Brian Mansfield

Special for USA TODAY

This summer, Steely Dan fans in North America will be able to buy a thrill.

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen will set off on the 47-city Jamalot Ever After tour July 2 in Portland, Ore., and tour through September.

The duo, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 on the strength of such hits as Reelin' in the Years, Hey Nineteen and Deacon Blues, will be backed by an eight-piece band: drummer Keith Carlock, bassist Freddie Washington, keyboardist Jim Beard, guitarist Jon Herington, trumpeter/keyboardist Michael Leonhart, trombonist Jim Pugh, saxophonist Walt Weiskopf and baritone saxophonist Roger Rosenberg. Three backing vocalists — La Tanya Hall, Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery and Cindy Mizelle — also will be part of the ensemble.

The Jamalot Ever After tour dates follow:

July

2 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore.

3 - Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Bend, Ore.

5-6 - Marymoor Park, Redmond, Wash.

8-9 - The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, Calif.

10 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.

12 - The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.

13 -Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, Calif.

15 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz.

16 - Route 66 Casino Legends Theater, Albuquerque, N.M.

18 - Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville, Okla.

19 - Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.

21 - Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla.

23 - Brady Theater, Tulsa, Okla.

24 - Walmart AMP, Rogers, Ark.

26 - UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, La.

27 - Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center, Birmingham, Ala.

29 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.

31 - Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C.

August

1-2 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn.

4 - War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, N.C.

6 - Musikfest, Bethlehem, Penn.

8 - Seneca Niagara Events Center, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

9 - City Fest, Erie, Penn.

11 - Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Penn.

12 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio

13 - Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio

15 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ill.

16 - Overture Hall, Madison, Wisc.

17 - Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Ind.

19 - Fox Cities PAC, Appleton, Wisc.

20 - Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, Mich.

22 - Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Windsor, Ont.

23-24 - Sony Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto, Ont.

26 - National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ont.

27 - Théâtre St-Denis, Montreal, Que.

29 - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Me.

30 - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, Gilford, N.H.

31 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

September

3-4 - Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, N.J.

6 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, Mass.

7 - Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, R.I.

9-10 - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, N.J.

12 - Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, N.J.

13-14 - Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.

16 - Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

17 - Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, Md.