Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour

The Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American musicians Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds (1966).[1] Scheduled for more than 100 dates, it marks Wilson and Jardine's final performances of the album.[2]

Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour
Tour by Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin
LocationNorth America, Europe, Oceania, Asia
Associated albumPet Sounds
Start dateMarch 26, 2016 (2016-03-26)
End dateJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
No. of shows155 in North America
51 in Europe
7 in Oceania
6 in Asia
219 total
Brian Wilson and his band performing at The Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. during the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour.

Background

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Wilson's first (and previous) world tour of Pet Sounds was in 2000, backed by a different orchestra in each venue, and he also performed the entire album on three occasions without an orchestra on his 2002 tour.[3] The concerts received favorable reviews, however, critics focused on Wilson's "trancelike" demeanor and odd interview responses.[4] Recordings from Wilson's 2002 concert tour were released as Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live.[5] Rolling Stone's Dorian Lynskey says that the shows helped establish the now-ubiquitous practice of artists playing "classic albums" in their entirety.[6] In late 2006, Jardine joined Wilson and his band for a short tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds.[7]

In 2013, Wilson and Jardine performed the album at two shows, unannounced, also with original Beach Boys guitarist David Marks.[8] In 2016, to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary, Wilson and Jardine performed the album on tour in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada and the United States. The tour was planned as his final performances of the album,[9] but occasional shows were performed through 2020.[citation needed] A concert reviewer noted that Wilson received a standing ovation every time he performed a track from the album.[10]

Set list

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Songs performed

The following sets were played in Auckland, New Zealand on March 26, 2016.[11]

