Funk and soul icons Kool & The Gang are giving fans a treat to commemorate their upcoming 60th anniversary by announcing the release of their new album and dropping a single to kick things off.
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The album, People Just Wanna Have Fun is set to release July 14 and will mark the band's 34th studio album and include some of the last pieces of work from Ronald “Khalis” Bell and Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, who passed in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Fans can look forward to the old-school Kool & The Gang, but also anticipate a new sound as this project has a little bit of everything. Founding member, Robert “Kool” Bell said, “You’ve got the funk, you’ve got the jazzier tracks, we have a few ballads on there. Then there are songs that cross over to a pop sort of thing. We go from the ‘70s, the ‘80s, right into now. It’s old school, it’s new school — we kinda captured it all here. With all our music over the years, people have had fun. So I’d say this album just about sums it all up.”
Kool & the Gang - People Just Wanna Have Fun tracklist:
1. Let’s Party
2. Movie Star
3. People Just Wanna Have Fun
4. We Are The Party
5. V.I.P.
6. Na Na Na
7. Go Get It
8. Give Love
9. I Want It All
10. Heaven’s Gift
11. Obsession
12. The Woman In You
13. My Weakness
14. That’s What I Love About You
15. 99 Miles To JC
Currently, the band is out for their Kool & the Gang Rock the World Tour that kicked off March 11 in California. See the official list of dates below and get your tickets via Live Nation.
Kool & the Gang - 'Rock the World Tour' dates:
May 5 @ Westgate Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
May 6 @ Westgate Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
May 11 @ Hampton Beach Casino & Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
May 12 @ NYCB Theatre - Westbury, NY
May 13 @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre - Wallingford, CT
May 14 @ MGM Music Hall - Boston, MA
May 20 @ Ion Arena - Leesburg, VA
May 27 @ The Majestic Theatre - San Antonio, TX
June 1 @ indigo @ The O2 - London, UK
June 3 @ Dreamland - Margate, Great Britain
June 9 @ Hampton Court Palace - East Molesey, Great Britain
June 11 @ Childerley Orchard - Cambridge, Great Britain
June 12 @ Ancient Theatre - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
June 30 @ Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre - Detroit, MI
July 1 @ Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre - Youngstown, OH
July 2 @ Haddad Riverfront Park - Charleston, NC
July 14 @ Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
July 15 @ Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
July 22 @ Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Corona, NY
September 16 @ Mable House Barnes Amphitheater - Mableton, GA
September 24 @ Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CA
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