Brian / Al / Blondie Summer 2015 Tour Thread

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Who was singing lead on "You Keep a'Knockin"? Was that Scott?

Yes, Scott.

[Marty Castillo]

Do you think we see additional October, November and/or December dates? There were a good number of markets missed on the first leg. It seems a little odd if they were to do a second leg that they have only released a couple additional dates, instead of having a bigger announcement for multiple new dates.

[GoodVibrations33]

Do you think we see additional October, November and/or December dates? There were a good number of markets missed on the first leg. It seems a little odd if they were to do a second leg that they have only released a couple additional dates, instead of having a bigger announcement for multiple new dates.

I hope they make it down to FL, but also make good on the aborted U.K. tour for those fans too.

[Rocker]

Who was singing lead on "You Keep a'Knockin"? Was that Scott?

Yes, Scott.

Sounds more like Darian on the first verse and Scott on the second to my ears.

Thanks for posting RBennett123! Very good sound and it definitely sounds like there's something in Brian's mind with this song.

[Andrew G. Doe]

First known performance of this was July 11th 2009 at Guilfest in Surrey. I was there and can affirm it was... loose. 

[DC310]

Yes Darian first verse, Scott on second verse.  With Al chiming in on some harmonies.

[Shady]

Do you think we see additional October, November and/or December dates? There were a good number of markets missed on the first leg. It seems a little odd if they were to do a second leg that they have only released a couple additional dates, instead of having a bigger announcement for multiple new dates.

I hope they make it down to FL, but also make good on the aborted U.K. tour for those fans too.

Hopefully a UK tour next summer with tickets going on sale sometime in September/October..

That would be ideal for everyone

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Forgot to do this earlier, but here's the (audio only) Busy Doin' Nothing from 23 June 2015 in Austin, Texas.

https://youtu.be/nBHT0Uf4FNY

He hits a few duff notes at times early , but he hits some really great notes the rest of the way. To be honest, I think my flash DID blind him for a minute, which is why it goes dark. Oops. And I just realized you CAN hear me singing during part of it. Oops part 2

Some really nice spots though...wish I could've gotten the video so you could see how happy Brian looked. Or how happy my wife and daughter were.

[GoodVibrations33]

Some videos from Brian's show, with Al, for a fundraiser in Aspen, CO on August 6th:

Do It Again:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZCHIBt0HsU

Good Vibrations:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwdyTPJAF8

In My Room:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7btJqXh3Q

Sloop John B:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AdTou7fJ8

Surfer Girl:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a9nhaH6-8E

Then I Kissed Her:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdR04TLDnxc

[Jesse Reiswig]

I do know of a performance at the Kupferberg Arts Center at Queens College in New York on October 9. I don't know if it's officially on sale yet.

[chaki]

woof some of those aspen clips are rough!

[HeyJude]

It’s probably kind of like the “NonComm” show from May. Especially with these one-off shows, and one-off benefit shows, they often just fly in and do little rehearsal and often aren’t using their own sound gear; often just using rented equipment. One of the tells is when Al is playing a guitar he doesn’t normally play, as is the case in this clip.

It’s interesting, because nobody officially publicized this show on the usual websites or facebook pages prior to the show. Also interesting is that usually lately Al has not done the one-off, non-California benefit shows like this with Brian.

I only watched one clip in full so far, “Then I Kissed Her”, and that sounded okay, other than Al biffing lyrics as he often does.

[chaki]

yah also the angle is right in front of al's monitor.. he apologizes to darian for playing in the wrong key at one point. but goshdarn the guy is so likeable.

[HeyJude]

Here’s a link to a review of the Aspen show. The reviewer mentions that Al sang “Whatever  Happened”, but I’m guessing they’re actually referring to “The Right Time.” Not sure if the writer was just lazy and wrote down the first line of the song and then consulted the tracklisting for NPP.   

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/17601406-113/aspen-times-weekly-a-midsummer-nights-brian-wilson

[HeyJude]

Also, does anybody know if Blondie slated to appear at the October shows? He’s been confirmed for the September San Francisco show (though I don’t think Brian’s website, or Beach Boys Fan Club, etc. have Blondie listed; but the Davies Symphony Hall website lists Blondie and Blondie’s FB page mentions he’ll be there), but only Al is listed for the three October dates.

[Emdeeh]

HeyJude, if BBFC can get confirmation on Blondie joining those dates, we'd be happy to add him to the tour dates. All the venue websites I checked just list Al and Brian. Will add Blondie to the Sept. date, since he confirmed it on FB.

