Show 63: QVC Marine Field - Tokyo, Japan 8/16/12

[Justin]

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[STE]

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

[Justin]

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

[Zach95]

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

Now I'm depressed. 

[Shady]

They will be back......right

 

[Emdeeh]

They'd better be!!

[rogerlancelot]

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

[Mendota Heights]

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.

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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

[STE]

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

[Rocker]

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

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

[Shady]

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

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

[Rocker]

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

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

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,

[Shady]

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

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

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

[urbanite]

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

[Jaco]

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 )

[Rocker]

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

[SBonilla]

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?

[EgoHanger1966]

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

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

[filledeplage]

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

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.   

[Shady]

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

[coco1997]

No "Somewhere Near Japan"? Lame.

[Roger Ryan]

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

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.