# A Walk Down Abbey Road

Alan Parsons' A Walk Down Abbey Road was a concert tour that was launched in North America in 2001 to pay tribute to The Beatles and promote the hits of various headlining band members. Similar to Ringo Starr's All Starr Band tours, each successive year the band members swapped out and featured the songs of the new line-up.
The first set included all band members assembled to play each other's hits. The second set featured all Beatles songs performed by various band members depending on the specific tune and the strength and style of the performer.
An obvious play on concert-goers expectations with Who bassist John Entwistle in the group, the second song of the opening set was "Open My Eyes" from Todd Rundgren's first band, The Nazz. The chord pattern at the beginning is lifted directly from The Who's "I Can't Explain". It was one of Entwistle's last concert series as he died on 27 June 2002, one day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour.

## 2001 tour
### Band

* Alan Parsons: vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Todd Rundgren: vocals, guitar, backing vocals
* Ann Wilson: vocals, guitar, backing vocals
* John Entwistle: bass guitar, vocals
* David Pack: guitar, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
* Godfrey Townsend: guitar, backing vocals (from John Entwistle Band)
* Steve Luongo: drums (from John Entwistle Band)
* John Beck
* Spazzy McGee

### Set list: Set 1

* "Magical Mystery Tour (Pack, Wilson)
* "Open My Eyes" (Rundgren)
* "Eye In The Sky" (Parsons)
* "Crazy On You" (Wilson)
* "My Wife" (Entwistle)
* "Hello, It's Me" (Rundgren)
* "Don't Answer Me" (Parsons)
* "Biggest Part Of Me" (Pack)
* "How Much I Feel" (Pack)
* "Bang the Drum All Day" (Rundgren)
* "The Real Me" (Townsend)
* "Dreamboat Annie" (Wilson)
* "Games People Play" (Parsons)
* "Barracuda" (Wilson)
* "My Generation" (Pack, Rundgren)

### Set list: Set 2

* "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Pack)
* "Lady Madonna" (Rundgren)
* "I'm Down" (Wilson)
* "The Fool on the Hill" (Pack)
* "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Rundgren, Wilson)
* "Here Comes the Sun" (Entwistle)
* "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Pack, Wilson)
* "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (Rundgren acoustic solo)
* "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Wilson)
* "Rain" (Rundgren)
* "Blackbird" (Parsons acoustic solo)
* "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" (Wilson)
* "Revolution" (Rundgren)
* "Day Tripper" (Pack, Rundgren)
* "Ticket to Ride" (Pack, Rundgren)
* "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Pack, Rundgren)
* "Hey Jude" (Wilson)

### Encore

* "Birthday" (All)
* "Golden Slumbers" / "Carry That Weight" / "The End" (Wilson)

### Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| June 13, 2001 | Redmond | United States | Deschutes County Fairgrounds |
| June 15, 2001 | Kelseyville | United States | Konocti Harbor |
| June 16, 2001 | Anaheim | United States | Sun Theater |
| June 17, 2001 | Anaheim | United States | Sun Theater |
| June 18, 2001 | Saratoga | United States | Villa Montalvo |
| June 19, 2001 | Saratoga | United States | Villa Montalvo |
| June 20, 2001 | Saratoga | United States | Villa Montalvo |
| June 22, 2001 | San Diego | United States | Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay |
| June 23, 2001 | Phoenix | United States | Celebrity Theater |
| June 24, 2001 | Mescalero | United States | Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino |
| June 26, 2001 | Houston | United States | Arena Theater |
| June 27, 2001 | Mobile | United States | Saenger Theater |
| June 29, 2001 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theater |
| June 30, 2001 | Seven Springs | United States | Seven Springs Mountain Resort |
| July 2, 2001 | Saint Paul | United States | Harriet Island Regional Park |
| July 3, 2001 | Milwaukee | United States | Henry W. Maier Festival Park |
| July 5, 2001 | Chicago | United States | Grant Park |
| July 6, 2001 | Dayton | United States | Fraze Pavilion |
| July 7, 2001 | Big Flats | United States | Tag's Summer Stage |
| July 8, 2001 | Hamilton | Canada | Copps Coliseum |
| July 9, 2001 | Verona | United States | Turning Stone Resort & Casino |
| July 10, 2001 | Montville | United States | Mohegan Sun Casino |
| July 11, 2001 | Boston | United States | Fleet Pavilion |
| July 13, 2001 | Waikoloa Village | United States | Hilton Waikoloa Village |
| July 16, 2001 | Barnstable | United States | Cape Cod Melody Tent |
| July 17, 2001 | Vienna | United States | Filene Center |
| July 19, 2001 | Oyster Bay | United States | Westbury Music Fair |
| July 21, 2001 | Stanhope | United States | Waterloo Village |
| July 22, 2001 | Wallingford | United States | Oakdale Theater |
| July 25, 2001 | York | United States | York Expo Center |
| July 26, 2001 | New York City | United States | Seaside Park |
| July 27, 2001 | Mantua Township | United States | Washington Township High School |
| July 28, 2001 | Marion | United States | Carolina Amphitheater |
| Asia ||||
| November 9, 2001 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Kousei Nenkin Kaikan |
| November 10, 2001 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Kousei Nenkin Kaikan |
| November 12, 2001 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Kousei Nenkin Kaikan |
| November 13, 2001 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Sun Palace |
| November 14, 2001 | Nagoya | Japan | Nagoya Shimin Kaikan |

## 2002 tour
### Band

* Alan Parsons: vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Todd Rundgren: vocals, guitar, backing vocals (Selected dates)
* Christopher Cross: vocals, guitar, backing vocals
* Jack Bruce (of Cream): bass guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Farner (of Grand Funk): vocals, guitar, backing vocals
* Eric Carmen (of The Raspberries): vocals, guitar, backing vocals (Eric Carmen was originally scheduled to take part, and perform at the shows where Todd Rundgren was not available, but he backed out before the first show that he was scheduled to appear)
Additional musicians:
* Godfrey Townsend: Guitar, backing vocals
* John Beck: keyboards
* Steve Murphy: drums