The Doobie Brothers & Michael McDonald at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

A enduring and adaptable act that has had a string of gold and platinum albums in the U.S. throughout its 50 year career, The Doobie Brothers began in 1970, as a mainstream rock and roll band that incorporated elements of folk, country and R&B. Five years after the band's inception, lead singer Tom Johnson left and the band found a new soul-influenced musical direction through their replacement lead singer, Michael McDonald, who was the group's frontman until their break-up in 1982. In 1987, The Doobie Brothers reunited, with Johnston returning as the band's lead singer. They have continued to be a regular fixture on the touring circuit ever since, and their performances have occasionally featured McDonald as a guest vocalist over the years. In 2004, The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and they were nominees for the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.