Aren't tickets for the European venues already on sale?

"You Are So Beautiful"   

There's a hold on selling tickets for some of the Western dates. Hope that means they're adding more shows.

Prediction based on past experience: The Atlanta show will probably be part of a series, and the series package tickets go on sale a couple of weeks before single show tickets. It's getting near time (early March) to announce the first set(s) of Chastain Park series.

It's hard to pick just ten, but I'll give it a try:

1. Wild Honey
2. This Whole World
3. Forever
4. Feel Flows
5. Surf's Up (1972 version)
6. I Can Hear Music
7. Darlin'
8. Sail On Sailor
9. Let the Wind Blow (both WH and In Concert versions)
10. Long Promised Road

wanted to go to the athens show but the baby was sick.

The Athens show was recorded for broadcast later in the year (May, iirc) for Mountain Stage on NPR. Here's the link: http://www.mountainstage.org/

Having lost two brothers, both strong creative forces in the band, he knew he couldn't beat down the Al faction.

Huh? By the '80s, Al was much more closely aligned with Carl. They went to dinner together on the road, their wives were friends, they shared a dressing room. Al was the guy pushing for more adventurous material in the setlist.

For those of us living on a fixed income, VIP packages are utterly out of the question.

How about posting the entire list here? (Or is that still in the works?)

I also hope they manage to find and include at least one quality 'new' Carl lead vocal (not Soul Searchin, already released)

But it's not the same "Soul Searchin'" as the BB's one, since Carl's middle-eight was replaced by Brian's lead and there are no BB backing vox. I'd dearly love to see the version with Carl singing the whole song over the BB's backing vocals given a proper release.

I think we'll never come to realize the full extent of the pain that caused him the WIBN book.

You got that one right! Carl loved his brothers a lot. He was still grieving Denny's loss, dealing with an ageing mother, and then he had the whole Landy mess to deal with. That was a very painful experience for him.

Also, let's not forget that part of Carl's job was keeping the band running smoothly as a performing unit on the road, rehearsing the supporting guys regularly, and trying to mediate the various interests within the group. (FYI, for those who are unaware, the Mike/Al alliance was long gone by the '80s.) He had a LOT to deal with on his plate.

Carl loved performing -- and he was really something special onstage, lots of charisma along with those beautiful, expressive blue eyes and that glorious voice. He was something of a character too, with a wicked sharp (in a good way) sense of humor. If you got a chance to see him onstage in his prime, you were lucky -- I know I was.

P.S. to Disney Boy (1985): Yup, "Where I Belong" is a good one.

I had to be elsewhere on Saturday, seeing VDP in Athens on Sunday.

I agree with the general sentiment about gouging fans. VIP Nation ought to donate all the proceeds from those VIP packages to the Carl Wilson Foundation, but I would be surprised if they actually did.

Dates are out!!

April 24
Tucson, AZ
Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater  
On Sale: February 25    

April 26    
Grand Prairie, TX                                
Verizon Theatre
On Sale: February 25  

April 27    
New Orleans, LA                  
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
On Sale Now              

April 28    
Atlanta, GA        
Chastain Park Amphitheater
On Sale: March 11        

April 29
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Amphitheater
On Sale: February 25

May 2        
St Augustine, FL                  
St. Augustine Amphitheater
On Sale: February 24  

May 4        
Hollywood, FL                      
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
On Sale: TBD  

May 5        
Tampa, FL                              
Stratz Center For The Performing Arts
On Sale: February 25    

May 8        
New York, NY                        
Beacon Theater  
On Sale: February 21  

May  9        
New York , NY                      
Beacon Theater    
On Sale: February 21  

May 11        
Pittsburgh, PA
Benedum Hall      
On Sale: February 27  

May 12        
Uncasville, CT                      
Mohegan Sun Arena  
Sold Out                      

May 13
Uncasville, CT                      
Mohegan Sun Arena  
On Sale: February 24  

May 15        
White Plains, NY                  
Westchester County Center
On Sale: February 25  

May 17      
Bethlehem PA                        
Sands Bethlehem Events Center
On Sale: February 24  

May 19      
Atlantic City, NJ                    
The Borgata Hotel Casino
On Sale: February 24  

May 21      
Chicago, IL                              
Chicago Theatre    
On Sale: February 20  

May 27        
Las Vegas, NV                        
Red Rock Casino
On Sale: February 25  

June 1          
Berkeley, CA                          
The Greek Theatre
On Sale: March 4  

