Resuming a national tour? Oh, Hall & Oates can go for that

NEW YORK — John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes,” ″Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is eager to return to concert stages again and prepared for an extra loud reaction when he does. “Quite honestly, this is the longest I have not played live in my entire professional career.” Hall & Oates had planned to tour in 2020 but only managed one stop at Madison Square Garden in late February before COVID-19 restrictions led to the nation’s concert venues being shuttered. We’ll roll with it and take what we can get.” Since the early ’70s, Oates and Daryl Hall’s brand of Philadelphia-born “blue-eyed soul” has scored six No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Kiss on My List” and ″I Can’t Go for That.” They also achieved six platinum albums and many more Top 10 singles like “Sara Smile” and ″She’s Gone.” Fans can expect all the hits played live.