[HeyJude]

HeyJude, if BBFC can get confirmation on Blondie joining those dates, we'd be happy to add him to the tour dates. All the venue websites I checked just list Al and Brian. Will add Blondie to the Sept. date, since he confirmed it on FB.

I do know that, initially only Brian and Al were listed for SF too. (The official artist billing for the show, and the tickets, still say “Brian Wilson & Al Jardine”). Before tickets went on sale, the SFJAZZ website did add Blondie’s name under Brian and Al’s. I don’t think any blurbs on Brian’s page or FB have listed Blondie for the gig, but if the venue and Blondie say it’s a go, hopefully that’s solid enough.

Perhaps someone can ask Blondie on FB if he’s doing the October gigs. Or maybe even he doesn’t know yet! I don’t think Brian has officially announced the 10/9 date himself yet either. I was curious if they were going to actually piece together a longer September/October “Fall” tour, but it’s looking more like they’re just doing scattered dates as they did in 2014.

[Debbie KL]

Forgot to do this earlier, but here's the (audio only) Busy Doin' Nothing from 23 June 2015 in Austin, Texas.

https://youtu.be/nBHT0Uf4FNY

He hits a few duff notes at times early , but he hits some really great notes the rest of the way. To be honest, I think my flash DID blind him for a minute, which is why it goes dark. Oops. And I just realized you CAN hear me singing during part of it. Oops part 2

Some really nice spots though...wish I could've gotten the video so you could see how happy Brian looked. Or how happy my wife and daughter were.

Oops - just caught this Billy - nice duet with Brian...seriously...

[Margarita]

I got a Ticketmaster alert today - Brian is doing a concert on Friday 11/13 at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI.  Tix go on sale Friday 8/21 at 10 am Eastern time. 

[Marty Castillo]

I got a Ticketmaster alert today - Brian is doing a concert on Friday 11/13 at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI.  Tix go on sale Friday 8/21 at 10 am Eastern time. 

Thanks for the heads up...wish I had longer to decide whether to bite the bullet and do VIP.

Does anyone know if they put restrictions on what Brian and Al will sign?

[HeyJude]

These are the Brian "Fall" tour dates we know of so far (perhaps when we get closer to the SF show, we can start a new "Fall" thread): 

September 11, 2015
 Davies Symphony Hall
 San Francisco, CA

October 9, 2015
 Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center for the Arts
 Queens, NY

October 10, 2015
 The Seneca Allegany Events Center
 Salamanca, NY

October 23, 2015
 State Theatre
 Easton, PA

October 24, 2015
 Topicana Casino & Resort
 Atlantic City, NJ

November 13, 2015
 Four Winds Casino
 New Buffalo, MI

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

I got a Ticketmaster alert today - Brian is doing a concert on Friday 11/13 at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI.  Tix go on sale Friday 8/21 at 10 am Eastern time. 

Thanks for the heads up...wish I had longer to decide whether to bite the bullet and do VIP.

Does anyone know if they put restrictions on what Brian and Al will sign?

From what I understand, automobiles, lawn tractors and drones are disqualified as are any myKe luHv solo albums. 

[wantsomecorn]

I got a Ticketmaster alert today - Brian is doing a concert on Friday 11/13 at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI.  Tix go on sale Friday 8/21 at 10 am Eastern time. 

Thanks for the heads up...wish I had longer to decide whether to bite the bullet and do VIP.

Does anyone know if they put restrictions on what Brian and Al will sign?

From what I understand, automobiles, lawn tractors and drones are disqualified as are any myKe luHv solo albums. 

Come on OSD, you can have Brian and Al sign your copy of Looking Back With Love. Consider it an exorcism, if you will.

[Pretty Funky]

These are the Brian "Fall" tour dates we know of so far (perhaps when we get closer to the SF show, we can start a new "Fall" thread): 

September 11, 2015
 Davies Symphony Hall
 San Francisco, CA

October 9, 2015
 Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center for the Arts
 Queens, NY

October 10, 2015
 The Seneca Allegany Events Center
 Salamanca, NY

October 23, 2015
 State Theatre
 Easton, PA

October 24, 2015
 Topicana Casino & Resort
 Atlantic City, NJ

November 13, 2015
 Four Winds Casino
 New Buffalo, MI

Has anyone considered a UK leg? Perhaps between say Sept 18 -27?

.....oh wait.

[RubberSoul13]

It would seem obvious that between Sept. 11th and Oct. 9th Brian would bring play his way across the country from one coast to the other, literally. But in Beach Boys world...who knows....besides, that would give approximately about 3-6 weeks for tickets to sell.