No British dates?! Devastated

[Shady]

I was going to grab some German tickets but I refuse to sit anywhere but the first 20 rows

[Justin]

Wouldn't they have realized the UK was going to be an issue early on in the planning for this tour?  It seems to me that if the UK does get skipped, many will have to travel to get to see the show.  They would have to add a few more European shows for the Uk fans to travel to.  It would be unfair to lock them out and only offer the shows that have already been on sale as their only options.

[hypehat]

Travelling isn't an option for me, it's all well and good saying 'well, at least you can travel to a gig if they skip the UK entirely', but I was preparing to break the bank on a £50+ ticket, not a couple of hundred pounds going on an unexpected holiday.

 CURSE YOU.....er.....WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNDISCLOSED REASON!!! 

[Justin]

Well yeah I hear ya...having to create a whole trip out of this was obviously not anyone's first preferred option! 

It would create such a stink if that's what they ended up doing though...with the amount of shows they're doing in the US...the scale is sure to be unbalanced when we see the entire itinerary.  Let's hope there's a happy ending here.

[Shady]

Nothing comes easy in BB world, but when it does come its always worth it

We can all agree on that

[hypehat]

Yeah, I find it hard to believe they will futz it but the signs are not good. Oh well. Hopefully the mooted DVD is good.

[AndrewHickey]

Travelling isn't an option for me, it's all well and good saying 'well, at least you can travel to a gig if they skip the UK entirely', but I was preparing to break the bank on a £50+ ticket, not a couple of hundred pounds going on an unexpected holiday.

Oh, absolutely. Hope I don't come off too smug when I tell people to try to get tickets elsewhere - I know that this is the first year of my entire life that I'd even be able to consider travelling abroad to go to a gig. But for those who *can* do it, it's definitely worth looking into.

[smile-holland]

I was going to grab some German tickets but I refuse to sit anywhere but the first 20 rows

well, that shouldn't be a problem for Monchengladbach: http://www.ticketmaster.de/event/The-Beach-Boys-Open-Air-tickets/FYJ0508

Zoom in on block S2, and you'll find a whole bunch of seats within that "first 20 rows" limit you wish for.

Btw, if you choose row 9 seat 4, we can shake hands. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Wouldn't they have realized the UK was going to be an issue early on in the planning for this tour? 

No. I love America and the American people but, bless them, they can be outstandingly insular: a few of my US friends talked about visiting the UK this summer so I jokingly told them not to even think about London last week July/early August... and not one of them knew WTF I was referring to. Likewise the Jubilee celebrations in June. I'd say it's entirely possible no-one in the BB/BW organization knew about the London Olympics until they tried to book hotel rooms. I'm reliably informed that the coverage in the States has been all but invisible.

[harveyw]

Wouldn't they have realized the UK was going to be an issue early on in the planning for this tour? 

No. I love America and the American people but, bless them, they can be outstandingly insular: a few of my US friends talked about visiting the UK this summer so I jokingly told them not to even think about London last week July/early August... and not one of them knew WTF I was referring to. Likewise the Jubilee celebrations in June. I'd say it's entirely possible no-one in the BB/BW organization knew about the London Olympics until they tried to book hotel rooms. I'm reliably informed that the coverage in the States has been all but invisible.

Aha! Andrew says that people in the BB/BW organisation have been trying to book hotel rooms in London! I think he knows something...

[Andrew G. Doe]

Aha! Andrew says that people in the BB/BW organisation have been trying to book hotel rooms in London! I think he knows something...

I know many things.

[Paulos]

Do the people in charge of booking tours realise that London isn't the only city in the UK?

[The Shift]

Do the people in charge of booking tours realise that London isn't the only city in the UK?

What d'ya say buddy? What part of London is UK in? Gee!

[Andrew G. Doe]

I got a friend in London - name's Jim, ya met him ?

[The Shift]

My favourite is still the time I was hiking the PCT and was asked where I'd come from.

"Glagow."

"Where's that?"

"Scotland."

"Awesome - what part of Ireland is that in?"

Also the time I stood on top of Mount Baden Powell near Wrightwood in California, admiring all the monuments to the founder of the Boy Scout movement. "So," I was asked. "Do you have anything like the Boy Scout movement in Britain?"

But enough of this jingoism - when's the world's greatest group coming to England, North Yorkshire?

[SG7]

Should I make some cardboard cutouts?

[Justin]

Wouldn't they have realized the UK was going to be an issue early on in the planning for this tour? 

No. I love America and the American people but, bless them, they can be outstandingly insular: a few of my US friends talked about visiting the UK this summer so I jokingly told them not to even think about London last week July/early August... and not one of them knew WTF I was referring to. Likewise the Jubilee celebrations in June. I'd say it's entirely possible no-one in the BB/BW organization knew about the London Olympics until they tried to book hotel rooms. I'm reliably informed that the coverage in the States has been all but invisible.

Ah yes those little old Olympics!  True, the buzz has been pretty low key over here, still a bit early for it to be in the front mind but no doubt when the games kick off, it will be a daily topic of conversation as it was with the last summer olympics.   In the meantime, the BB's touring management have their work cut out for them!

[Pretty Funky]

My favourite is still the time I was hiking the PCT and was asked where I'd come from.

"Glagow."

"Where's that?"

"Scotland."

"Awesome - what part of Ireland is that in?"

Also the time I stood on top of Mount Baden Powell near Wrightwood in California, admiring all the monuments to the founder of the Boy Scout movement. "So," I was asked. "Do you have anything like the Boy Scout movement in Britain?"

But enough of this jingoism - when's the world's greatest group coming to England, North Yorkshire?

Goes both ways.

Hired a rental car in Edinburgh once.

Stern faced grump behing the counter. 'Where are you from?'

Me. New Zealand.

Her. Oh..I have cousin who lives in Sydney.

Me. Really? We can walk there when the tide is out.

Her. Nothing...blank expression.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I have an unfortunate habit of asking Canadians/Kiwis where in the US/Australia they come from. 

[Val]

When I lived in the States, I was frequently approached by delightful Americans (and one or two not so delightful) asking me things such as, "I have a cousin called John who lives in Newcastle!  Do you know him?"   and "Gee...you're from England.  Did you live in London?  And is that's right near Edinburgh, right?".

And yes, actually, I do think that all of these charming people were absolutely serious.

 

[Heysaboda]

When I lived in the States, I was frequently approached by delightful Americans (and one or two not so delightful) asking me things such as, "I have a cousin called John who lives in Newcastle!  Do you know him?"   and "Gee...you're from England.  Did you live in London?  And is that's right near Edinburgh, right?".

And yes, actually, I do think that all of these charming people were absolutely serious.

 

Well yes, but we "busted your backsides" in the 1780's!!!!!!!

 

[SBonilla]

When I lived in the States, I was frequently approached by delightful Americans (and one or two not so delightful) asking me things such as, "I have a cousin called John who lives in Newcastle!  Do you know him?"   and "Gee...you're from England.  Did you live in London?  And is that's right near Edinburgh, right?".

And yes, actually, I do think that all of these charming people were absolutely serious.

 

Well yes, but we "busted your backsides" in the 1780's!!!!!!!

 

That's what we Americans do, alright. "My country can beat your country...nyah, nyah, nyah."

[Val]

A minor detail!   I think Brits have better geography knowledge 

 

[SBonilla]

A minor detail!   I think Brits have better geography knowledge 

 

Indeed.

[Pretty Funky]

A minor detail!   I think Brits have better geography knowledge 

 

Indeed.

Except AGD it seems. (see above)