2016–19 concert tour by Brian Wilson
Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World TourLocation North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia Associated album Pet Sounds Start date March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26 ) End date June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21 ) No. of shows155 in North America 51 in Europe 7 in Oceania 6 in Asia 219 total
The Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American musicians Brian Wilson , Al Jardine , and Blondie Chaplin held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys ' album Pet Sounds (1966).[1] Scheduled for more than 100 dates, it marks Wilson and Jardine's final performances of the album.[2]
Brian Wilson and his band performing at The Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. during the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour. Background [ edit ] Wilson's first (and previous) world tour of Pet Sounds was in 2000, backed by a different orchestra in each venue, and he also performed the entire album on three occasions without an orchestra on his 2002 tour.[3] The concerts received favorable reviews, however, critics focused on Wilson's "trancelike" demeanor and odd interview responses. Recordings from Wilson's 2002 concert tour were released as Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live . Rolling Stone ' s Dorian Lynskey says that the shows helped establish the now-ubiquitous practice of artists playing "classic albums" in their entirety.[6] In late 2006, Jardine joined Wilson and his band for a short tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds .[7]
In 2013, Wilson and Jardine performed the album at two shows, unannounced, also with original Beach Boys guitarist David Marks .[8] In 2016, to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary, Wilson and Jardine performed the album on tour in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada and the United States. The tour was planned as his final performances of the album,[9] but occasional shows were performed through 2020.[citation needed ] A concert reviewer noted that Wilson received a standing ovation every time he performed a track from the album.[10]
Set list [ edit ] The following sets were played in Auckland, New Zealand on March 26, 2016.[11]
Set one
Set two
Encore
"All Summer Long " "Help Me, Rhonda " "Barbara Ann " "Surfin’ USA " "Fun Fun Fun " "Love and Mercy " Tour dates [ edit ] Date City Country Venue Oceania March 26, 2016 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Civic Theatre March 28, 2016 Byron Bay Australia Tyagarah Park (Byron Bay Bluesfest ) March 29, 2016 Sydney Sydney Opera House March 31, 2016 April 3, 2016 Melbourne Palais Theatre April 5, 2016 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre April 7, 2016 Perth Riverside Theatre Asia April 12, 2016 Tokyo Japan Tokyo International Forum April 13, 2016 April 15, 2016 Osaka Orix Theater North America April 28, 2016 Jackson United States Thalia Mara Hall April 30, 2016 (cancelled) Austin Carson Creek Ranch (Levitation ) May 1, 2016 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Europe May 15, 2016 Bristol England Colston Hall May 17, 2016 Birmingham Birmingham Symphony Hall May 18, 2016 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall May 20, 2016 London England London Palladium May 21, 2016 May 22, 2016 May 24, 2016 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester May 26, 2016 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall May 27, 2016 Glasgow Glasgow Royal Concert Hall May 29, 2016 Gateshead England The Sage Gateshead May 31, 2016 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall June 1, 2016 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall June 4, 2016 Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound ) Asia June 8, 2016 Raanana Israel Raanana Park Europe June 10, 2016 Oporto Portugal Parque de Cidade (NOS Primavera Sound) North America June 12, 2016 Brooklyn United States McCarren Park June 14, 2016 Burlington Flynn Center for the Performing Arts June 15, 2016 Portland Merrill Auditorium June 17, 2016 Boston Boston Symphony Hall June 18, 2016 June 19, 2016 Lenox Koussevitzky Music Shed June 30, 2016 San Diego Del Mar Fairgrounds July 1, 2016 Las Vegas The Joint July 3, 2016 Ottawa Canada Confederation Park (Ottawa Jazz Festival ) July 4, 2016 Toronto Massey Hall July 6, 2016 Burlington United States Flynn Center for the Performing Arts July 7, 2016 Montréal Canada Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Montreal International Jazz Festival ) July 9, 2016 Phoenix United States Celebrity Theatre July 10, 2016 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl July 15, 2016 Elizabeth Horseshoe Southern Indiana July 16, 2016 Chicago Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival ) July 17, 2016 Council Bluffs Harrah's Stir Cove July 20, 2016 Kansas City Muriel Kauffman Theatre July 21, 2016 St. Charles Family Arena July 22, 2016 Tunica Horseshoe Casino Tunica July 23, 2016 Bossier City Riverdome at Horseshoe Casino and Hotel July 29, 2016 Paso Robles Chumash Grandstand Arena August 16, 2016 Bowling Green SKyPAC August 18, 2016 Asheville Thomas Wolfe Auditorium August 19, 2016 Raleigh Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts August 20, 2016 Roanoke Elmwood Park August 22, 2016 Newport News Ferguson Center for the Arts August 23, 2016 Baltimore Hippodrome/The Trance-Merrick Performing Arts Center August 25, 2016 Pittsburgh Benedum Center August 27, 2016 Atlantic City Circus Maximus Theater August 28, 2016 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook