On the heels of the 50th anniversary of their legendary album, Pet Sounds and in the midst of former lead singer/co-founder Brian Wilson’s expanded Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour, another Beach Boys tour is bringing the endless summer to cities across North America.
This one is being led by remaining Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston (and includes the member of another 1960s family pop band, John Cowsill, on drums). The group will be on the road through the end of the year, marking the 50th anniversary of the group’s #1 hit, “Good Vibrations.”
The 50 Years of Good Vibrations tour gets underway June 17th in Pala, CA, and will play a slew of dates until wrapping up in The Village, FL in mid-December. It will include a few special concert performances: a July 4th show at the Coney Island boardwalk in New York City, and a July 19th event at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. The Kennedy Center gig will feature the band performing with the National Symphony Orchestra and will include several surprise guests.
Related: Pet Sounds‘ 50th Anniversary appreciation and interviews
This Sunday (5/29), the classic rock’n’roll band will perform at the 27th annual National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC., a show which honors the men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces. The event will be hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and will include performances by country star Trace Adkins, opera great Renee Fleming and singer/actress Katherine McPhee. Fans can catch the special on PBS and on the American Forces Network stating at 8 PM ET.
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The two tours aren’t the only competing events from the Brian Wilson and Mike Love camps this year. Both will be publishing their memoirs this fall. Love’s Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy is set to release September 13th, and I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir will be available October 11th.
The Beach Boys 50 Years of Good Vibrations tour (tickets are available here):
June 17 – Pala, CA, Starlight Theater
June 18 – Lincoln, CA, Thunder Valley Casino Resort
June 24 – Layton, UT- Edward Kenley Centennial Amphitheatre
June 25 – Fort McDowell, AZ- Fort McDowell Casino
June 26 – Arcadia, CA- Los Angeles County Arboretum
June 29 -St. John’s, NL – Canada, Mile One Centre
June 30 Liverpool, NS – Canada, Queens Place Emera Centre
July 1 – Truro, NS, Canada – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
July 4 – Brooklyn, NY- Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
July 6 – White Plains, NY- Westchester County Center
July 7 – Portland, ME – Main State Pier
July 8 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 9 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theater
July 10 – Webster, MA – Indian Ranch
July 11 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
July 12 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
July 13 – Wilmington, DE – Grand Opera House
July 14 – Selbyville, DE – Freeman Stage at Bayside
July 15 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center
July 16 – Ocean Grove, NJ – The Great Auditorium
July 17 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Center
July 18 – Lancaster, NE – American Music Theatre
July 19 – Washington, DC – Kennedy Center
July 21 – Sylvania, OH – Centennial Terrace
July 22 – Saginaw, MI – FirstMerit Bank Event Park
July 29 – Fredericksburg, VA – Celebrate Virginia After Hours
August 5 – Aurora, IL – Rive Edge Park
August 6 – Duluth, MN – AMSOIL Arena
August 7 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
August 8 – Sioux Falls, SD – Empire State Fair
August 11 – Lancaster, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater
August 12 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre
August 13 – Lac Du Flambeau, WI – Lake of the Torches Casino
August 14 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin State Fair
August 16 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob Pavilion at Nautica
August 17 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion
August 18 – Huber Heights, OH – The Rose Music Center at The Heights
August 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
August 20 – Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheater
August 21 – Grand Rapids, MI – Mejer Gardens Amphitheater
September 9 – Bakersfield, CA – Bright House Networks Amphitheater
September 11 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
September 29 – Niagara Falls, ON, Canada – Fallsview Casino Resort
September 30 – Niagara Falls, ON, Canada – Fallsview Casino Resort
October 1 – Niagara Falls, ON, Canada – Fallsview Casino Resort
October 2 – Greenburg, PA – Palace Theater
October 4 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
October 5 – Stafford, TX – Stafford Center
October 7 – Biloxi, MS, Beau Rivage – MGM Resort & Casino
October 8 – Biloxi, MS, Beau Rivage – MGM Resort & Casino
November 17 – Santa Rosa, CA – Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
November 18 – Stockton, CA – Bob Hope Theatre
November 19 – Thousand Oaks, CA – Fred Kavli Theatre
November 20 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts
December 5 – Lawrence, KS – Lied Center of Kansas
December 11 – Avon Park, FL – Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts
December 12 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
December 13 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
December 14 – Ft. Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
December 15 – Miami, FL – Knight Concert Hall
December 16 – West Palm Beach, FL – Dreyfoos Hall (Krevis Center)
December 17 – The Village, FL – Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
December 18 – The Village, FL – Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
