Last year, Brian Wilson announced that his band, fellow original Beach Boy Al Jardine, and himself would tour the world to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Pet Sounds album from 1966. But there would be something different about these shows: These would be the last shows that played the album in its entirety. Earlier this year, a homecoming concert in California was made out to be the final Pet Sounds show ever. Or so we thought.
Brian and the guys spoil Florida rotten with their music. Playing at least one show a year here since 2015, Brian’s last two stops in this area have been at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater for Pet Sounds in 2016 and in 2015 promoting his new album No Pier Pressure. But now, he’s mixing it up.
Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds: The Final Performances Tour with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, will play Ruth Eckerd Hall on May 18, 2018 at 8:00pm. Tickets go on sale this weekend, and will start at $58.75. This will be Wilson’s first show in Clearwater since his 2013 stop on tour with Yardbird Jeff Beck.
If you’re really into The Beach Boys, Mike Love’s edition of the band will also be playing the Hall next year in February. But though Mike’s show will be full of energy, Brian and Al’s will be full of nostalgia, lead by the true genius behind the band.
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