BAD Tour/Setlist '13

[Melt Away]

What do you think will be radically different from the C50 setlist? Brian solo tunes? Al solo tunes??...DAVE SOLO TUNES??? I hope so. At least some more BB deep-cuts(take your pick). I'm hoping for some LY material myself.

What little info I can add is I messaged Scott Bennett on Facebook and he said they will not be playing "Surf's Up" because "it was very, very difficult for Brian." Fair enough.

Anyway, post any info/questions etc related to the BAD tour set!

[Andrew G. Doe]

Look at the venues. It'll be a GH-heavy, audience friendly set (and yes, Brian does do them...). Differences from the C50 setlist ? It'll be a lot shorter, 35 tunes tops (if that).

[joe_blow]

I might wager that they will just try something new and have a slow build of hits before ending wth Surfin' USA, Barbara Ann, and Fun Fun Fun!

[zachrwolfe]

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[Nicko1234]

I would be a little surprised if there are any Al solo tunes and flabbergasted if there are any David songs.

I would hope that Al will sing I Get Around, California Girls, Help Me Rhonda, Then I Kissed Her, California Saga, Wouldn't it be Nice etc. Plus hopefully quite a few others.

I doubt there will be many songs not performed during the C50 tour or previously by Brian.

[Cabinessenceking]

Al should sing all the leads except for a few select which Brian could sing. Dave should be given a good portion of songs as well. I fear Brian's singing isn't quite holding up compared to Al.

[LdC]

I just really hope it gets recorded and released.Oh, and comes to Australia..

[Rocker]

If they play a LY song I sure hope it's Airplane. (though any of them would be both awesome and unlikely)

Last time Al toured with Brian there was an interview in which Al was mentioning "Honkin' down the highway" and that they should do it. Never happened iirc. Maybe this time.
I guess that it will be kinda like C50. I'm afraid though that they (Brian, Al, David) expect this to be something like a continued C50 with all the success and fun. Obviously this won't be anything like the Beach Boys tour but tell that the boys...

[punkinhead]

Wouldn't it be awesome to hear them do California feeling and don't fight the sea?

[Ziggy Stardust]

Would really love to see Honkin' down the highway.. Brian loves Love You, the fans does, and even so rockstars, come on bring back Love You!

[Melt Away]

Well, if it's ever going to happen I think it will be on this tour! Airplane would be nice but I think if they do any LY tracks it will be HDTH. They could do a damn good version of TNWSY, I can hear it now! Dave doing those guitar licks in the verse?? Would be awesome. As far as Brian's singing goes, I know at times he get's super shrill when he tries "belting" it but if you ask me when he really gives a sh*t about a song he can conjure up that sweet BW tone we all love! I really hope this tour is more than what is currently expected, who knows. I will report from the Pittsburgh gig!

If they play a LY song I sure hope it's Airplane. (though any of them would be both awesome and unlikely)

Last time Al toured with Brian there was an interview in which Al was mentioning "Honkin' down the highway" and that they should do it. Never happened iirc. Maybe this time.
I guess that it will be kinda like C50. I'm afraid though that they (Brian, Al, David) expect this to be something like a continued C50 with all the success and fun. Obviously this won't be anything like the Beach Boys tour but tell that the boys...

[STE]

01. California Girls
02. Then I Kissed Her (Al)
03. Hawaii (David)
04. Catch A Wave
05. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) or The Little Girl I Once Knew
06. Surfer Girl
07. In My Room
08. All Summer Long
09. Come Go With Me (Al)
10. Darlin' (Darian)
11. Don't Worry Baby (Jeff)
12. Sloop John B (Brian / Al)
13. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Al / Jeff)
14. God Only Knows
15. Sail On Sailor
16. Honkin' Down The Highway (Al)
17. Heroes & Villains
18. Do It Again
19. Marcella
20. California (Al)
21. Do You Wanna Dance (David)
22. Dance, Dance, Dance
23. I Get Around
24. Good Vibrations
<encore>
25. Johnny B. Goode
26. Help Me Rhonda (Al)
27. Barbara Ann
28. Surfin' USA
29. Fun, Fun, Fun
<encore>
30. Summer's Gone

[Cabinessenceking]

01. California Girls
02. Then I Kissed Her (Al)
03. Hawaii (David)
04. Catch A Wave
05. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) or The Little Girl I Once Knew
06. Surfer Girl
07. In My Room
08. All Summer Long
09. Come Go With Me (Al)
10. Darlin' (Darian)
11. Don't Worry Baby (Jeff)
12. Sloop John B (Brian / Al)
13. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Al / Jeff)
14. God Only Knows
15. Sail On Sailor
16. Honkin' Down The Highway (Al)
17. Heroes & Villains
18. Do It Again
19. Marcella
20. California (Al)
21. Do You Wanna Dance (David)
22. Dance, Dance, Dance
23. I Get Around
24. Good Vibrations
<encore>
25. Johnny B. Goode
26. Help Me Rhonda (Al)
27. Barbara Ann
28. Surfin' USA
29. Fun, Fun, Fun
<encore>
30. Summer's Gone

seems very realistic to me!

