Brian Wilson 2016 Tour Thread (Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour)

[mikeddonn]

At the Meet and Greet are people using cameras or mobile phone cameras?  Do they check it to make sure the picture turned out ok?  Would they let you take it again if it was blurry?  I just want it to work out!

Also, I have a signed copy of Pet Sounds with Brian's signature.  But the pen I gave him at the time wasn't the best!  My dilemma is if I take another copy to get signed Blondie didn't play on it.  Should I just get the poster signed and maybe Holland or Carl and the Passions?  Is it two items total, or sheet music and two items?

What time is Brian coming on stage?

Help me out folks! 

[Marty Castillo]

At the Meet and Greet are people using cameras or mobile phone cameras?  Do they check it to make sure the picture turned out ok?  Would they let you take it again if it was blurry?  I just want it to work out!

The meet and greet I attended, people were using both regular cameras and iPhones/smartphones. I brought both a camera and iPhone and the iPhone photo turned out much better. The assistants made an announcement beforehand to check your photo after you meet the guys to make sure it turns out, if not, they would retake it. I'm not sure if this is standard instructions, but they were very clear about it at the one I attended last November.

Also, I have a signed copy of Pet Sounds with Brian's signature.  But the pen I gave him at the time wasn't the best!  My dilemma is if I take another copy to get signed Blondie didn't play on it.  Should I just get the poster signed and maybe Holland or Carl and the Passions?  Is it two items total, or sheet music and two items?

I have not attended a meet and greet on this current Pet Sounds tour, but I have been trying to collect as much information, as possible, before my meet and greet later this year in Detroit. From what I gathered, you get two items signed, one of which has to be the provided poster or sheet music and then you are allowed to substitute your own personal item (an LP, photo, etc.), for the second item. My suggestion, if you really want Pet Sounds signed, give clear instructions to the assistants that you want only Brian (and Al?) on the Pet Sounds and then get Blondie on Holland, CATP or In Concert. That is my plan, as I hope to add Brian and Al to my Rolling Stone cover and will probably try to get Blondie on something else.

Please, if you have done a meet and greet on this tour, please confirm the policies. Thanks!

[mikeddonn]

Thanks Marty and also Ciff1000uk (a few pages back before shizzle started to get crazy!) for posting your experiences.

Marty that's good they mentioned about checking the photos.  I wold hate to pay all that money and not have a good memento.  I also wouldn't mind videoing the soundcheck!  . But, at the same time maybe I should just sit and try to take as much in as possible.

[Heteronym]

Just left the venue. Initial thoughts is that Brian was in great mood and it was a fantastic evening!!!

[The Shift]

More! More! Tell us more!

[STE]

The word is that "Honking Down the Highway" was played tonight in Manchester!

[Heteronym]

The word is that "Honking Down the Highway" was played tonight in Manchester!

It was. I let out a ridiculously excited shriek when Brian announced it.

I'll post more details when I get home (on a train now). They played Little Honda which surprised me as well.

Also no Cotton Fields (apparently it was played in London)

[STE]

The word is that "Honking Down the Highway" was played tonight in Manchester!

It was. I let out a ridiculously excited shriek when Brian announced it.

I'll post more details when I get home (on a train now). They played Little Honda which surprised me as well.

Also no Cotton Fields (apparently it was played in London)

Yes it was, but I assume that it was now replaced by "Honkin'".
I'd say you traded up!

[CenturyDeprived]

The word is that "Honking Down the Highway" was played tonight in Manchester!

It was. I let out a ridiculously excited shriek when Brian announced it.

That is awesome.

Love You tour PLEASE!!!!!!!

[Douchepool]

I really hope Brian plays Honkin' Down the Highway in September when I see him...that'd make my night.

[Rentatris]

Well....that was a bit awesome.



I've got loads of pictures and video and such (including Honkin' full song). Did the meet and greet, sound check, met cool people but the gig, oh that was the highlight. Oof! Back of the net!

[Please delete my account]

Wonderful show.

I'd mostly avoided spoilers, except "Funky Pretty", so I didn't realise "Honkin' Down The Highway" was a new addition to the set. From my reaction, my amused companion said he reckoned I enjoyed that more than anyone else in the building. I said I very much doubted it. I wasn't expecting "Wake the World" or "Girl Don't Tell Me" either. A great selection of songs.

Band terrific, Brian in good mood, audience enthusiastic though not ecstatic.
I'm prepared to accept the show as possibly the last time I'll see any of the Beach Boys on stage.

[Moon Dawg]

  It's a damn shame Brian isn't coming to Ohio. Columbus would be ideal, but Cleveland or Cincinnati would be great too.  

 

[Uncle Jesse]

 It's a damn shame Brian isn't coming to Ohio. Columbus would be ideal, but Cleveland or Cincinnati would be great too.  

 

Yeah I'm going from Columbus to Detroit to see the show.  I get out of class at 3 that day so I'm gonna have to book it straight to detroit as soon as I get out.  Good thing it's on a friday!

[STE]

Well....that was a bit awesome.



I've got loads of pictures and video and such (including Honkin' full song). Did the meet and greet, sound check, met cool people but the gig, oh that was the highlight. Oof! Back of the net!