June 2          
Los Angeles, CA                    
Hollywood Bowl
On Sale: February 26  

June 8          
The Woodlands, TX                            
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
On Sale: February 24  

June 10        
Manchester, TN                    
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
On Sale: February 18  

June 13        
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Blossom Music Center
On Sale: February 25  

June 15        
Columbia, MD            
Merriweather Post Pavilion
On Sale: February 25  

June 16        
Camden, NJ                
Susquahanna Bank Center
On Sale: February 25  

June 17        
Bethel, NY                                
Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
On Sale: February 25  

June 19        
Toronto, ON                            
Molson Amphitheatre
On Sale: February 25  

June 20        
Montreal, QC                          
Bell Centre
On Sale: February 25  

June 22        
Bangor, ME                            
Waterfront Park
On Sale: February 24  

June 23        
Saratoga Springs, NY          
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
On Sale: February 25  

June 26          
Boston, MA                          
Bank Of America Pavilion
On Sale: February 25  

June 29          
Darien Lakes, NY              
Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
On Sale: February 25  

June 30          
Clarkston, MI                      
DTE Energy Music Theatre
On Sale: February 25  

July 1              
Milwaukee, WI                  
Marcus Amphitheater
On Sale: February 25  

July 3              
Virginia Beach, VA            
Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
On Sale: February 24  

July 10              
Morrison, CO                    
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
On Sale: February 25  

July 13              
Woodinville, WA              
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
On Sale: February 25  

July 14              
Eugene, OR                        
Cuthbert Amphitheater
On Sale: March 2  

July 15              
Stateline, NV                      
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Amphitheater
On Sale: March 9  

July 26
Rome, Italy
Capannelle
On Sale: February 17

July 27
Milan, Italy
Civic Arena
On Sale: February 17

July 29
Gothenburg, Swden
Tradgaardsforeningen
On Sale: February 21

July 31
Oslo, Norway
Spektrum
On Sale: February 16

August 1
Aarhus, Denmark
Amfiscenen
On Sale: February 20

August 3
Berlin, Germany
02 Arena
On Sale Now

August 4
Stuttgart, Germany
Schleyerhalle
On Sale Now

August 5
Monchengladbach, Germany
Hockey Park
On Sale: February 15

August 7
Lokeren, Belgium
Lokerse Festival
On Sale: February 15

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/15/living/beach-boys-to-perform-on-bangor-waterfront/?ref=latest

Reporting Blondie Chaplin will be joining the lineup for the June 22nd show.

That's the best use of that emoticon I've seen here!

I love "No Wrong Notes in Heaven"! It would be a great one for the BBs to record.

How do you like this ?

I LOVE IT!! It's so good to see them all together.

How about John Cowsill??? Does a fantastic Darlin and I Can Hear Music or Darian maybe, also does a fantastic Darlin.'

Umm, no thanks -- Cowsill is energetic on these songs, but he sings them in a manner that is nothing at all like Carl Wilson performed them. (This is not a knock on John -- he does quite well, but his approach is just too different stylistically, imho.)

Darian does a very nice version of "Darlin'," much closer in feel to Carl's. I've also seen Matt Jardine do serious justice to both "Darlin'" and "I Can Hear Music," but there's not been any indication he'll be on the tour.

Brian will sing Carl's. Jeff will sing Brian's.

Or Jeff will sing Carl's part, if it's a lead.

Also was Ricky Fataar playing with Bonnie Rait? I haven't seen the whole show.

It was just Bonnie Raitt (guitar) and Alicia Keys (keyboard) playing a tribute to Etta James. No backing group to be seen.

Here's the link to the post-performance interview with the BBs:
http://www.grammy.com/videos/the-beach-boys-one-on-one-backstage

The hubby and I both loved the guitar jam at the end.

Re: McCartney's Valentine -- I liked Joe Walsh's guitar solo. The rest was so-so. imho. Then again, I'm not a fan of that style of music.

As for the BBs, there wasn't enough of them, imho. It was good to see them all together and to see Dave as part of the band again.

I note that the first verse of GV was skipped entirely. Foskett sang the lead with Brian (which makes sense, he's filled Carl's shoes quite a bit in Brian's band). But Jeff's in the back line, not the front line, so they showed Brian on the front line, although he was the second voice in the balance, not the primary.

BBs being interviewed on Grammys Live right now!

I want a shirt with the 50th Celebration logo!

(I'm wearing one of the late Greg Larson's shirts in honor of tonight's reunion, and how much Greg would have enjoyed it.)