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Gee already... it seemed so so far away and we are almost at the end

Indeed! Just 12 more shows and that completes the entire tour...

Now I'm depressed.  :-\

They will be back......right

 :-\

They'd better be!!

How many members on this board do we have in Tokyo (or Japan for that matter)? I'm very curious.....

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The 'Boys hit Tokyo, Japan Thursday night - who's going? Here's a photo from a Japanese press conference.

It is worth noting that Bruce's name tag reads in Japanese "Bruce Historical Johnston".

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The Beach Boys and popular Japanese group SMAP

Isn't there a Japanese group called Beach Boys?  They should take a photo with them!

Isn't/Wasn't that a TV series ?

This is a very big stadium they are playing in Tokyo.

I'm excited to see what kind of turn out they will get..

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Will you be there? Or do you mean to read about it afterwards?
I must say that I'd never thought at the beginning of this year that the Boys would sell so many tickets as they already did. I agree that this venue will be interesting,

I won't be there sadly although I'd love to visit Japan one day

We will get a good idea from videos/pics etc. I hope it's a massive show

It would be great if someone could post video of the Japanese press conference.

The day has started early in Japan

http://instagram.com/p/OY_FROKTdz/

http://instagram.com/p/OY8OYpR6DM/

http://instagram.com/p/OY6cHYwOeZ/

http://instagram.com/p/OY-scbKTds/

カール・ウィルソンの往年の映像をスクリーンに映す演出と「神のみぞ知る」。鳥肌立った。

(from http://twitter.com/biff_bang )

I'm a little puzzled now. They use the video wall in Japan but not in Europe ?

Is that Brian on the left? Where's his Grand Shell?

That looks like a much bigger, different wall than the ones used in the USA. Maybe the venue provided it.

Looks like a projection screen of sorts. It is not the same frame as the US. 

And, maybe the venue had that capability. 

If it is logistically reasonable and doable, it is great. 

The frame is beyond enormous.  It looks as large/wide as a house frame on a single dimension plane.  And, probably is. 

It adds so much to the performance. 

Glad they worked that out for those concert goers.   ;)

Christopher Cross (whoever that is) joined them on stage for Kokomo

do it again
little honda
catch a wave
hawaii
don't back down
surfin' safari
surfur girl
don't worry baby
little deuce coupe
409
shut down
i get around
that's why god made the radio
sail on sailor
heroes & villians
isn't it time
why do fools fall in love
when i grow up to be a man
cotton fields
forever
god only knows
all this is that
sloop john b
wouldn't it be nice
then i kissed her
good vibration
carifornia girl
help me, rhonda
rock and roll music
surfin' usa

kokomo
barbara ann
fun, fun, fun

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No "Somewhere Near Japan"? Lame.

How quickly they are forgotten!

Christopher Cross was a multi-Grammy winner (the first solo artist to win all four top awards) who had one of the biggest albums of 1979. You could not listen to the radio or go into any department store or corner grocery in '79 or '80 without hearing him. His last Beach Boy-related appearance was providing backing vocals for Brian on IMAGINATION and for the one-off filmed concert in Chicago to promote that album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cross

He was a friend of Carl's. He joined them on stage for one of the 4th of July concerts in '85 (iirc) and sang lead on Good Vibrations


Well, to be honest, seeing that they had a videowall, played "Forever" and "Isn't it time" leaves a little bad taste in my mouth. I won't complain because the show I saw was fantastic ! But the question naturally arises why Europe didn't get that treatment. Video walls would've been available over here as well. I mean they played the O2 world in Berlin and that's one of the most modern venues in Europe. ah...probably only because of Bruce... ;)

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"The 'Boys signing tour programs in Japan"

...Unless they changed the design of the tourbook..it looks like they're signing the vinyl...

I wish they had used this size screen for all the shows...it looks fantastic

http://instagram.com/p/OY6cHYwOeZ/

It does actually look like it may be a redesigned tour book. It has the "50" attached to the BB logo unlike the album, and whatever the title is, it's shorter than "That's Why God Made the Radio."

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The Japanese get all the special treatment!

most Beach Boys sounding tune by CC is Love Found A Home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YkvX1M_mSM

Good to see Forever and GOK's tribute back. Hope the screen makes it to Australia in some form in 2 weeks.

Only listed 30 plus songs. IIT back but no Add Some Music. Is this list confirmed anywhere?

I can't imagine what it would be like to see that screen in person while the guys are performing - awe inspiring.

Why only 32 songs?

They had an opening act.

Dude, it's great to see the screen, "Forever" and "Isn't It Time" back, but I'd totally trade the screen for the extra 12-15 songs you guys got over in Europe!!!  Ah well, I'm hoping that the show tonight in Osaka will be a little longer (it's a Friday night, and very centrally located, so should be easy for everyone to get home), and especially the Nagoya show, as it's starting an hour early.  We'll see! 

Looks like it was 33 songs.  Japanese shows tend to start early and end early, because most trains stop running around midnight.  It will be nice to see America, but I'd gladly trade them for another dozen BB songs, too.  As I said, I'm hoping that they can add some songs to the Osaka and especially Nagoya show (since the Nagoya show starts early anyway).  If they could add In My Room, Please Let Me Wonder, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, Darlin', This Whole World, Disney Girls and California Saga, it would still be a "shortish" 40 song set, but I'd be in heaven.  Ah well,
I'm sure it will be great anyway, but fingers crossed for a longer set...

I wouldn't trade "my" show to anything. That was a fantastic and fun concert and you really couldn't ask for anything more ! It just seems strange to me to use the wall in the US and Japan but not here.

Never seen in the same room together. Interesting.
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Christopher Cross also sang the BGV's with Carl on David Lee Roth's version of California Girls in 1985

Christopher Cross opened for and joined Mike and Bruce on stage for their New Zealand tour a few years back.  A talented performer and a first class gentleman. I was present when after the last show Christopher sought out Mike and thanked him most graciously for having him on tour. Mike and Bruce went of their way to ensure Christopher was included in everything.

or Sumahama?

Japan really dropped the ball when it came to videos..

NOT ONE!

And no Smiley Smiler! Is this the first gig with no poster at the gig?

Careful what you ask for!!!

Kokomo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrk5Byi7zg

Barbara Ann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNuIBzRCZYc&feature=channel&list=UL

ahh, happy to be proven wrong..

Mike looks in his element

Acoustic set live at a Tokyo TV show, featuring  the Japanese Beach Boys (I guess...)

http://youtu.be/YdWiM9QEE7U (http://youtu.be/YdWiM9QEE7U)

That band is called SMAP afaIk

Interview in Japan:

http://youtu.be/ayaP8PFwYGg (http://youtu.be/ayaP8PFwYGg)

According to EMI Japan, this show was broadcast on WOWOW (a Japanese PPV channel, it seems) - http://www.emimusic.jp/intl/beachboys/news/

(you'll need Google Translate for it all...)

 - already clear -

Ah that's where it comes from.