Setlist thoughts...

[Jaspy]

Here's the setlist I hope they will take:


1. Do It Again
 2. Keepin' The Summer Alive
 3. Rock 'n' Roll To The Rescue with short Concert Tonight outro
 4. I'm Waiting For The Day
 5. The Little Girl I Once Knew
 6. Caroline No
 7. Surfer Girl
 8. Day In The Life Of A Tree/Til I Die
 9. Vega-Tables
 10. You Need A Mess Of Help
 11. Susi Cincinnati
 12. Can't Wait Too Long
 13. Still I Dream Of It
 14. Wake The World
 15. Aren't You Glad
 16. Wild Honey
 17. Meant For You / Forever
 18. Let The Wind Blow
 19. Sail Plane Song / Loop De Loop
 20. Darlin'
 21. Surf City
 22. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

Intermission

 23. Let Us Go On This Way
 24. Santa Ana Winds
 25. Soulful Old Man Sunshine
 26. It's Over Now
 27. Back Home
 28. Little Deuce Coupe
 29. 409
 30. Fun, Fun, Fun
 31. Time To Get Alone
 32. Cotton Fields
 33. I Can Hear Music
 34. Break Away
 35. Steamboat
 36. Please Let Me Wonder
 37. Dance, Dance, Dance
 38. Kokomo
 39. Male Ego
 40. What Is A Young Girl Made Of?
 41. Lonely Sea
 42. Don't Worry Baby
 43. Be True To Your Shool
 44. Good Vibrations

Encore 1:

 45. All Summer Long
 46. Help Me Rhonda
 47. You're So Good To Me
 48. Wind Chimes
 49. Wonderful

Encore 2:

 50. Love and Mercy


and then they play the whole thing again.

[Aegir]

YES! That's my favorite band.

[Summertime Blooz]

I think Warmth of the Sun is a "cast-iron certainty".

[Jaspy]

I think Warmth of the Sun is a "cast-iron certainty".

I think so too.
Like "God Made The Radio" it has a Mafia-connection. It was written the day JFK was killed. So the BB were already in touch with the Mafia in 1963.
Another song they'll perform for sure is "Good Vibrations", can't wait to see both Mike & Brian doing their hand choreographies during the chorus.
As mentioned before, "California Saga Pt. 3", what else?
"Do It Again", "Barbara Ann"

[Andrew G. Doe]

Here's the setlist I hope they will take:


1. Do It Again
 2. Keepin' The Summer Alive
 3. Rock 'n' Roll To The Rescue with short Concert Tonight outro
 4. I'm Waiting For The Day
 5. The Little Girl I Once Knew
 6. Caroline No
 7. Surfer Girl
 8. Day In The Life Of A Tree/Til I Die
 9. Vega-Tables
 10. You Need A Mess Of Help
 11. Susi Cincinnati
 12. Can't Wait Too Long
 13. Still I Dream Of It
 14. Wake The World
 15. Aren't You Glad
 16. Wild Honey
 17. Meant For You / Forever
 18. Let The Wind Blow
 19. Sail Plane Song / Loop De Loop
 20. Darlin'
 21. Surf City
 22. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

Intermission

 23. Let Us Go On This Way
 24. Santa Ana Winds
 25. Soulful Old Man Sunshine
 26. It's Over Now
 27. Back Home
 28. Little Deuce Coupe
 29. 409
 30. Fun, Fun, Fun
 31. Time To Get Alone
 32. Cotton Fields
 33. I Can Hear Music
 34. Break Away
 35. Steamboat
 36. Please Let Me Wonder
 37. Dance, Dance, Dance
 38. Kokomo
 39. Male Ego
 40. What Is A Young Girl Made Of?
 41. Lonely Sea
 42. Don't Worry Baby
 43. Be True To Your Shool
 44. Good Vibrations

Encore 1:

 45. All Summer Long
 46. Help Me Rhonda
 47. You're So Good To Me
 48. Wind Chimes
 49. Wonderful

Encore 2:

 50. Love and Mercy


and then they play the whole thing again.

Wouldn't make it to the end of the 24th. 

