-reunion-uk|newspaper=The NY Daily News|access-date=May 20, 2012|date=February 21, 2011|location=New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029004112/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-21/entertainment/28639628_1_band-year-reunion-uk|archive-date=October 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> before moving to North America in June and July for a total of 43 performances.<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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226181521/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2011/02/21/Monkees-announce-10-date-concert-tour/UPI-30601298316685/|archive-date=February 26, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Monkees biographer [[Andrew Sandoval]] noted, "Once they hit the stage, the old magic was apparent. For the next three months...[they brought] the music and memories to fans in the band's grandest stage show in decades".<ref name="Sandoval"/> The tour grossed approximately $4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Nesmith Talks About His Long Journey Into Darkness and Coming Back to the Light|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/02/michael-nesmith-talks-about-his-long.html|publisher=Vintage Vinyl News|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502135145/http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/02/michael-nesmith-talks-about-his-long.html|archive-date=May 2, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 8, 2011, the band canceled ten last-minute shows due to what was initially reported as "internal group issues and conflicts",<ref>{{cite news|title=The Monkees cancel Palace show, tour|author=Shannon Fromma|url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-Monkees-cancel-Palace-show-tour-1786733.php|work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|date=August 9, 2011|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211214813/http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-Monkees-cancel-Palace-show-tour-1786733.php|archive-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> though Tork later confirmed "there were some business affairs that couldn't be coordinated correctly. We hit a glitch and there was just this weird dislocation at one point".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|title=Peter Tork: Monkees Canceled Tour Due to a 'Glitch'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-tork-monkees-canceled-tour-due-to-a-glitch-20111011|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512132323/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-tork-monkees-canceled-tour-due-to-a-glitch-20111011|archive-date=May 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jones clarified that "the (45th Anniversary) tour was only supposed to go until July. And it was great, the best time we've had because we're all on the same page now. We jelled onstage and off. But then more dates were being added. And more... Some of these shows were 2{{fraction|1|2}} hours long... The audiences were great. But, let's face it, we're not kids."<ref>{{cite web|last=ERVOLINO|first=BILL|title=Davy Jones and David Cassidy team up at bergenPAC|url=https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/129248218_Ex_teen_idols_together_at_bergenPAC.html?c=y&page=1|publisher=northjersey.com|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013133318/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/129248218_Ex_teen_idols_together_at_bergenPAC.html?c=y&page=1|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 45th anniversary tour was the last Monkees tour with Jones, who died of a heart attack at age 66 on February 29, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davy Jones' Death Caused By Severe Heart Attack|url=https://idolator.com/6205531/davy-jones-death-severe-heart-attack|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710051714/http://idolator.com/6205531/davy-jones-death-severe-heart-attack|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2012|newspaper=idolator.com|date=March 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=WPTV>{{cite news|title=Davy Jones, lead singer of The Monkees, dies in Indiantown, according to medical examiner's office|url=https://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_martin_county/davy-jones-lead-singer-of-the-monkees-dies-from-heart-attack-this-morning-according-to-tmz-report|access-date=February 29, 2012|newspaper=WPTV|date=February 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183131/http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_martin_county/davy-jones-lead-singer-of-the-monkees-dies-from-heart-attack-this-morning-according-to-tmz-report|archive-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref>

==== Reunion with Nesmith ====
On August 8, 2012, the surviving trio announced a series of U.S. shows for November and December, commencing in [[Escondido, California]] and concluding in New York City. The brief tour marked the first time Nesmith performed with the Monkees since 1997.<ref name=rhino2012tour>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/an-evening-with-the-monkees-fall-tour-announced |title=An Evening With The Monkees - Fall Tour Announced |publisher=rhino.com |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091837/http://www.rhino.com/article/an-evening-with-the-monkees-fall-tour-announced |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jones's memory was honored throughout the shows via recordings and video. During one point, the band went quiet and a recording of Jones singing "I Wanna Be Free" played while footage of him was screening behind the band. For Jones's signature song, "Daydream Believer", Dolenz said that the band had discussed who should sing the song and had concluded that it should be the fans, saying "It doesn't belong to us anymore. It belongs to you."<ref name=RSkickoff>{{cite news | first = Peter | last = Holslin | title = Monkees Delight Believers in Reunion Tour Kickoff | magazine = Rolling Stone | date = November 9, 2012 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-delight-believers-in-reunion-tour-kickoff-20121109 | access-date = November 12, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121111222230/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-delight-believers-in-reunion-tour-kickoff-20121109 | archive-date = November 11, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref>

The fall 2012 tour was very well received by both fans and critics, resulting in the band's scheduling a 24-date summer tour for 2013. Dubbed "A Midsummer's Night with the Monkees", the concerts also featured Nesmith, Dolenz, and Tork. "The reaction to the last tour was euphoric", Dolenz told ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. "It was pretty apparent there was a demand for another one."<ref name=RS2013tour>{{cite news | first = Andy | last = Greene | title = The Monkees Reveal U.S. Summer Tour Dates | magazine = Rolling Stone | date = April 29, 2013 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-reveal-u-s-summer-tour-dates-20130429 | access-date = May 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502002238/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-reveal-u-s-summer-tour-dates-20130429 | archive-date = May 2, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> A third tour with Nesmith followed in 2014.