Set one

Set two

Encore

  1. "All Summer Long"
  2. "Help Me, Rhonda"
  3. "Barbara Ann"
  4. "Surfin’ USA"
  5. "Fun Fun Fun"
  6. "Love and Mercy"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Oceania
March 26, 2016 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Civic Theatre
March 28, 2016 Byron Bay Australia Tyagarah Park (Byron Bay Bluesfest)
March 29, 2016 Sydney Sydney Opera House
March 31, 2016
April 3, 2016 Melbourne Palais Theatre
April 5, 2016 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 7, 2016 Perth Riverside Theatre
Asia
April 12, 2016 Tokyo Japan Tokyo International Forum
April 13, 2016
April 15, 2016 Osaka Orix Theater
North America
April 28, 2016 Jackson United States Thalia Mara Hall
April 30, 2016 (cancelled) Austin Carson Creek Ranch (Levitation)
May 1, 2016 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Europe
May 15, 2016 Bristol England Colston Hall
May 17, 2016 Birmingham Birmingham Symphony Hall
May 18, 2016 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
May 20, 2016 London England London Palladium
May 21, 2016
May 22, 2016
May 24, 2016 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
May 26, 2016 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall
May 27, 2016 Glasgow Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
May 29, 2016 Gateshead England The Sage Gateshead
May 31, 2016 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
June 1, 2016 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
June 4, 2016 Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
Asia
June 8, 2016 Raanana Israel Raanana Park
Europe
June 10, 2016 Oporto Portugal Parque de Cidade (NOS Primavera Sound)
North America
June 12, 2016 Brooklyn United States McCarren Park
June 14, 2016 Burlington Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
June 15, 2016 Portland Merrill Auditorium
June 17, 2016 Boston Boston Symphony Hall
June 18, 2016
June 19, 2016 Lenox Koussevitzky Music Shed
June 30, 2016 San Diego Del Mar Fairgrounds
July 1, 2016 Las Vegas The Joint
July 3, 2016 Ottawa Canada Confederation Park (Ottawa Jazz Festival)
July 4, 2016 Toronto Massey Hall
July 6, 2016 Burlington United States Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
July 7, 2016 Montréal Canada Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Montreal International Jazz Festival)
July 9, 2016 Phoenix United States Celebrity Theatre
July 10, 2016 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
July 15, 2016 Elizabeth Horseshoe Southern Indiana
July 16, 2016 Chicago Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
July 17, 2016 Council Bluffs Harrah's Stir Cove
July 20, 2016 Kansas City Muriel Kauffman Theatre
July 21, 2016 St. Charles Family Arena
July 22, 2016 Tunica Horseshoe Casino Tunica
July 23, 2016 Bossier City Riverdome at Horseshoe Casino and Hotel
July 29, 2016 Paso Robles Chumash Grandstand Arena
August 16, 2016 Bowling Green SKyPAC
August 18, 2016 Asheville Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
August 19, 2016 Raleigh Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
August 20, 2016 Roanoke Elmwood Park
August 22, 2016 Newport News Ferguson Center for the Arts
August 23, 2016 Baltimore Hippodrome/The Trance-Merrick Performing Arts Center
August 25, 2016 Pittsburgh Benedum Center
August 27, 2016 Atlantic City Circus Maximus Theater
August 28, 2016 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook
August 29, 2016 Syracuse New York State Fairgrounds
Europe
September 1, 2016 Randers Denmark Værket
September 3, 2016 Brighton England Preston Park (Together the People)
September 4, 2016 Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
September 6, 2016 Reykjavik Iceland Harpa
North America
September 9, 2016 Atlanta United States Fox Theatre
September 10, 2016 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre
September 11, 2016 Sarasota Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
September 13, 2016 St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater
September 14, 2016 Hollywood Hard Rock Live
September 16, 2016 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
September 17, 2016
September 19, 2016 Charlotte Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
September 20, 2016 North Bethesda Music Hall at Strathmore
September 21, 2016 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
September 23, 2016 Upper Darby Tower Theater
September 24, 2016 New York City Beacon Theatre
September 25, 2016 Easton State Theatre
September 27, 2016 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre
September 28, 2016 Buffalo University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
September 30, 2016 Detroit Fox Theatre
October 1, 2016 Chicago Chicago Theater
October 2, 2016 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
October 4, 2016 Denver Paramount Theatre
October 5, 2016 Salt Lake City Abravanel Hall
October 7, 2016 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
October 8, 2016 Seattle Paramount Theatre
October 10, 2016 Arcata John Van Duzer Theatre
October 12, 2016 San Francisco Nob Hill Masonic Center
October 13, 2016
October 14, 2016 Stateline Harrah's Lake Tahoe
October 15, 2016 Sacramento Community Theater
Europe
October 28, 2016 London England Royal Albert Hall
October 30, 2016 Paris France Salle Pleyel
October 31, 2016 Basel Switzerland Event Halle (Baloise Session)
Asia
November 3, 2016 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tennis Stadium
Europe
November 6, 2016 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
November 7, 2016 Malmö Sweden Malmö Live Konserthus
North America
December 1, 2016 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Pabellón M
December 3, 2016 Acapulco Hotel Pierre Mundo Imperial (Trópico)
March 18, 2017 Indio United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
March 27, 2017 Orlando Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
March 29, 2017 New Orleans Saenger Performing Arts Theater
March 31, 2017 Durant Choctaw Grand Theater
April 1, 2017 Mayetta Prairie Band Casino & Resort
April 2, 2017 Wichita Hartman Arena
April 4, 2017 Fort Collins Lincoln Center
April 6, 2017 Boise Velma V. Morrison Center For The Performing Arts
April 8, 2017 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 9, 2017 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
