November 1966 was the first time I saw the Beach Boys in concert in London. I still remember the excitement in the theatre and the surge of people trying to get through the entrance doors. I was a teenage  schoolgirl at the time along with many others. We didn't think they were square at all, quite the reverse in fact. And as for their clean cut image I think that  may have worked in their favour at that time. They were different  in looks and sound and they had great songs too. They weren't on stage for long in those days and you had to sit through a number of other acts first but it was worth it. There was plenty of screaming going on  but their audiences in London  were always a mix really. The world was a bigger place back then and they did bring Californian sunshine to London its true but it was the music that made me and a lot of others stay around for the next 40 + years.

I'm not sure which catergory of fan I fit into, I just love the music. Have to say that I feel a bit inadequate after reading some of the posts on here.

I first saw the Beach Boys in concert in the UK in the mid 60s and find it hard to believe that I am posting on a message board about them 40 odd years later. I saw the current BBs in April this year on their UK tour and have to admit that I thought twice before buying tickets. But if I hadn't then I wouldn't have seen David Marks and Scott Totten playing guitar together for a start,  or heard one of the best or maybe the best live version of Good Vibrations. (yes it was terrific ) And yes I know David Marks doesn't appear all the time,  mores the pity,  but there is still Scott Totten. The whole evening took me back  those 40 odd years. I would now so like to see Al with them, feels right somehow. Never say never. And when you overhear people in a store talking about a concert months after it happened and saying how good it was,  it does make you smile and think you were right to buy tickets for the umpteenth time.

So if you get an opportunity to see Mike, Bruce and co, go, it really is worth it.

Where I Belong  from The Beach Boys 1985.