In March 2014, the Monkees were inducted into the Pop Music Hall of Fame.<ref name="auto4"/>

==== ''Good Times!'' and 50th anniversary ====
Dolenz and Tork toured as the Monkees in 2015 without Nesmith's participation. Nesmith stated that he was busy with other ventures, although Dolenz said that he was welcome to join them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-plot-50th-anniversary-tour-new-lp-good-times-20160205|title=The Monkees Plot 50th Anniversary Tour, New LP 'Good Times!'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044154/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-plot-50th-anniversary-tour-new-lp-good-times-20160205|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2016, Dolenz announced that the Monkees would be releasing a new album, titled ''[[Good Times!]]'', as a celebration of their 50th anniversary. ''Good Times!'' featured contributions by all three surviving members, as well as a posthumous contribution from Jones through vocals he had recorded in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-plot-50th-anniversary-tour-new-lp-good-times-20160205 |title=The Monkees Plot 50th Anniversary Tour, New LP 'Good Times!' |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |date=February 5, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206003747/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-plot-50th-anniversary-tour-new-lp-good-times-20160205 |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was released in May 2016 to considerable success, reaching No. 14 on the Billboard 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/418654/monkees/chart?f=305|title=The Monkees - Chart history - Billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719071311/https://www.billboard.com/artist/418654/monkees/chart?f=305|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and receiving generally favorable reviews.

With the release of the album, the band, featuring Dolenz and Tork, commenced their 50th anniversary tour. Nesmith did not participate in most of the tour, again citing other commitments. He did, however, make a few appearances throughout the summer of 2016, appearing virtually via [[Skype]] to perform "Papa Gene's Blues" at one concert and in person for a four-song encore at another. In September, he replaced Tork on the tour for two dates while Tork attended to a family emergency. After Tork returned to the tour, Nesmith performed with the band for a concert at the [[Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)|Pantages Theatre]] in Hollywood on September 16.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-nesmith-to-reunite-with-monkees-for-one-last-concert-w435433|title=Michael Nesmith to Reunite With Monkees for One Last Concert|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=August 20, 2016|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823131311/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-nesmith-to-reunite-with-monkees-for-one-last-concert-w435433|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== The Mike and Micky Show, ''Christmas Party'', and Tork's death ====
On February 20, 2018, a new tour was announced as "The Monkees Present: The Mike and Micky Show", their first tour as a duo; Tork was unable to participate due to health problems (a fact that was not revealed until after his death). Though the pair played Monkees music and promoted the tour under the Monkees banner, Dolenz and Nesmith respected Tork's absence by insisting that the shows be billed as a separate duo rather than being billed as official Monkees shows. Nesmith stated, "There's no pretense there about Micky and I being the Monkees. We're not."<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-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033127/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The tour was cut short in June 2018 due to Nesmith undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery following a health issue that had persisted since early in the tour. After a month-long stay in the hospital, he and Dolenz announced March 2019 as make-up dates for the missed shows,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/the-monkees-mike-nesmith-health-issue-band-cancels-tour-dates/|title=The Monkees' Michael Nesmith Suffers 'Minor Health Issue', Band Cancels Last 4 Tour Dates|website=People|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033029/https://people.com/music/the-monkees-mike-nesmith-health-issue-band-cancels-tour-dates/|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the tour was later extended to include Australia and New Zealand.

The Monkees released a Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Party (The Monkees album)|Christmas Party]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/article/the-monkees-to-release-christmas-party-their-first-ever-holiday-album|website=Rhino.com|title=The Monkees To Release Christmas Party, Their First Ever Holiday Album|date=September 20, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224041551/https://www.rhino.com/article/the-monkees-to-release-christmas-party-their-first-ever-holiday-album|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> on October 12, 2018. The album features a mix of holiday standards and original songs written by contemporary artists. In addition to newly recorded material from the three surviving Monkees, two previously recorded songs featuring vocals from Jones were also included.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-christmas-album-rivers-cuomo-peter-buck-726429/|title=The Monkees Made a Christmas Album With Rivers Cuomo and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=September 20, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195927/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-christmas-album-rivers-cuomo-peter-buck-726429/|archive-date=September 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tork died of cancer on February 21, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47319788|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Monkees musician Peter Tork dies at 77|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221175249/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47319788|archive-date=February 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''Dolenz Sings Nesmith'', farewell tour, and Nesmith's death ====
In May 2021, Dolenz released a solo album, ''Dolenz Sings Nesmith'', featuring songs written by Nesmith and produced by [[Christian Nesmith]].<ref name="variety.com">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-sings-mike-nesmith-1234978891/|title=Micky Dolenz on Why the Monkees Are Doing a Farewell Tour and His New 'Dolenz Sings Nesmith' Album|first1=A. D.|last1=Amorosi|website=Variety|date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

Following the success of the Mike and Micky Show, Dolenz and Nesmith announced a follow-up tour, An Evening with the Monkees, to begin in early 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-2020-tour-911179/|title=The Monkees Announce 2020 Tour Dates, New Live Album|website=rollingstone.com|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=November 12, 2019}}</ref> The tour was delayed, however, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. It was announced on May 4, 2021 that the rescheduled dates would be billed as a farewell tour. "The Monkees Farewell Tour" consisted of over 40 dates in the US from September to November; because of restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to play shows in Canada, the UK or Australia. The final date and final show for the Monkees Farewell Tour was held on November 14, 2021, at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/monkees-farewell-concert/|title=Monkees Say Farewell: Set List and Videos|first=Corey|last=Irwin|date=November 15, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>

Nesmith died of heart failure on December 10, 2021, less than a month after the final date of the 2021 tour.<ref name="rsnesmithdeath">{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer-songwriter, dead at 78 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> Nesmith's death left Dolenz as the only surviving member of the Monkees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/19/micky-dolenz-monkees-interview-2022/10540516002/|title='The last man standing': Micky Dolenz reflects on his life as the only surviving Monkee|first=Ed|last=Masley|website=USA TODAY|date=October 19, 2022}}</ref>