August 29, 2016 Syracuse New York State Fairgrounds Europe September 1, 2016 Randers Denmark Værket September 3, 2016 Brighton England Preston Park (Together the People) September 4, 2016 Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion September 6, 2016 Reykjavik Iceland Harpa North America September 9, 2016 Atlanta United States Fox Theatre September 10, 2016 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre September 11, 2016 Sarasota Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall September 13, 2016 St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater September 14, 2016 Hollywood Hard Rock Live September 16, 2016 Nashville Ryman Auditorium September 17, 2016 September 19, 2016 Charlotte Blumenthal Performing Arts Center September 20, 2016 North Bethesda Music Hall at Strathmore September 21, 2016 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre September 23, 2016 Upper Darby Tower Theater September 24, 2016 New York City Beacon Theatre September 25, 2016 Easton State Theatre September 27, 2016 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre September 28, 2016 Buffalo University at Buffalo Center for the Arts September 30, 2016 Detroit Fox Theatre October 1, 2016 Chicago Chicago Theater October 2, 2016 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre October 4, 2016 Denver Paramount Theatre October 5, 2016 Salt Lake City Abravanel Hall October 7, 2016 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall October 8, 2016 Seattle Paramount Theatre October 10, 2016 Arcata John Van Duzer Theatre October 12, 2016 San Francisco Nob Hill Masonic Center October 13, 2016 October 14, 2016 Stateline Harrah's Lake Tahoe October 15, 2016 Sacramento Community Theater Europe October 28, 2016 London England Royal Albert Hall October 30, 2016 Paris France Salle Pleyel October 31, 2016 Basel Switzerland Event Halle (Baloise Session ) Asia November 3, 2016 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tennis Stadium Europe November 6, 2016 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum November 7, 2016 Malmö Sweden Malmö Live Konserthus North America December 1, 2016 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Pabellón M December 3, 2016 Acapulco Hotel Pierre Mundo Imperial (Trópico) March 18, 2017 Indio United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino March 27, 2017 Orlando Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts March 29, 2017 New Orleans Saenger Performing Arts Theater March 31, 2017 Durant Choctaw Grand Theater April 1, 2017 Mayetta Prairie Band Casino & Resort April 2, 2017 Wichita Hartman Arena April 4, 2017 Fort Collins Lincoln Center April 6, 2017 Boise Velma V. Morrison Center For The Performing Arts April 8, 2017 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre April 9, 2017 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre April 12, 2017 Edmonton Canada Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium April 13, 2017 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium April 15, 2017 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre April 17, 2017 Sioux City United States Orpheum Theater April 18, 2017 Des Moines Des Moines Civic Center April 19, 2017 Milwaukee Riverside Theater April 21, 2017 Columbus Palace Theatre April 22, 2017 Northfield Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park April 23, 2017 Indianapolis Murat Theatre April 25, 2017 Hershey Hershey Theatre April 26, 2017 Albany Palace Theatre April 28, 2017 Newark Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center April 29, 2017 Lynn The Lynn Memorial Auditorium April 30, 2017 Worcester Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts May 2, 2017 Wilkes-Barre The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts May 3, 2017 Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre May 4, 2017 May 6, 2017 Knoxville Tennessee Theatre May 7, 2017 Chattanooga Tivoli Theatre May 9, 2017 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall May 12, 2017 Houston Revention Music Center May 13, 2017 Austin The Moody Theater May 14, 2017 May 16, 2017 Tulsa Brady Theater May 18, 2017 Albuquerque Kiva Auditorium May 19, 2017 Tucson Centennial Hall – University of Arizona May 20, 2017 Laughlin Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater @ Harrah's Laughlin May 22, 2017 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre May 24, 2017 San Diego Civic Theatre May 26, 2017 Hollywood Pantages Theatre May 27, 2017 May 28, 2017 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl June 15, 2017 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall June 16, 2017 Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon Europe June 29, 2017 Odense Denmark Odeon June 30, 2017 Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens July 3, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Koninklijk Theater Carré July 4, 2017 Ostend Belgium Casino Kursaal July 5, 2017 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal July 8, 2017 Bilbao Spain Kobetamendi (Bilbao BBK Live ) July 9, 2017 Montreux Switzerland Auditorium Stravinski (Montreux Jazz Festival) July 13, 2017 Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto (Pori Jazz Festival) July 15, 2017 Perugia Italy Arena Santa Giuliana (Umbria Jazz Festival ) July 17, 2017 Lyon France Théâtre Antique de Fourvière (Les Nuits de Fourvière ) July 19, 2017 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle July 20, 2017 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle July 23, 2017 Galway Ireland Absolute Big Top (Galway Arts Festival ) July 25, 2017 Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre July 28, 2017 Liverpool England Exhibition Centre July 29, 2017 Penrith Lowther Deer Park (Kendal Calling ) July 30, 2017 Dorset Lulworth Castle (Camp Bestival ) August 1, 2017 London Eventim Apollo August 2, 2017 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall August 3, 2017 Glasgow Scotland Kelvingrove Bandstand August 5, 2017 Glastonbury England Glastonbury Abbey (Glastonbury Extravaganza ) August 6, 2017 Newcastle Times Square (Live from Times Square) North America August 26, 2017 Lincoln United States Thunder Valley Casino Resort September 15, 2017 Moncton Canada The Molson Canadian Centre September 16, 2017 Halifax Scotiabank Centre September 18, 2017 Kitchener Centre in The Square September 19, 2017 Rochester United States University of Rochester – Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre September 21, 2017 Mashantucket The Grand Theater at Foxwoods September 22, 2017 Boston Orpheum Theatre September 23, 2017 New York City Radio City Music Hall September 25, 2017 Lancaster American Music Theatre September 26, 2017 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre September 29, 2017 New Bedford The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center September 30, 2017 Atlantic City Golden Nugget October 1, 2017 Syracuse The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater October 3, 2017 South Bend Morris Performing Arts Center October 4, 2017 Toledo Stranahan Theater October 6, 2017 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre October 7, 2017 Florence Belterra Casino Resort and Spa October 8, 2017 Peoria Peoria Civic Center October 12, 2017 Fresno Big Fresno Fair October 13, 2017 Saratoga Mountain Winery October 14, 2017 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre July 19, 2018 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center July 22, 2018 Kingston Ulster Performing Arts Centre July 24, 2018 Wilmington Wilson Center-Cape Fear Stage July 25, 2018 North Charleston North Charleston Performing Arts Center Asia August 7, 2018 Tel Aviv Israel Heichal HaTarbut Europe August 9, 2018 Cropredy England Festival Site August 11, 2018 Taormina Italy Teatro Greco August 16, 2018 Berlin Germany Admiralspalast August 19, 2018 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse August 24, 2018 Birmingham England Digbeth Arena August 25, 2018 Portsmouth Southsea Common North America October 27, 2018 Bangor United States Cross Insurance Center November 2, 2018 Richmond Dominion Arts Center November 3, 2018 Bensalem Parx Casino : Xcite Center November 5, 2018 Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center November 6, 2018 Huntington Keith Albee Performing Arts Center November 8, 2018 Atlanta Fox Theatre [12] November 9, 2018 Augusta The Bell Auditorium November 10, 2018 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall November 16, 2018 Louisville Louisville Palace November 20, 2018 Grand Rapids DeVos Performance Hall November 21, 2018 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts November 23, 2018 Ottawa TD Place November 25, 2018 Windsor The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor June 7, 2019 Lynn United States Lynn Auditorium June 8, 2019 Concord Chubb Theater at CCA June 9, 2019 Burlington Flynn Theatre June 11, 2019 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre June 12, 2019 Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre June 15, 2019 Lewiston Artpark Mainstage Theater June 16, 2019 Lenox Tanglewood Music Center June 18, 2019 Huber Heights Rose Music Center at The Heights June 20, 2019 Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center June 21, 2019 June 23, 2019 Aurora RiverEdge Park
Personnel [ edit ] [13]
Current members:
Brian Wilson – vocals, piano Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, banjo, percussion Mike D'amico – drums, percussion Bob Lizik – bass guitar Nelson Bragg – vocals, percussion Probyn Gregory – vocals, guitar, trumpet, french horn, theremin, trombone Matt Jardine – vocals, guitar, percussion Rob Bonfiglio – vocals, guitar, percussion (substituted for Matt Jardine, then replaced Wonder) Gary Griffin – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone Darian Sahanaja – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone Paul Von Mertens – vocals, saxophone, flute, clarinet, harmonica Blondie Chaplin – vocals, guitar, percussion Special Guests:
Billy Hinsche – keyboards, vocals
Former members:
Nicky Wonder – vocals, guitar (died August 6, 2019) Jim Laspesa – vocals, percussion (substitute for Nelson Bragg) Casey McDonough – vocals (substitute for Matt Jardine) Absences and Lineup Changes [ edit ] Darian was present at the start of the tour in March and April 2016 for the New Zealand, Australia, and Japan shows, but was subsequently absent from the tour. In his absence, various musicians filled in the vocals/keyboards spot. On July 10, 2016, both Billy Hinsche and Darian Sahanaja played the show with Billy playing the first set, Darian playing the second set, and both musicians playing the encore. Darian permanently rejoined the tour in May 2017.
In April 2017, Casey McDonough of NRBQ filled in for Matt Jardine for a few shows. For most of 2018 & 2019, Jim Laspesa filled in for Nelson Bragg. In November & December 2018, Rob Bonfiglio filled in for Matt Jardine.
In September, 2017, Gary Griffin was absent from the band's shown in Kitchener, Ontario. He returned for future shows after that.
On August 6, 2019, Nicky Wonder died at the age of 59. He was replaced by Rob Bonfiglio.[14]
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