No British dates?! Devastated

[AndrewHickey]

I can't believe it.  37 gigs in the US and not ONE in the UK? Six gigs in New York State alone compared to nine for the whole of Europe?
(And, for that matter, NO gigs outside the US and Western Europe?)
This is awful.

[Jason]

Normally I'd say "quit bitching and buy a ticket and make a trip of it", but this could just be a preliminary set of dates. More might be added. There may be a future tour. Who knows?

[Rob Dean]

Calm down Andrew , old mate  

That leaves a number of more dates to add ( to go to 50 ) for UK/Japan and Australias (which will no doubt be during our Winter)

Looking like ( based upon dates mentioned , and Olympics etc...) we are either on for early-mid July or Mid-late Aug , fingers crossed  

[Aegir]

ha! the British shows always have more rarities, Brian premiered Smile in London... it's about time America got its due!

also, New York State is bigger than England.

[Wirestone]

They are America's band. I'm delighted to see they're giving their home country the attention it deserves.

But once the froth dies down, I wouldn't be surprised to see a second leg of shows, or an extension of the tour. (What Rob said.)

[Rob Dean]

or maybe we should gear ourselves up for one gig at the sh*t shed called the o2 Arena 

[roll plymouth rock]

It does say:
Tour Dates

(More dates to be announced soon!)


....just speaking as someone who promotes shows, its very hard to get venues/bands to commit to firming dates, and often you have to roll out event announcements in various phases. I'm sure this is what they could confirm at this point and all those days off in between are soon gonna fill up with more shows. Also, I'd be happy to bet you £20 you'll be seeing the BB at this years Olympics

[LetHimRun]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67. The Yahoo article on the dates said there are more to come. It has to be the UK/Japan/Australia.

[Wirestone]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

[AndrewHickey]

It does say:
Tour Dates

(More dates to be announced soon!)


....just speaking as someone who promotes shows, its very hard to get venues/bands to commit to firming dates, and often you have to roll out event announcements in various phases. I'm sure this is what they could confirm at this point and all those days off in between are soon gonna fill up with more shows. Also, I'd be happy to bet you £20 you'll be seeing the BB at this years Olympics

Where does it say that about more dates being announced? Certainly not at http://www.thebeachboys.com/reunion/index.html . And it was initially announced as a fifty-date tour, and there are forty-eight dates on that list right now. I'm not at all hopeful. I'll be buying tickets for European shows, and I'm just thankful this is happening this year, the only year of my life I'd be able to afford to do that...

[LetHimRun]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

Well, to be fair, I'm American, but what I say is true. I'm very proud the UK still supported the Boys after the chips were down and things changed. Can't say that about my and their home country.

[Craig Boyd]

It says more dates to be added on Brian's website.

[AndrewHickey]

It says more dates to be added on Brian's website.

Yeah, Brian's facebook account also just said that in a comment. I'm less panicky now.

[Craig Boyd]

It says more dates to be added on Brian's website.

Yeah, Brian's facebook account also just said that in a comment. I'm less panicky now.

I've lost pretty much all hope for a Scottish date now though. Fingers crossed for London and it'll be the overnight bus journey down there from Edinburgh again!

[Jason]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

f*** the British. Bunch of g*ddamned pussies. 

[shelter]

For the first time in more than 20 years, all of the original surviving members — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — of the Beach Boys will join longtime members David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Blondie Chaplin to perform live together on a worldwide tour featuring at least 100 dates and starting in New Orleans on April 27.

That would mean that there are more than 50 dates still on the way. I really can't imagine them skipping the UK.

[guitarfool2002]

This is how I felt when the announcements of Smile's live premiere in the UK were made. Jealousy! Blasphemy! Major hurt and disappointment!

It all worked out eventually.

[AndrewHickey]

For the first time in more than 20 years, all of the original surviving members — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — of the Beach Boys will join longtime members David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Blondie Chaplin to perform live together on a worldwide tour featuring at least 100 dates and starting in New Orleans on April 27.

That would mean that there are more than 50 dates still on the way. I really can't imagine them skipping the UK.

Where does that 100 dates figure come from? I don't trust it, anyway, given that they also say Blondie's on the tour...

[The Heartical Don]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

f*ck the British. Bunch of goshdarned pussies. 

Agree. A Briton worth his salt would swim the Atlantic. But the yoof of today..... weaklings. Always bragging, but when push comes to shove...

[SMiLE Brian]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

f*ck the British. Bunch of goshdarned pussies. 

Does the afro emoticon mean some good old Phil Spector trash talking?

[Jonathan Blum]

Spare a thought for those of us Down Under...  we're having a lousy time with exchange rates at the moment, so I'm really worried they won't be able to afford to make it down here even if they do extend the tour!

Gulp,
Jon Blum

[The Heartical Don]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

f*ck the British. Bunch of goshdarned pussies.  

Does the afro emoticon mean some good old Phil Spector trash talking?

No. He referred to Edwin Starr, and Mr Positivity himself just declared War on the Brits.

Here's proof:

[guitarfool2002]

There is no way they are not going to the UK, not with how they, unlike the US, stood by them and still heavily bought their records after '67.

Oooh. It's on now!

f*ck the British. Bunch of goshdarned pussies. 

Does the afro emoticon mean some good old Phil Spector trash talking?

I'm game.



I'll have both a VIP ticket and a plate of bangers and mash waiting on the boardwalk at the Borgata hotel in Atlantic City for the first Englishman who dares to swim across the Atlantic to attend the May 19th show.

[shelter]

For the first time in more than 20 years, all of the original surviving members — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — of the Beach Boys will join longtime members David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Blondie Chaplin to perform live together on a worldwide tour featuring at least 100 dates and starting in New Orleans on April 27.

That would mean that there are more than 50 dates still on the way. I really can't imagine them skipping the UK.

Where does that 100 dates figure come from? I don't trust it, anyway, given that they also say Blondie's on the tour...

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/15/living/beach-boys-to-perform-on-bangor-waterfront/?ref=latest

[CarlTheVoice]

Brian's website says more dates soon but doesn't include the Euro dates that are already on the BB site. Surely if more dates will be added they would specifically say this? If they haven't signed any deals yet, fair enough but at least let us know they should be coming. I can't decide whether to blow all my money on flying out to Europe as their tickets are now on sale. Shambles! Surely at least one date?!