I would like to re-emphasize my point about his demeanor on Sunday night. Brian was definitely very 'up' and HAPPY during the concert. There was no discomfort in his face or vocals. I felt his back was more completely weak and stiff more than painful. I'm hypothesizing of course.

I was at the Colwood concert last night, my 23rd Beach Boys concert involving at least 1 Beach Boy! I can 100% verify that Brian was basically 'carried' to his piano by his assistants to enter the stage and exit. A very difficult job I might add and I admit I was legitimately concerned they were going to drop him because they were struggling.  I would say only about 20% of his weight was being held up by his own legs. I initially was quite concerned but once he sat down I was pleasantly surprised by his relaxed, I would even say, youthful look. He looked good. I thought he sounded quite good too especially for the first concert of the tour. He was very strong on songs like Add Some Music and California Girls. While I didn't see him live last summer I think his vocals were way better than the videos I've seen where he was more 'speaking' the lyrics. Feel flows and Salt Lake City was as rare as you got. I thought the band sounded very very tight for concert #1. Al sounded, well, like he's 40 not 76. His Wake the World vocal was awesome and I wont ever get enough of him singing Californian Saga. The mix improved after the first few songs and Al was very prominent in the harmonies. His amazing tone just makes it sound so 'Beach Boy'. Despite them being amazing singers nobody else on stage can do that. It was a fun filled festival setting with a hugely young crowd. Definitely some new fans were created.