Double The Fun For Steely Dan in Boston

Steely Dan kicked off the gimmicky leg of their Rent Party ’09 tour last night at the Wang Center in Boston by treating the audience to not one but two classic albums played in their entirety. Boston Dan fans already knew they would be seeing the band play all of Aja, what they didn’t know is that the group would also perform The Royal Scam in its entirety.

Dan head honchos Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recently sat for an interview with Sarah Rodman for the Boston Globe in which the reporter gave the musicians shit for not including a  performance of The Royal Scam among their three shows at the Wang. After finishing Aja, Fagen announced they would play The Royal Scam thanks to Rodman’s question.

As if performing both albums wasn’t enough of a treat, the band returned for a massive five song encore that included two nods to Beantown – Boston Rag and Dirty Water. Steely Dan will return to The Wang on Friday where they’ll perform Gaucho and Saturday for Internet Request night.

• Review: Boston Globe