[hypehat]

What do I care, I won't be there 

 

Me too!

I thought you said you got tickets? That sucks, mate

[Rocky Raccoon]

My fantasy setlist.

Our Prayer/Gee
Heroes and Villains
I Get Around
Help Me Rhonda
Little Honda
This Whole World
Add Some Music to Your Day
In My Room
Kiss Me Baby
Please Let Me Wonder
Don't Worry Baby
California Girls
Darlin'
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
Surfer Girl
Wild Honey
Do You Wanna Dance?
Sloop John B
Wouldn't It Be Nice
God Only Knows
The Night Was So Young
All Summer Long
You're So Good to Me
Marcella
Sail On Sailor
'Til I Die
Wonderful
Surf's Up
Time to Get Alone
All I Wanna Do
Let Him Run Wild
The Little Girl I Once Knew
Caroline, No
Forever
Good Timin'
Cool, Cool Water
Break Away
Wendy
Graduation Day
Cotton Fields
Good Vibrations
Do It Again

Encore 1:
Dance, Dance, Dance
Surfin' USA
Fun, Fun, Fun
Barbara Ann

Encore 2 (Brian solo):
Love and Mercy

[Runaways]

i'd rather hear a 10 minute barbara ann jam than hear them play rock n roll music. ditto for california dreaming.

[Autotune]

Why do people think that they would end the show with Love & Mercy? That is a Brian solo signature song, if there ever was one, with which he has ended most of his solo shows for a decade! There is no way that will happen. There's no need for it to happen either.

[SMiLE Brian]

Why do people think that they would end the show with Love & Mercy? That is a Brian solo signature song, if there ever was one, with which he has ended most of his solo shows for a decade! There is no way that will happen. There's no need for it to happen either.

Agreed, don't get this fascination with seeing L&m at a BBs show.

[Runaways]

i don't get where mike got the thought that "fun fun fun" is a good ending track.  it's a great first song!

[Autotune]

i don't get where mike got the thought that "fun fun fun" is a good ending track.  it's a great first song!

Mike?
How 'bout Carl?
He led the band for a couple decades with that as an encore. I think the tag lending itself to endless repeat made sense as a concert ending.

I agree it would be a kick-ass way to start a show. However, they've usually favored medium tempo songs as starters.

[Austin]

1. Surfers Rule
2. Our Favorite Recording Sessions
3. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
4. Long Tall Texan
5. When Girls Get Together
6. Car Crazy Cutie
7. Brian's Back
8. "Cassius" Love vs. "Sonny" Wilson
9. Tune X
10. 20 minutes of Denny's Drums
[intermission]
11. In My Car
12. The Rocking Surfer
13. Ten Little Indians
14. The Baker Man
15. A Casual Look / TM Song
16. All I Want To Do
17. Okie from Muskogie
18. Wontcha Come Out Tonight?
19. Pitter Patter
20. 45 minutes of Shortenin' Bread

[HeyJude]

I think the main factors in actually guessing an accurate setlist (as opposed to just naming our own personal favorite songs) would be:

1.   The Obvious Hits – This will account for the majority of the setlist

2.   Recent “Non-Regulars” that Brian and Mike (and Al) have performed in the last few years – This would be stuff that we didn’t necessarily hear commonly at a BB show in, say, the 90’s, but aren’t necessarily totally out of left field, stuff like “When I Grow Up”, “Good Timin’”, “The Little Girl I Once Knew”, etc.

3.   Lead Vocal Features – Songs included more to feature specific lead vocalists. For Bruce, the obvious guess would be “Disney Girls.”

I would imagine there will be something that seems an obvious choice that they will leave out, and probably at least something that seems slightly surprising as a pick. I could picture them doing “Add Some Music To Your Day” since it’s a good pick for multiple lead vocalists, and Brian has done in solo. Same could go for something like “Forever” as a Dennis tribute perhaps. Maybe “Good Timin’” for Carl.

I would guess the setlist will skew more towards Brian’s setlists since it’s largely his band performing. While Mike would likely insist on doing “Kokomo”, I wouldn’t be surprised if they drop stuff like “Rock and Roll Music” and maybe even “Be True to Your School.” That’s my wishful thinking anyway.