Will you share the video of Honkin'? 

[mabewa]

He did the exact same thing in Osaka...  when he was done singing, he just walked off stage.  I remember thinking it was a bit odd, but perhaps it's something he's been doing in multiple shows. 

The odd thing for me about Brian's vocals is that they seemed unexpectedly strong in the first set and encore set (I was especially surprised by how well he sang 'One Kind of Love'), but he struggled with a fair bit of the Pet Sounds material, especially the stuff from the first side, though God Only Knows and Caroline No were pretty well-sung...  he really seemed to concentrate and got those ones right. I was kind of surprised...  it was a long first set, so I thought maybe he had strained his vocals in the first set and was struggling for Pet Sounds, but then in the encore, he sounded fine.  Maybe the PS stuff is just hard to sing (and maybe that's why this will be the last PS tour). 

Every detail here was exactly the same in Dallas.

Interesting, thanks!  Someone else made a similar comment below--that the slower songs on the first side of PS were the ones he seemed to struggle with the most. 

[Rentatris]

Well....that was a bit awesome.



I've got loads of pictures and video and such (including Honkin' full song). Did the meet and greet, sound check, met cool people but the gig, oh that was the highlight. Oof! Back of the net!

Will you share the video of Honkin'? 

 There will be much shared my dear friend. Probably tomorrow Morning when I get chance to sort things tonight.

[Pacific Ocean Blue]

Going tomorrow to see Brian, looking forward to it.  It says on the tickets that the door opens at 7, what time has he been on stage from?

[Rentatris]

Went on at 20:15 last night. Finished about 22:30

[bringahorseinhere?]

I would be there according to the start time of the ticket.  with no support act, the show can start immediately.  these guys don't muck around.  you don't want to miss out on the introduction of BW and 'our prayer'.

[Fire Wind]

Email the venue's box office and ask for show times.

[Heteronym]

I got an email from ticket master with an official 'timetable' for the evening, and Brian wouldn't be on until 20:15. If you got an official information like this then there's no way they will start playing earlier.

[Heteronym]

(sorry for the double post) My thoughts on the evening, on waking up after a very late train journey through the pennines:

This is the only second Brian Wilson concert I have attended, so I'm basing any comparisons with the 2014 Cork (Ireland) gig.

Brian was in a great mood for the first half (the hits) of the show. He cracked jokes, got the audience to sing along to 'row row row your boat' and was moving quite a bit with the more upbeat songs. He sounded really good, and introduced almost every song in his endearing child-like way. Honkin' Down the Highway was tremendous and a big surprise - Brian started to explain who would play what instrument on the following track, and suddenly announces it was Honkin'! I never saw that coming, and it was one of the highlights of the evening.

Blondie did the final three songs of the first half, and he was very cool with his guitar playing and general stage presence. He looked like he was enjoying himself, as did the crowd.

Pet Sounds started somewhat abruptly, with many people being caught out of their seats in the bar or loo. Weirdly enough I thought Brian looked less excited from there onward. And whilst his voice was certainly strong and good, he struggled quite a bit with a shortness of breath. It seemed markedly more severe than I'd ever heard or seen from him (both in Cork and YouTube videos). God Only Knows got a huge and long ovation, as expected. I also noticed that whilst every band member was being greeted by the crowd and presented by Paul Mertens, Brian just rushed to his piano not giving Mertens the opportunity to call out his name. I don't know if he does that often, but he just seemed like he wanted to avoid applauses and the adulation.

The encore was a lot of fun, but by then Brian definitely seemed a bit more turned off. Al and Matt sounded great as always though.

I thought it was a lovely evening. The audience was very appreciative of Brian and the band, and Brian seemed and looked a LOT more comfortable than when I saw him in Cork.

EDIT: Here's a review from the Manchester Evening News (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-brian-wilson-manchester-o2-11381585). They have the setlist, too, but it looks obviously wrong to me, unless I blacked out during Please Let Me Wonder and Cotton Fields.

[HeyJude]

Good to see "Honkin'" back. I'm glad they're at least mixing the setlist up a tiny bit from show to show. I wish they'd vary it a bit more, especially when they do two or three-night runs at the same venue. Especially when the second half of the show is always locked in for obvious reasons.

Also still hoping some other "new" additions show up. Would be cool to see one other Al deep cut. I don't have a KTSA fetish or anything, but both "Santa Ana Winds" and "Goin' On" are two I think the band would pull off quite well.

[HeyJude]

Wonderful show.

I'd mostly avoided spoilers, except "Funky Pretty", so I didn't realise "Honkin' Down The Highway" was a new addition to the set. From my reaction, my amused companion said he reckoned I enjoyed that more than anyone else in the building. I said I very much doubted it. I wasn't expecting "Wake the World" or "Girl Don't Tell Me" either. A great selection of songs.

Man, I have to give you props for staying spoiler free for nearly a year, since "Wake the World" has been a setlist regular since last June.

It was also interesting to see the full London performance of "Funky Pretty." Previous descriptions of it on tour suggested Blondie was singing the entire lead, but on the London video I saw, Brian took a bit (the nonsense lyrics bit), and Al was also taking a few lines.