July 5 and 6 1963 the BBs apparently played in Phoenix, AZ (these dates are listed in a diary kept by the Marks family, but there is no evidence in Phoenix newspapers). July 5 1964 the BBs appeared at Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor and at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu with Bruce and Terry, Jan and Dean, The Kingsmen, Freddy Cannon, Jimmy Griffin, The Rivingtons, Ray Peterson, Jody Miller, Jimmy Clanton and Peter and Gordon. Bruce and Terry were of course Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. The BBs than began the Summer Safari tour-hitting the University of Arizona, Tucson on July 6 1964, the Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, NM on July 7, Amarillo, Texas on July 8 and Springlake Amusement Park in Oklahoma City on July 9 1964. The following year (now with Bruce in place of Brian) they were at Canobie Lake Park, in Salem NH on July 6 1965, Hampton Beach Casino on July 7 1965, the Municipal Auditorium in Bangor, Maine on July 8 1965 and the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, ME with the Marvels and Headlighters on July 9 1965. In July 1967 the BBs were in California working on Smiley Smile. On July 5 they worked on She’s Going Bald, while on July 6 1967 they recorded an Unreleased Instrumental. July 1968 the BBs were again on tour with Gary Puckett and the Uion Gap and the Human Beinz. They played at the Chicago Auditorium Theater on July 5, Anderson HS Gym, in Anderson, IN on July 6, the Duluth Arena on July 7, the Fargo Civic Auditorium in Fargo, ND on July 8 and the Auditorium Theater in St Paul on July 9 1968. They taped many of these shows, though more to listen to and critique than with any thought of releasing them. July 9 1969 the BBs worked on Dennis’s Sunflower opener “Slip on Through.” The following July they were still finishing Sunflower. On July 7 1970 work was done on Cool, Cool Water and the next two days were spent mixing tracks.
July 7 and 8 1971 the BBs worked on “It’s a New Day.” July 9 1974 the BBs played the Seattle Coliseum with CSNY. July 6 1975 the BBs played with Chicago at Hughes Stadium in Colorado State U, Fort Collins. Elton John made a guest appearance during the BBs set. July 1976 Carl was busy producing Ricci Martin, while Dennis worked on Pacific Ocean Blue. On July 5 Carl and Ricci worked on “Streets of Love” and “Moonbeams” July 7 1976 Dennis added strings to Rainbows, River Song and Thoughts of You. July 9 1976 Carl and Ricci recorded
“Everyone Knows My Name” and “Precious Love.” July 9 1977 according to paperwork I have Dennis was supposed to start a radio and media promotional tour for Pacific Ocean Blue in Europe but it looks like the whole thing was cancelled. July 5 1978 Dennis added flutes and horns to the Bambu track “Companion.” July 1979 the BBs were on tour without Dennis (who’d been told to get straight after an altercation with Mike). They played at Pine Knob in Clarkston MI from July 4 to 7. The Lakeland Ledger reported that on one of the nights Dennis was spotted at Dodgers Stadium at a Bee Gees Concert. July 8 1979 the BBs played at St John’s Hollow, Tiffin, OH. A photo shows Brian resplendent in a Blue track suit and T shirt) They played two nights at Blossom Music Center, near Cleveland, OH on July 9 and 10. One of these shows was partially filmed for a piece on PM Magazine TV show aired on Oct 25, 1979. July 5 1980 the day after their big televised 4th of July show, the BBs played the Nassau Coliseum. On July 7 1980 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, in Los Angeles-Carl played a solo show for the Movement of Inner Spiritual Awareness that he was involved with. The following July 1981-Carl was touring solo as an opener for the Doobie Brothers. They concluded a run at Pine Knob on July 5 and than played the Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC on July 7. Carl and the Doobies were at the Virginia Beach Pavilion on July 8 and the South Mountain Music Fair, West Orange, NJ on July 9 1981. Meanwhile the BBs started a run at Caesar’s in Tahoe on July 9 1981 without Carl. But he was back in 1982 for shows at Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg on July 5 1982, the Agridome in Regina on July 6, the Northlands Coliseum, in Edmonton on July 7, the Sportsplex in Lethbridge, Alberta on July 8 and Boise State University on July 9 1982. July 7 1983 the BBs played at Jones Beach, NY, while on July 8 they performed on Pier 84 in NYC and than returned to Jones Beach, NY on July 9 1983. July 6 1984 the BBs played at Riverside-Brookfield High School Stadium, in Chicago minus Brian. They played the All Iowa Fair, Cedar Rapids, IA on July 7 and at Wade Stadium in Duluth, MN on July 8. The BBs remained in Duluth through July 9 1984 to play a charity softball game that night against Three Dog Night. Brian was in London at Red Bus Studios to work on the Beach Boys album with Steve Levine. He was filmed and interviewed for a British TV show called Ear Say while there and is seen singing “I’m So Lonely.” July 6-8 1985 the BBs were at the War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, NY and at Pine Knob in Clarkston, MI before starting rehearsals for Live Aid. July 1991 the BBs toured Europe. They were at the Fussballstadion in Aue, Germany on July 5, VFB Waldstadion in Giessen, Germany on July 6-with Allman Brothers, Manfred Mann and Little River Band, Pferderennbahn in Frauenfeld, Switzerland on July 7 and the Urfahrer Festival in Linz, Austria on July 9 1991. They were in Europe again in July 1993 and played Christinehof Castle in Skane, Sweden on July 6 and at Centre Des Arts, Leysin, Switzerland on July 9 1993. In July 1994 they played the States-with shows at Music Theatre, Warwick, RI on July 7 1994 and at Trump Castle Casino, Atlantic City from July 8 to 10. They again played that venue July 6-9 1995. July 5 1997 Carl played one of his last shows with the BBs at Eagle Crest Aerodrome in Lewes, Delaware. July 4, 5 1998 the BBs were at Trump Marina Casino. These were the first shows after Mike got rights to use The Beach Boys name-Bruce now rejoined the band for good and Adrian Baker also rejoined. On July 9 1998-they played at the Boathouse at Island Marine Services, Nantucket, MA. July 9 1999 Brian began his Japanese tour in Osaka. Some footage from this tour is in the DVD of Brian On Tour. A year later Brian’s Pet Sounds tour hit the State Theater, Easton, PA (July 7 2000) the Tropicana, Atlantic City (
and the Meadowbrook Farm PAC, Guilford, NH (July 9). In 2001 Brian was opening for Paul Simon at the Gund Arena, Cleveland on July 6, Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus on July 7 and the Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh on July 8 2001. July 5-7 2002 Mike and the BBs were at Riverfront Park, Ashland, KY and Caesars, Atlantic City on July 5, Shore Bird Stadium, Salisbury, MD and Hilton Head, SC and Caesars, Atlantic City on July 6 and Wolftrap, Vienna, VA and Ntelos Pavilion Harbor Center, Portsmouth, VA on July 7 2002. July 2005 Brian was in Europe and played at Poble Espanol, Barcelona, Spain on July 5, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Zaragoza on July 6 and at Viajazz Festiva, Campo Municipal de Futbol, Collado Villaba on July 7 2005. July 8 2006 the BBs played in Honolulu. In July 2007 Brian was again in Europe and played the Isle of Man, T in the Park in Scotland and the Oxygen Fest in Dublin July 6-8. Both he and the BBs were on separate tours of Canada in July 2008. Brian was in the Netherlands and Germany July 6-9 2009, while the BBs again played Canada. July 7 and 9 2010 the BBs played in the Canary Islands and Girona Spain. July 6 2011 the BBs started a tour of Europe with a show in Paris than headed to the UK to play Epsom Downs and Dublin. July 6 2012 the reunited BBs were in Albuquerque. The tour played Phoenix on July 7, which was filmed for a DVD. July 2013 the Mike and Bruce band were back in Europe to play in Belgium (July 6), Hyde Park (July 7) and Paris on July 8 2013. Brian was at the Fox Theater in Detroit on July 5 2015 and the Ravinia Theater in Chicago on July 6. He played Denver on July 8 and in Salt Lake on July 9 2015. He is currently touring on the east coast and so are the BBs.
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