I would hope they would dispense with most of the covers. Maybe “Then I Kissed Her” since it’s a good Al vocal. But I could do without “Rock and Roll Music”, “Come Go With Me”, “Do You Wanna Dance”, and certainly covers that weren’t ever even on BB albums, like “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena” or “Surf City.”

Another random thought: I think we’re less likely to get songs in the setlist that Carl sang that Brian has never done on solo tours. I don’t think they’re going to be handing lead vocals to non-BB’s (other than partial lead vocals for falsetto parts, like “When I Grow Up”), so stuff like “I Can Hear Music” or “Wild Honey” seems less likely for this reason.

[Runaways]

i don't get where mike got the thought that "fun fun fun" is a good ending track.  it's a great first song!

Mike?
How 'bout Carl?
He led the band for a couple decades with that as an encore. I think the tag lending itself to endless repeat made sense as a concert ending.

I agree it would be a kick-ass way to start a show. However, they've usually favored medium tempo songs as starters.

I'm gonna say mike since he just said it lol

[seltaeb1012002]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they drop stuff like “Rock and Roll Music” and maybe even “Be True to Your School.” That’s my wishful thinking anyway.

No way. We need more ammo for The Best Of Mike Love, part 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qE61E0i7s

 

[ohthosegirls]

There's not enough Mike Love leads in most of these set lists. We're just gonna need to hope for some more obscure songs with Love on the lead IMO! Because he'll want to sing a lot of leads I bet.

p.s. I just said "lead(s)" a lot.

[Heysaboda]

I'm going to guess that they will do Keep an Eye on Summer!

[Jaspy]

Wouldn't make it to the end of the 24th. 

Probably not.
Another great idea comes to mind: Why not performing the complete discography in a marathon concert? That would please everybody and would get them in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Honestly, I don't care that much about what they play, it's great enough that they do a tour together.

[tpesky]

I really hope the setlist isn't too Mike centric.....that is one of the major causes of the decline in the BB live act in the 90's. I know Mike will probably get more leads than the other because he sang more but I do hope it's balanced and not the 25 Mike, 3 Al, 2 Carl specials they were pulling by 95.

[SamMcK]

I would hope for them to perform "Surfs Up" although it's probably not going to happen, maybe on a UK tour. (Which we KNOW they're going to get round to eventually)

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

I would hope for them to perform "Surfs Up" although it's probably not going to happen, maybe on a UK tour. (Which we KNOW they're going to get round to eventually)

Lol I hate that the band refuses to acknowledge that Surfs Up is the reason they had a "rebirth" in the 70's

Come on guys, swollow the bad vibrations and play the damn song.

[BillA]

I would hope for them to perform "Surfs Up" although it's probably not going to happen, maybe on a UK tour. (Which we KNOW they're going to get round to eventually)

Lol I hate that the band refuses to acknowledge that Surfs Up is the reason they had a "rebirth" in the 70's

Come on guys, swollow the bad vibrations and play the damn song.

IMO "Surf's Up" is not only their greatest song, but the best rock era song period.

It is a shame that it has not been performed by the group snce 1972.

It is a shame that 85% of the people who will attend the shows are probably unaware of the song's existence.  Kind of like a Beatle's fan being unaware of "A Day in the Life" or a Springsteen fan being unaware of "New York Seranade" or a Colts fan being unaware of Johnny U.

In an alternate universe Mike Love's RRHOF speech goes something like this - "I know we have not always gotten along but we here we are so all you other people getting inducted can f*** off becasue we did "Surf's Up" and you didn't and even if you wanted to you couldn't unless you could raise Mozart and Bach and bring them into your group."  Then, when the furor dies down , bob Dylan shrugs his shoulders and says - "he might be a grade a ahole, but he's right.

[Andrew G. Doe]

IMO "Surf's Up" is not only their greatest song, but the best rock era song period.

It is a shame that it has not been performed by the group snce 1972.

Suggest you check that assumption.  

[ivy]

I'm not getting my hopes up, but if they perform "Kiss Me, Baby" this will be me in the front row: