LOS ANGELES, CA (May 27, 2009) – Iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan have announced that their 30+ date U.S. “Rent Party ‘09 Tour” will include special setlist engagements in four metropolitan markets, giving their audience an unprecedented opportunity to hear both classic albums in their entirety as well as deep cut fan-selected  favorites.

In addition to single-night concerts across the country, the group’s masterminds Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have also scheduled multi-night stands of special setlist shows in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago. For Classic Album (Plus) Nights, one of three landmark albums — Aja, Gaucho, or The Royal Scam — is performed in its entirety, along with selected additional favorites.  For Takin' It to the Seats Internet Request Night, the setlist is determined by internet votes from ticket-holders for that show.

The special setlist shows will be played during four nights at L.A.’s Gibson Amphitheater, four nights at the Chicago Theatre, four nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre, and three nights at Boston’s Wang Theatre [*]. See steelydan.com for specific setlist-by-date information.

Steely Dan has teamed with I Love All Access to offer VIP packages for the band’s most dedicated fans.

Steely Dan helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits including “F.M.,” “Bodhisattva,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Rikki Don't Lose That Number,” “Deacon Blues,” “Peg,” “Babylon Sisters,” and “Hey Nineteen,” culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980. They reunited in the early '90s and have toured throughout the decade and beyond, releasing multi-Grammy winner Two Against Nature in 2000 and its acclaimed follow-up Everything Must Go in 2003. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. 

Visit steelydan.com for details, updates, and further developments – including news of special guests.