April 12, 2017 Edmonton Canada Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 13, 2017 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 15, 2017 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
April 17, 2017 Sioux City United States Orpheum Theater
April 18, 2017 Des Moines Des Moines Civic Center
April 19, 2017 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
April 21, 2017 Columbus Palace Theatre
April 22, 2017 Northfield Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
April 23, 2017 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
April 25, 2017 Hershey Hershey Theatre
April 26, 2017 Albany Palace Theatre
April 28, 2017 Newark Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
April 29, 2017 Lynn The Lynn Memorial Auditorium
April 30, 2017 Worcester Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
May 2, 2017 Wilkes-Barre The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
May 3, 2017 Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre
May 4, 2017
May 6, 2017 Knoxville Tennessee Theatre
May 7, 2017 Chattanooga Tivoli Theatre
May 9, 2017 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall
May 12, 2017 Houston Revention Music Center
May 13, 2017 Austin The Moody Theater
May 14, 2017
May 16, 2017 Tulsa Brady Theater
May 18, 2017 Albuquerque Kiva Auditorium
May 19, 2017 Tucson Centennial HallUniversity of Arizona
May 20, 2017 Laughlin Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater @ Harrah's Laughlin
May 22, 2017 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
May 24, 2017 San Diego Civic Theatre
May 26, 2017 Hollywood Pantages Theatre
May 27, 2017
May 28, 2017 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
June 15, 2017 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
June 16, 2017 Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon
Europe
June 29, 2017 Odense Denmark Odeon
June 30, 2017 Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens
July 3, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Koninklijk Theater Carré
July 4, 2017 Ostend Belgium Casino Kursaal
July 5, 2017 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal
July 8, 2017 Bilbao Spain Kobetamendi (Bilbao BBK Live)
July 9, 2017 Montreux Switzerland Auditorium Stravinski (Montreux Jazz Festival)
July 13, 2017 Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto (Pori Jazz Festival)
July 15, 2017 Perugia Italy Arena Santa Giuliana (Umbria Jazz Festival)
July 17, 2017 Lyon France Théâtre Antique de Fourvière (Les Nuits de Fourvière)
July 19, 2017 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
July 20, 2017 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
July 23, 2017 Galway Ireland Absolute Big Top (Galway Arts Festival)
July 25, 2017 Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre
July 28, 2017 Liverpool England Exhibition Centre
July 29, 2017 Penrith Lowther Deer Park (Kendal Calling)
July 30, 2017 Dorset Lulworth Castle (Camp Bestival)
August 1, 2017 London Eventim Apollo
August 2, 2017 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
August 3, 2017 Glasgow Scotland Kelvingrove Bandstand
August 5, 2017 Glastonbury England Glastonbury Abbey (Glastonbury Extravaganza)
August 6, 2017 Newcastle Times Square (Live from Times Square)
North America
August 26, 2017 Lincoln United States Thunder Valley Casino Resort
September 15, 2017 Moncton Canada The Molson Canadian Centre
September 16, 2017 Halifax Scotiabank Centre
September 18, 2017 Kitchener Centre in The Square
September 19, 2017 Rochester United States University of RochesterKodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
September 21, 2017 Mashantucket The Grand Theater at Foxwoods
September 22, 2017 Boston Orpheum Theatre
September 23, 2017 New York City Radio City Music Hall
September 25, 2017 Lancaster American Music Theatre
September 26, 2017 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
September 29, 2017 New Bedford The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
September 30, 2017 Atlantic City Golden Nugget
October 1, 2017 Syracuse The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
October 3, 2017 South Bend Morris Performing Arts Center
October 4, 2017 Toledo Stranahan Theater
October 6, 2017 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre
October 7, 2017 Florence Belterra Casino Resort and Spa
October 8, 2017 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
October 12, 2017 Fresno Big Fresno Fair
October 13, 2017 Saratoga Mountain Winery
October 14, 2017 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre
July 19, 2018 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center
July 22, 2018 Kingston Ulster Performing Arts Centre
July 24, 2018 Wilmington Wilson Center-Cape Fear Stage
July 25, 2018 North Charleston North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Asia
August 7, 2018 Tel Aviv Israel Heichal HaTarbut
Europe
August 9, 2018 Cropredy England Festival Site
August 11, 2018 Taormina Italy Teatro Greco
August 16, 2018 Berlin Germany Admiralspalast
August 19, 2018 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
August 24, 2018 Birmingham England Digbeth Arena
August 25, 2018 Portsmouth Southsea Common
North America
October 27, 2018 Bangor United States Cross Insurance Center
November 2, 2018 Richmond Dominion Arts Center
November 3, 2018 Bensalem Parx Casino: Xcite Center
November 5, 2018 Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center
November 6, 2018 Huntington Keith Albee Performing Arts Center
November 8, 2018 Atlanta Fox Theatre[12]
November 9, 2018 Augusta The Bell Auditorium
November 10, 2018 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 16, 2018 Louisville Louisville Palace
November 20, 2018 Grand Rapids DeVos Performance Hall
November 21, 2018 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
November 23, 2018 Ottawa TD Place
November 25, 2018 Windsor The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
June 7, 2019 Lynn United States Lynn Auditorium
June 8, 2019 Concord Chubb Theater at CCA
June 9, 2019 Burlington Flynn Theatre
June 11, 2019 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
June 12, 2019 Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre
June 15, 2019 Lewiston Artpark Mainstage Theater
June 16, 2019 Lenox Tanglewood Music Center
June 18, 2019 Huber Heights Rose Music Center at The Heights
June 20, 2019 Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center
June 21, 2019
June 23, 2019 Aurora RiverEdge Park

