Beach Boys 2021 Feel Flows World Tour Thread

[Tony S]

Sorry, but Stamos and McGrath jumping around the stage contributing next to nothing is atrocious. I wouldn't be able to sit through that. One this I will say...Bruce is very clearly looking his age....he seems like the befuddled old man at times.....maybe it's just me.

[Rocker]

Beach Boys, Foreigner coming to Pensacola this fall for concerts at Saenger Theatre


https://eu.pnj.com/story/news/2021/06/11/beach-boys-foreigner-coming-pensacolas-saenger-theatre-fall/7656329002/

[Rocker]

Beach Boys coming to Great New York State Fair


SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WHEC) — The Beach Boys are coming to The Great New York State Fair this summer.

The fair just announced the performance Wednesday.

If you want to see the show, the Beach Boys are booked for Saturday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m.

All Chevrolet Music Festival concerts are free with $3 fair admission.


https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/beach-boys-coming-to-great-new-york-state-fair/6144032/?cat=565&fbclid=IwAR2XQT2c92W5TNt4oPUWZ-k7a-6Y263oYIbiQkhw642QJz7jv-9_8TRoIes

[NOLA BB Fan]

Just saw that The Beach Boys are slated to perform at the rescheduled New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which will be taking place for two weekends in October. The exact day/time TBD.
October is cooler than the usual time (April/May). However it’s Hurricane season…

[pdas1996]

They'll be on the free stage at the Indiana State Fair on Friday August 20th.

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

Next will be special guests Right Said Fred

I'm surprised Mike hasn't worked that song into his setlists:

Mike: "I'm too sexy for my hat, too sexy for my hat..."
Bruce: "I'm too sexy for my shorts, too sexy for my shorts..."
Mike: "I'm too sexy for my rings, too sexy for my rings..."
Bruce: "I'm too sexy for my mic stand, too sexy for my mic stand..."

Crowd:

Hey Craig, I'm fairly sure that's me doing the thumbs down but I can't remember where it was! I think Smile Brian will back me up on this.

[SMiLE Brian]

That’s OSD at the turkeyville state fair!

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

That’s OSD at the turkeyville state fair!

  Yeah, and the show was a real turkey as well! 

[NOLA BB Fan]

Just announced - Beach Boys at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Friday, October 15.
Cowsills also performing that day.

[NateRuvin]

Very exciting news!!!

New setlists have included HCTN, Feel Flows, and Add Some Music!!!!!!

Cant wait to see videos and hear the songs in person

[NateRuvin]

HOLY sh*t! Here is ITS ABOUT TIME!! How cool!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtkF6X2fV2U

[Rocker]

HOLY sh*t! Here is ITS ABOUT TIME!! How cool!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtkF6X2fV2U

Kudos for playing this one (and for proving me wrong with my guesses over which songs from Sunflower/Surf's Up they will play)!
That song definitely needs some Humbuckers, though! Vocally - judging from the video - it's quite weak, not a very good one for Christian Love, I guess. But again, it's nice that they are playing songs like this.

[Tony S]

It's about time is a great song. Dennis really did a great job writing that one and Carl of course did a great job singing it. Christian love doesn't do it justice but I think the band played it fairly well. If you notice the crowd looks like really indifferent, almost confused,, like " what the heck song is this they're playing?"

[Rob Dean]

Well I sure wish we had a Soundboard of this BUT here we go our take of Its About Time 19 Mins 40 Secs in
Great to play (especially if you are the Drummer  )
End part of our Sunflower Suite from a couple of years ago - Shame its a little low-fi (so crank up the headphones)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR6qTXSI8gQ

[Rocker]

It's about time is a great song. Dennis really did a great job writing that one and Carl of course did a great job singing it. Christian love doesn't do it justice but I think the band played it fairly well. If you notice the crowd looks like really indifferent, almost confused,, like " what the heck song is this they're playing?"

Except the member who is holding up the Sunflower album 

[RubberSoul13]

Hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it'll last long. On the "Wild Honey" tour, they briefly trotted out "Aren't You Glad" and the title track, but they disappeared after a few shows. Same thing happened to "All I Wanna Do" a few years ago.

The band sounds tight on "It's About Time". It's not suited for Christian's voice, though. Give it to Cowsill.

[Rocker]

The Beach Boys take the stage at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vp_IYwCn3o

[Cabinessenceking]

The ML&BJ tour usually attracts the crowds more inclined towards the surf and car classics. To be fair, ML has cultivated this image since the late 70s by ensuring their legacy for many is of that period of the BB musical legacy. It then becomes anachronistic to trot out counterculture songs like It's About Time when the casual listener and conservative county fair crowds have come to expect Little Deuce Coupe.

[Tony S]

Sadly, I agree with you, I would venture to say that the vast majority, probably 90% or more of those  in attendance, had never heard It's About Time, or Feel Flows for that matter, nd were likely lookin at each other like "what's this, Where's Little Duece Coup!"

[twentytwenty]

The ML&BJ tour usually attracts the crowds more inclined towards the surf and car classics. To be fair, ML has cultivated this image since the late 70s by ensuring their legacy for many is of that period of the BB musical legacy. It then becomes anachronistic to trot out counterculture songs like It's About Time when the casual listener and conservative county fair crowds have come to expect Little Deuce Coupe.

I mean it's not that weird to be honest, the car and surf songs era basically were their only successful period wasn't it? Didn't Sunflower like sell 1000 copies or something?

[lastofmykind]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u32_8YzmJUg

A pretty decent crowd shot video of Feel Flows, Christian does a fine job on the lead here, and the band does a damn fine job!  Loved seeing this.

[Rocker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u32_8YzmJUg

A pretty decent crowd shot video of Feel Flows, Christian does a fine job on the lead here, and the band does a damn fine job!  Loved seeing this.

Definitely better than his singing on "It's about Time".
All in all a good performance if we consider that this was probably their first time performing it live. It still feels a little stiff imo. But it will get better the more they play it. Not close to Brian, Blondie and Al's performances though, but that is to be expected, I guess.

[Tony S]

Christian did an OK job on feel flows certainly better than he did on it's about time, still he sounds a bit flat on feel flows at times. Something about his voice that I just don't dig.

[RubberSoul13]

Christian did an OK job on feel flows certainly better than he did on it's about time, still he sounds a bit flat on feel flows at times. Something about his voice that I just don't dig.

I've never understood the comparisons to Carl's singing voice. Frankly, I preferred when Bruce just took lead on GOK.

[Lonely Summer]

The ML&BJ tour usually attracts the crowds more inclined towards the surf and car classics. To be fair, ML has cultivated this image since the late 70s by ensuring their legacy for many is of that period of the BB musical legacy. It then becomes anachronistic to trot out counterculture songs like It's About Time when the casual listener and conservative county fair crowds have come to expect Little Deuce Coupe.

I mean it's not that weird to be honest, the car and surf songs era basically were their only successful period wasn't it? Didn't Sunflower like sell 1000 copies or something?

And Pet Sounds was a commercial flop.
The Beach Boys never had hit songs with anything that wasn't surfing, cars, or bikini clad girls.
It's sad that the general public never warmed up to God Only Knows, When I Grow Up to Be a Man, In My Room, and Warmth of the Sun.