Conversation so far:
When was The Monkees first tour?
the band went out on the road and made their debut live performance in December 1966 in Hawaii.
Was the tour successful?
CANNOTANSWER.
Who was the lead singer?
Dolenz came forward to sing a lead vocal.
Was there any controversy?
CANNOTANSWER.
What is one of the highlights of the article?
Pleased with their initial efforts, Columbia (over Kirshner's objections) planned to send the Monkees out to play live concerts.
Did the band want to play live shows?
They had no time to rehearse a live performance except between takes on set.

Question: Who played the drums on the live tour?
Self-contained rewrite: Who played the drums during The Monkees live tour?