With The Doobie Brothers Complete
Classic rock band co-founded by Tom Johnston. Through Lara Johnston's band, Luke performed with The Doobie Brothers on stage, joining them for "Listen to the Music" and sometimes other songs, across 2012–2015 touring dates including a 2014 Canada run, Summerfest Milwaukee (July 3, 2015), B.R. Cohn / Sonoma dates, Laid Back Festival at Jones Beach, and several East Coast runs.
The Doobie Brothers are a major live-performance node in Luke F. Walton's career map. The connection runs through Lara Johnston: her father is Tom Johnston, co-founder of the band. Luke played electric and acoustic guitar in Lara's band, which served as a support and opening act on Doobie Brothers touring dates across roughly 2012–2015.
On-stage: Lara Johnston's band, including Luke, joined The Doobie Brothers for "Listen to the Music" and sometimes other songs. "Performed with The Doobie Brothers" and "joined The Doobie Brothers on stage" are both accurate.
Highlights from the documented run: 2014 coast-to-coast Canada tour (Winnipeg → Moose Jaw → Dawson Creek → near Vancouver); Summerfest Milwaukee on July 3, 2015, where Lara's band played a huge stage just before the Doobies and had to fill time (Luke took a guitar solo on every song); B.R. Cohn Winery Festival in Sonoma on at least two occasions; the inaugural Laid Back Festival at Jones Beach (likely 2015); and several East Coast runs. Setlist.fm records corroborate multiple dates.
Performed with
- On stage with The Doobie Brothers (fan cam) Via Lara Johnston band on Doobie Brothers dates · Luke joined the Doobies on stage · this night: tambourine (not guitar)
- 2014 Canada coast-to-coast tour Lara Johnston opening · Luke on electric and acoustic guitar · Winnipeg → Moose Jaw (Oct 19) → Dawson Creek → near Vancouver
- Summerfest Milwaukee — July 3, 2015 Huge stage · Lara's band played just before the Doobies · band had to fill time; Luke took a guitar solo on every song
- B.R. Cohn Winery Festival / Sonoma — twice Likely 2014 and 2015 · setlist.fm records for sourced dates
- Laid Back Festival at Jones Beach — inaugural 2015 Luke joined Lara; also joined The Doobie Brothers on stage
- Backstage — John Cowan, Lara Johnston, Gabe Rudner 2012–2015 · Cowan (Doobies bass) · Luke · Lara · Rudner keys · via Lara Johnston band
- Several East Coast tours (2012–2015) Multiple East Coast runs · see setlist.fm index for sourced nights
Press on The Doobie Brothers releases
Third-party coverage of The Doobie Brothers releases Luke worked on, not press about Scoobert Doobert.
- The Doobie Brothers (official)
- YouTube: on stage with The Doobie Brothers (fan cam)
- Wikipedia: The Doobie Brothers
- setlist.fm: Doobie Brothers Winnipeg 2014
- setlist.fm: Lara Johnston (full history)
- Discover Moose Jaw: Doobie Brothers in Moose Jaw
- setlist.fm: B.R. Cohn Fall Music Festival (index)
- Allman Brothers Band site: Inaugural Laid Back Festival
- Digital Journal: chatting with Tom Johnston
- Pollstar: Doobie Brothers / B.R. Cohn charity events
- Concert Archives: B.R. Cohn Winery
Elsewhere
See also: Press & credits · Catalog