It appears that The O’Jays are preparing for one last trip around the globe. As reported by Mya Abraham of VIBE, The O’Jays plan to announce their final tour “soon.” The group’s upcoming set of shows are set to reconnect original members like Eric Nolan Grant, Eddie Levert and Walter Williams.
“I was thinking that I would quietly retire, but our fans and my body weren’t having it…The love and physical benefits of performing keeps us on the younger side of our age. This tour is a celebration of all of our lives and the struggles and joys that got us to today. It is time for us to say goodbye and we would like to do it in person,” Levert said, according to VIBE.
“Please come join us as we play the music we have shared together over the past 60 years, one last time.”
Tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks, but they have already announced that they will perform at AFRAM Festival in Baltimore, Maryland in June and Cincinnati Music Festival in July.
“The reason that this is our last tour is because, between Eddie and I, our ages will be over 160 years old by the end of the tour. I will be 60, and Eddie… you can do the rest of the math,” Williams said, according to VIBE.
“But really, we wanted one last tour to say goodbye to our friends, family and fans, and ride The Love Train together, one last time.”
