Completist in me feels obliged to mention...

[Ian]

Interviewers and the BBs themselves keep saying that the last time the BBs played the Hollywood Bowl was June 66 but as some of you will recall they played there in September 82 and again with Chicago in May 1989.  Memories are fleeting,

[Rocker]

I didn't know that. Are there pictures around ?

Here's one from '66

[SloopJohnB]

Interviewers and the BBs themselves keep saying that the last time the BBs played the Hollywood Bowl was June 66 but as some of you will recall they played there in September 82 and again with Chicago in May 1989.  Memories are fleeting,

That's interesting. Was Brian there for both shows?

[The infamous Baldwin Organ]

Nice photo! It looks like Carl is playing a Guild Starfire guitar. I had never seen him with one before.

[Ian]

Not sure if Brian was at the Sept 82 Bowl show-as none of the LA papers deigned to review the show (BBs were off the radar in 82). Anyone on this board know?? He did, however, play a solo set at the Hollywood Bowl show in 89-which was one of a number of CA shows being filmed for the summer BB TV show.  Actually-in the recent piece-the interviewer said "The last time you played the Bowl was in 1965" and Bruce corrected him-"1966-June 25" so he recalled the date of that show-but has amnesia about 1982 and 1989.  Also-in various interviews it has been stated that this is the first album everyone has participated in "29 years." In another interview it was "24 years."  Brian said he hadn't played with the guys in 20 years.   In actuality-they all played on Stars and Stripes in 1996 and that was the last year Brian played a BB show-so the correct answer would be the first time in sixteen years.  Hard to believe that 1996 is now sixteen years ago!! Makes me feel old.

[Lowbacca]

Not sure if Brian was at the Sept 82 Bowl show-as none of the LA papers deigned to review the show (BBs were off the radar in 82). Anyone on this board know?? He did, however, play a solo set at the Hollywood Bowl show in 89-which was one of a number of CA shows being filmed for the summer BB TV show.  Actually-in the recent piece-the interviewer said "The last time you played the Bowl was in 1965" and Bruce corrected him-"1966-June 25" so he recalled the date of that show-but has amnesia about 1982 and 1989.  Also-in various interviews it has been stated that this is the first album everyone has participated in "29 years." In another interview it was "24 years."  Brian said he hadn't played with the guys in 20 years.   In actuality-they all played on Stars and Stripes in 1996 and that was the last year Brian played a BB show-so the correct answer would be the first time in sixteen years.  Hard to believe that 1996 is now sixteen years ago!! Makes me feel old.

Yeah it's funny how they keep tossing the decades around when figuring out how long they haven't played or recorded together.  Fact is: this line-up has never been onstage together before 2012.

[Ian]

Right-I suppose it is more relevant to say that for the first time since August 1997 there is a Wilson onstage with Mike Love.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Nice photo! It looks like Carl is playing a Guild Starfire guitar. I had never seen him with one before.

Not to mention that Mike appears to be holding a guitar, as well.

[Lowbacca]

Nice photo! It looks like Carl is playing a Guild Starfire guitar. I had never seen him with one before.

Not to mention that Mike appears to be holding a guitar, as well.

"Holding", ya.    The best way he knows how to do it, I suppose.

[Jon Stebbins]

The Hollywood Bowl themselves cant seem to get it straight. Their sanctioned history book sold in their gift shop listed the Beach Boys FIRST appearance there as 1965. The correct year is 1962.

[Lowbacca]

The Hollywood Bowl themselves cant seem to get it straight. Their sanctioned history book sold in their gift shop listed the Beach Boys FIRST appearance there as 1965. The correct year is 1962.

Hmm always thought it was 1963. Guess I was wrong.. 

I only have this picture of said appearance, and Brian looks rather '63-ish to me. Maybe it was in late 1962?

[Quzi]

The Hollywood Bowl themselves cant seem to get it straight. Their sanctioned history book sold in their gift shop listed the Beach Boys FIRST appearance there as 1965. The correct year is 1962.

Hmm always thought it was 1963. Guess I was wrong.. 

I only have this picture of said appearance, and Brian looks rather '63-ish to me. Maybe it was in late 1962?

I think Mike's hairline is a more accurate way to pin down the dates of these things. I think circa mid-'63 Mike had a little less hair than he does here. Based on that alone, I'd guess the image was take in late-'62/early-'63.

[bgas]

October 27th, 1962:   http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs6162.html

[Mikie]

How about October 19, 1963.

http://members.tripod.com/~fun_fun_fun/11-1-63.html

[Lowbacca]

How about October 19, 1963.

http://members.tripod.com/~fun_fun_fun/11-1-63.html

I knew that pic was from '63. 

[Rocker]

October 27th, 1962:   http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs6162.html

No. Al wasn't with them at that point and David had joined

[I. Spaceman]

They played two Y-days at the Bowl, on successive years. Why is there controversy about this here?

[Jon Stebbins]

The Hollywood Bowl themselves cant seem to get it straight. Their sanctioned history book sold in their gift shop listed the Beach Boys FIRST appearance there as 1965. The correct year is 1962.

Hmm always thought it was 1963. Guess I was wrong..  

I only have this picture of said appearance, and Brian looks rather '63-ish to me. Maybe it was in late 1962?

The picture is from their SECOND appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in October 19, 1963. The FIRST appearance was on October 27, 1962. This is fact.

[Lowbacca]

I didn't say it was from their first appearance at the Bowl, I just said I was pretty sure it is from 1963. 

[Jon Stebbins]

I didn't say it was from their first appearance at the Bowl, I just said I was pretty sure it is from 1963. 

So by qualifying it as "said" appearance you meant what?

[Lowbacca]

I didn't say it was from their first appearance at the Bowl, I just said I was pretty sure it is from 1963. 

So by qualifying it as "said" appearance you meant what?

Yeah, badly phrased in that context - sorry Jon.  Who knows what exactly I was referring to there.. At least now we're clear on everything @Bowl.

[Mikie]

You know, for years, the date of that picture was thought to have been November 1, 1963. I think it was even documented in a couple of books, and/or magazine articles/CD liner notes. Then further investigation by a researcher (Ian Rusten?) was done and the October '63 date was solidified.  One of my favorite pictures of The Boys.

[Jon Stebbins]

I didn't say it was from their first appearance at the Bowl, I just said I was pretty sure it is from 1963. 

So by qualifying it as "said" appearance you meant what?

Yeah, badly phrased in that context - sorry Jon.  Who knows what exactly I was referring to there.. At least now we're clear on everything @Bowl.

Sorry If I seem grumpy.

[Jon Stebbins]

You know, for years, the date of that picture was thought to have been November 1, 1963. I think it was even documented in a couple of books, and/or magazine articles/CD liner notes. Then further investigation by a researcher (Ian Rusten?) was done and the October '63 date was solidified.  One of my favorite pictures of The Boys.

One of the intriguing things about that photo is that Al is playing a Gibson (SG style Les Paul) which no other photo shows him playing. Also...this is the first known Beach Boys gig following David's Oct. 5th departure from the group. BTW All of Al's prior appearances with the Beach Boys in 1963 had him playing bass, so here's his first known photo on guitar with boys.

[Lowbacca]

I didn't say it was from their first appearance at the Bowl, I just said I was pretty sure it is from 1963. 

So by qualifying it as "said" appearance you meant what?

Yeah, badly phrased in that context - sorry Jon.  Who knows what exactly I was referring to there.. At least now we're clear on everything @Bowl.

Sorry If I seem grumpy.

Not at all. Normally I cherish accurate wording myself, but everybody has his weak moments, I suppose.  Thanks for pointing out mine.