The Beach Boys Begin Their Historic 50th Anniversary Tour In April
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks Are Touring Together For The First Time In More Than Two Decades
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary and influential bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two decades.
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The 40+ city tour, which will begin in April, will feature a headlining date at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 27th and a performance at The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 10th. A second show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT has already been added for May 13 due to overwhelming demand. The previously announced May 12 performance at the Mohegan Sun Arena sold out in one day.
Confirmed Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour dates in North America are listed below with more dates to be announced soon. The band, who performed together at the 2012 GRAMMY Awards, will also release a new studio album and commemorative 50th Anniversary catalog with Capitol/EMI.
Tickets for the Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour are going on sale soon via Ticketmaster and other ticket outlets. Shows in New York, Chicago, and Houston are going on sale within the next week. Up to the minute tour date and ticketing information can be found at thebeachboys.com.
Exclusive VIP ticket packages will are available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, meet & greets, soundcheck access, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit vipnation.com.
The Beach Boys have recorded new songs for the as-yet-untitled album to be released in 2012. It will be the first to feature all of the band's surviving original members in decades and is being produced by Brian Wilson and executive produced by Mike Love.
The Beach Boys and Capitol/EMI have also teamed up for a 50th Anniversary campaign spotlighting the band's entire catalog, with several new commemorative releases planned for 2012, including a new hits collection and a career-spanning box set.
For five decades, America's first pop band to reach the 50 year milestone has recorded and performed the music that has become the world's favorite soundtrack to summer. The Beach Boys continue to hold Billboard / Nielsen SoundScan's record as the top-selling American band for albums and singles, and they are also the American group with the most Billboard Top 40 chart hits with 36. Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys is fast approaching triple-Platinum sales status, and The SMiLE Sessions, released to worldwide critical acclaim in November, has been heralded as 2011's #1 Reissue of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and recipients of The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, The Beach Boys are an American institution that is iconic around the world.
The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour
(More dates to be announced soon)
| April 24 |
Tucson, AZ |
Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater |
| April 26 |
Grand Prairie, TX |
Verizon Theatre |
| April 27 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - On Sale Now |
| April 28 |
Atlanta, GA |
Chastain Park Amphitheater |
| April 29 |
Raleigh, NC |
Raleigh Amphitheater |
| May 2 |
St Augustine, FL |
St. Augustine Amphitheater |
| May 4 |
Hollywood, FL |
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - On Sale: TBD |
| May 5 |
Tampa, FL |
David A. Straz Jr. Center For The Performing Arts - On Sale: February 25 |
| May 8 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theater |
| May 9 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theater |
| May 11 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Benedum Center For The Performing Arts - On Sale: February 27 |
| May 12 |
Uncasville, CT |
Mohegan Sun Arena Sold Out |
| May 13 |
Uncasville, CT |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
| May 15 |
White Plains, NY |
Westchester County Center |
| May 17 |
Bethlehem, PA |
Sands Bethlehem Events Center |
| May 19 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
The Borgata Hotel Casino |
| May 21 |
Chicago, IL |
Chicago Theatre |
| May 27 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Red Rock Casino |
| June 1 |
Berkeley, CA |
The Greek Theatre |
| June 2 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hollywood Bowl |
| June 8 |
The Woodlands, TX |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| June 10 |
Manchester, TN |
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival |
| June 13 |
Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
Blossom Music Center |
| June 15 |
Columbia, MD |
Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| June 16 |
Camden, NJ |
Susquahanna Bank Center |
| June 17 |
Bethel, NY |
Bethel Woods Center For The Arts |
| June 19 |
Toronto, ON |
Molson Amphitheatre |
| June 20 |
Montreal, QC |
Bell Centre |
| June 22 |
Bangor, ME |
Waterfront Park |
| June 23 |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| June 26 |
Boston, MA |
Bank Of America Pavilion |
| June 29 |
Darien Lakes, NY |
Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center - On Sale: February 25 |
| June 30 |
Clarkston, MI |
DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 1 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Marcus Amphitheater |
| July 3 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach - On Sale: February 24 |
| July 10 |
Morrison, CO |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| July 13 |
Woodinville, WA |
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery |
| July 14 |
Eugene, OR |
Cuthbert Amphitheater |
| July 15 |
Stateline, NV |
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Amphitheater - On Sale: March 9 |
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