<P> The Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day Tour began in July 2013 and featured an eight - night run at the Beacon Theater in New York City . Jamalot Ever After, their 2014 United States tour, ran from July 2 in Portland, Oregon to September 20 in Port Chester, New York . Their Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour the following year included opening act Elvis Costello and the Imposters and dates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . The Dan Who Knew Too Much tour followed in 2016, with Steve Winwood opening . Steely Dan also performed at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with an accompanying orchestra . </P> <P> The band played its final shows with Becker in 2017 . In April, they played the 12 - date Reelin' In the Chips residency in Las Vegas and Southern California . Becker's final performance came on May 27 at the Greenwich Town Party in Greenwich, Connecticut . Due to an undisclosed illness, Becker did not play Steely Dan's two Classics East and West concerts at Dodger Stadium and Citi Field in July . </P> <P> Becker died on September 3, 2017 . In a note released to the media, Fagen remembered his longtime friend and band mate, and promised to "keep the music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band ." A week after Becker's death, Steely Dan announced a short American tour for October 2017 and three concert dates in the United Kingdom on a double bill with The Doobie Brothers . The band played its first concert following Becker's death in Thackerville, Oklahoma on October 13 . In tribute to Becker, the band has performed his solo song "Book of Liars", with Fagen singing the lead vocals, at several concerts on the tour . </P> <P> Special attention is given to the individual sound of each instrument . Recording is done with the utmost fidelity and attention to sonic detail, and mixed so that all the instruments are heard and none are given undue priority (a deft and accomplished use of the multi-tracking process). For example, in the song "Parker's Band", two drum kits are used, which gives the song an unexpected drive, without overpowering the sound; it is not even immediately apparent that there are two drum kits on the track . Their albums are also notable for the characteristically' warm' and' dry' production sound, and the sparing use of echo and reverberation . Long known as perfectionists, they often recorded take after take before selecting the player or performance that made the final cut on their albums . </P>

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