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Brian Wilson Offers Refund

KBS Radio reports Brian Wilson is offering a refund to disgruntled New York fans.

In response to several disgruntled fans, Brian Wilson and his wife and manager Melinda Wilson have decided to refund fans'tickets for his July 11th New York City concert at Hammerstein Ballroom.

Fans complained that the show, which was a benefit for the Stand Up For A Cure cancer benefit, ran up to several hundred dollars but had poor visibility for some seats, and only contained a 75-minute performance by Wilson. Wilson performed with a scaled-back band, and his setlist lacked Beach Boys or solo rarities.

Melinda Wilson chatted with fans on brianwilson.com and said that Brian wanted to refund the money to fans who were unhappy by having them send their ticket stubs to their publicist for reimbursement.

Melinda said in her various messages: "Brian saw the posts and asked me to respond. He's really sensitive to all of your feelings and doesn't want to offending anyone. He wanted to make this offer to keep everyone cool (as he said)... With the exception of the charity show, most of these ticket prices are less than they have been in the past. On (July) 17th, the show (in Brooklyn, New York's Coney Island) is FREE please take advantage of that. Hope this clears the air for you. Thank you for being Brian's fan."

2 comments

Comment from: Russell Reed [Visitor] Email · http://www.russellreed.com
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I was at the July 15th concert in Northampton, and I agree with the other fans. While it was definitely good to see Brian, there are certain things you've come to expect from Brian. Most importantly, the presence of Taylor Mills on stage; 2nd the sound of brass instruments, and deep orchestration, even on surfing songs; 3rd, the presence of Darian Sahanaja; 4th, it's normally a 10 piece band. Other things it lacked were Brian actually playing the keyboard, and there was very little movement by his fingers on the bass guitar. As far as the keyboard part, he has been praised by even Mike Love for being one of the best piano players in rock and roll music. Also, he messed up on the words to You're So Good To Me and Sloop John B. I'm not complaining though, I am a huge fan through and through, and thoroughly enjoyed myself that night. It was great to see Gary Griffin again, and to hear Jeff take over some of the lead vocals. It was also great to hear the 2 songs from TLOS. Like others, I was disappointed that they didn't tour that here in the US, but have heard a demos preview of the album, and I think it's the best album he's ever put out.
07/25/08 @ 01:37
Comment from: Richard Irving [Visitor] Email
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REFUNDS, WHAT REFUNDS, I know a couple of diehards that asked for a refund, and are still waiting.

UNLUCKY OLD SON RICK
09/17/08 @ 09:21

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