[EgoHanger1966]

Al should sing all the leads except for a few select which Brian could sing. Dave should be given a good portion of songs as well. I fear Brian's singing isn't quite holding up compared to Al.

It's Brian's show. Al and Dave are his special guests. I'd be peeved if I spent money and only saw Brian sing a handful of songs.

[wantsomecorn]

01. California Girls
02. Then I Kissed Her (Al)
03. Hawaii (David)
04. Catch A Wave
05. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) or The Little Girl I Once Knew
06. Surfer Girl
07. In My Room
08. All Summer Long
09. Come Go With Me (Al)
10. Darlin' (Darian)
11. Don't Worry Baby (Jeff)
12. Sloop John B (Brian / Al)
13. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Al / Jeff)
14. God Only Knows
15. Sail On Sailor
16. Honkin' Down The Highway (Al)
17. Heroes & Villains
18. Do It Again
19. Marcella
20. California (Al)
21. Do You Wanna Dance (David)
22. Dance, Dance, Dance
23. I Get Around
24. Good Vibrations
<encore>
25. Johnny B. Goode
26. Help Me Rhonda (Al)
27. Barbara Ann
28. Surfin' USA
29. Fun, Fun, Fun
<encore>
30. Summer's Gone

seems very realistic to me!

Sounds about right, but I'd doubt they'd replace Love and Mercy with Summer's Gone (not they shouldn't).

[punkinhead]

What's BAD stand for?

[wantsomecorn]

Brian, Al, and Dave.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Al should sing all the leads except for a few select which Brian could sing. Dave should be given a good portion of songs as well. I fear Brian's singing isn't quite holding up compared to Al.

It's Brian's show. Al and Dave are his special guests. I'd be peeved if I spent money and only saw Brian sing a handful of songs.

I'm with you.

[Generation42]

I'd like to see some of the TWGMTR suite numbers performed.  At the very least, we know that "Summer's Gone" is a song the band can pull off well in a live setting, and who wouldn't enjoy seeing BAD taking advantage of Al's presence by offering up "From There to Back Again"?  I'd love to see the guys perform FTtBA, then into "Pacific Coast Highway," before capping everything off with the aforementioned "Summer's Gone."

[RubberSoul13]

Minus the EXTREME hits that will be played by both Mike/Bruce and Brian/Al/David....I think they'll play the same length show that M&B do...approx 30 songs except, it'll sort of be the other half of the setlist from last year that Mike and Bruce are not touching!

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'd like to see some of the TWGMTR suite numbers performed.  At the very least, we know that "Summer's Gone" is a song the band can pull off well in a live setting, and who wouldn't enjoy seeing BAD taking advantage of Al's presence by offering up "From There to Back Again"?  I'd love to see the guys perform FTtBA, then into "Pacific Coast Highway," before capping everything off with the aforementioned "Summer's Gone."

I didn't even think of that but would definitely make sense, sounds like a great idea they should really try

[Melt Away]

TWGMTR Suite, a few more Brian solo tunes and anything from LY would be mind melting. Although, you could give me even one of the three and it will be unforgettable.

If the M&B show can pull out stuff like WH then what's stopping BAD from delving a little deeper?

[Andrew G. Doe]

This:

1 - "WH" is a bona fide Top 40 hit, not a deep cut: it's on all the major compilations.

2 - BA&D don't have anything like the name recognition of The Beach Boys (any version you care to name), so straying too far from the GH path isn't likely or sensible.

[Andrew G. Doe]

01. California Girls
02. Then I Kissed Her (Al)
03. Hawaii (David)
04. Catch A Wave
05. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) or The Little Girl I Once Knew
06. Surfer Girl
07. In My Room
08. All Summer Long
09. Come Go With Me (Al)
10. Darlin' (Darian)
11. Don't Worry Baby (Jeff)
12. Sloop John B (Brian / Al)
13. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Al / Jeff)
14. God Only Knows
15. Sail On Sailor
16. Honkin' Down The Highway (Al)
17. Heroes & Villains
18. Do It Again
19. Marcella
20. California (Al)
21. Do You Wanna Dance (David)
22. Dance, Dance, Dance
23. I Get Around
24. Good Vibrations
<encore>
25. Johnny B. Goode
26. Help Me Rhonda (Al)
27. Barbara Ann
28. Surfin' USA
29. Fun, Fun, Fun
<encore>
30. Summer's Gone

Very reasonable assumption... and more of a hits top heavy set than either Brian or M&B have ever done. Betcha he wouldn't get flayed alive for it, though. 

[STE]

TWGMTR Suite, a few more Brian solo tunes and anything from LY would be mind melting. Although, you could give me even one of the three and it will be unforgettable.

If the M&B show can pull out stuff like WH then what's stopping BAD from delving a little deeper?

Practical reasons.  M&B band tours often enough to justify spending time on rehearsing new songs and getting them into shape.
BAD has only few gigs booked so far, and that doesn't justify the costs related to rehearsing new songs.  I will be pleased to be wrong on this.