Personnel

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Current members:

  • Brian Wilson – vocals, piano
  • Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, banjo, percussion
  • Mike D'amico – drums, percussion
  • Bob Lizik – bass guitar
  • Nelson Bragg – vocals, percussion
  • Probyn Gregory – vocals, guitar, trumpet, french horn, theremin, trombone
  • Matt Jardine – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Rob Bonfiglio – vocals, guitar, percussion (substituted for Matt Jardine, then replaced Wonder)
  • Gary Griffin – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone
  • Darian Sahanaja – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone
  • Paul Von Mertens – vocals, saxophone, flute, clarinet, harmonica
  • Blondie Chaplin – vocals, guitar, percussion

Special Guests:

Billy Hinsche – keyboards, vocals

Former members:

  • Nicky Wonder – vocals, guitar (died August 6, 2019)
  • Jim Laspesa – vocals, percussion (substitute for Nelson Bragg)
  • Casey McDonough – vocals (substitute for Matt Jardine)

Absences and Lineup Changes

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Darian was present at the start of the tour in March and April 2016 for the New Zealand, Australia, and Japan shows, but was subsequently absent from the tour. In his absence, various musicians filled in the vocals/keyboards spot. On July 10, 2016, both Billy Hinsche and Darian Sahanaja played the show with Billy playing the first set, Darian playing the second set, and both musicians playing the encore. Darian permanently rejoined the tour in May 2017.

In April 2017, Casey McDonough of NRBQ filled in for Matt Jardine for a few shows. For most of 2018 & 2019, Jim Laspesa filled in for Nelson Bragg. In November & December 2018, Rob Bonfiglio filled in for Matt Jardine.

In September, 2017, Gary Griffin was absent from the band's shown in Kitchener, Ontario. He returned for future shows after that.

On August 6, 2019, Nicky Wonder died at the age of 59. He was replaced by Rob Bonfiglio.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Monroe, Jazz (January 25, 2016). "Brian Wilson Announces World Tour, Last Ever Performances of Pet Sounds". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ Ryan, Patrick (January 25, 2016). "Brian Wilson charts final 'Pet Sounds' tour". USA Today.
  3. ^ Comerford, Will (May 10, 2000). "Brian Wilson To Perform Pet Sounds With Symphony Orchestra". MTV. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Granata 2003, pp. 231–233.
  5. ^ Badman 2004, p. 378.
  6. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (May 16, 2016). "Brian Wilson Entrances Bristol on Eve of 'Pet Sounds' 50th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Ratliff, Ben (November 23, 2006). "Wouldn't It Be Nice Not to Fuss Over Significance or Perfection?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Greene, Andy (October 16, 2013). "Brian Wilson Pulls Off a Surprise 'Pet Sounds' Show in New York". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  9. ^ Reed, Ryan (January 25, 2016). "Brian Wilson Plots World Tour, Final 'Pet Sounds' Performances". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Peck, Chad (November 2, 2016). "Writing About Brian Wilson in 2016". Talkhouse. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Cashmere, Paul (March 28, 2016). "Brian Wilson Plays Pet Sounds One Last Time". noise 11.
  12. ^ "Brian Wilson Concert Setlist at Fox Theater, Atlanta on November 8, 2018". setlist.fm.
  13. ^ "Tour".
  14. ^ Legaspi, Althea (August 8, 2019). "Nicky Wonder, Brian Wilson and Wondermints Guitarist, Dead at 59". Rolling Stone.