The Zombies Are Coming

Iconic British psychedelic pop legends The Zombies are coming to Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater on Sunday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate their long-awaited induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with a new album in the works and their 2022 “Life Is A Merry-Go-Round” tour.

The band’s live performances take fans on a journey through time, from their early hits and post-Zombies solo favorites, right through today with brand-new material from their forthcoming album. Never content to only look back, The Zombies spent the COVID-19 pandemic in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2015 Billboard-charting album, “Still Got That Hunger.”

The title for their 2022 tour — “Life Is A Merry-Go-Round” — is a lyric from one of the new songs, but is also a fitting description of the dizzying effect the past two years have had on the world. The band is led by founding members, vocalist Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent. The 21st-century band line-up features Steve Rodford on drums, renowned session guitarist Tom Toomey and the newest member, Søren Koch, who joined the band following the untimely passing of their beloved bassist Jim Rodford in early 2018.

The second U.K. band following the Beatles to score a #1 hit in America, The Zombies infiltrated the airwaves with the sophisticated melodies, breathy vocals, choral back-up harmonies and jazzy keyboard riffs of their 1960s hit singles “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No.” Ironically, the group broke-up just prior to achieving their greatest success — the worldwide chart-topping single “Time of the Season,” from their swan-song album Odessey & Oracle, ranked #100 in Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time.’ To this day, generations of new bands have cited The Zombies’ work as pop touchstones, and the band continues to be embraced by new generations of fans.

Opening for The Zombies will be multi-faceted singer-songwriter Jesse Lynn Madera, who weaves a blend of pop, folk, blues, Americana and jazz influences into her piano-driven compositions. Her vocals are powerful and haunting in one instant, and light, whimsical, and sweet in the next as she moves seamlessly and effortlessly across genres.

Tickets for The Zombies with Lynn Madera are $65 to $89, with VIP packages available for $209 at suffolktheater.com. Suffolk Theater is at 118 East Main Street, Riverhead.