The Beach Boys Begin Their Historic 50th Anniversary Tour In April

The Beach Boys Begin Their Historic 50th Anniversary Tour In April

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks Are Touring Together For The First Time In More Than Two Decades

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary and influential bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two decades.

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The 40+ city tour, which will begin in April, will feature a headlining date at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 27(th) and a performance at The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 10(th). A second show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT has already been added for May 13 due to overwhelming demand. The previously announced May 12 performance at the Mohegan Sun Arena sold out in one day.

Confirmed Beach Boys 50(th) Anniversary Tour dates in North America are listed below with more dates to be announced soon. The band, who performed together at the 2012 GRAMMY Awards, will also release a new studio album and commemorative 50(th) Anniversary catalog with Capitol/EMI.

Tickets for the Beach Boys 50(th) Anniversary Tour are going on sale soon via Ticketmaster and other ticket outlets. Shows in New York, Chicago, and Houston are going on sale within the next week. Up to the minute tour date and ticketing information can be found at thebeachboys.com.

Exclusive VIP ticket packages will are available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, meet & greets, soundcheck access, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit vipnation.com.

The Beach Boys have recorded new songs for the as-yet-untitled album to be released in 2012. It will be the first to feature all of the band's surviving original members in decades and is being produced by Brian Wilson and executive produced by Mike Love.

The Beach Boys and Capitol/EMI have also teamed up for a 50th Anniversary campaign spotlighting the band's entire catalog, with several new commemorative releases planned for 2012, including a new hits collection and a career-spanning box set.

For five decades, America's first pop band to reach the 50 year milestone has recorded and performed the music that has become the world's favorite soundtrack to summer. The Beach Boys continue to hold Billboard / Nielsen SoundScan's record as the top-selling American band for albums and singles, and they are also the American group with the most Billboard Top 40 chart hits with 36. Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys is fast approaching triple-Platinum sales status, and The SMiLE Sessions, released to worldwide critical acclaim in November, has been heralded as 2011's #1 Reissue of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and recipients of The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, The Beach Boys are an American institution that is iconic around the world.

The Beach Boys 50(th) Anniversary Tour

(More dates to be announced soon)

April 24 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
On Sale: February 25
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April 26 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
On Sale: February 25
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April 27 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -On
Sale Now
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April 28 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
On Sale: March 11
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April 29 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Amphitheater
On Sale: February 25
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May 2 St Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater
On Sale: February 24
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May 4 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino -On
Sale: TBD
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May 5 Tampa, FL David A. Straz Jr. Center For The
Performing Arts -On Sale: February 25
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May 8 New York, NY Beacon Theater
On Sale: February 21
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May 9 New York, NY Beacon Theater
On Sale: February 21
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May 11 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center For The Performing Arts -
On Sale: February 27
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May 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Sold Out
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May 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
On Sale: February 24
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May 15 White Plains, NY Westchester County Center
On Sale: February 25
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May 17 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Events Center
On Sale: February 24
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May 19 Atlantic City, NJ The Borgata Hotel Casino
On Sale: February 24
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May 21 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
On Sale: February 20
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May 27 Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Casino
On Sale: February 25
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June 1 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre
On Sale: March 4
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June 2 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
On Sale: February 26
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June 8 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
On Sale: February 24
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June 10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
On Sale: February 18
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June 13 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
On Sale: February 25
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June 15 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
On Sale: February 25
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June 16 Camden, NJ Susquahanna Bank Center
On Sale: February 25
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June 17 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
On Sale: February 25
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June 19 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
On Sale: February 25
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June 20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
On Sale: February 25
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June 22 Bangor, ME Waterfront Park
On Sale: February 24
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June 23 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
On Sale: February 25
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June 26 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
On Sale: February 25
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June 29 Darien Lakes, NY Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center -On
Sale: February 25
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June 30 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
On Sale: February 25
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July 1 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
On Sale: February 25
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July 3 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach -On
Sale: February 24
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July 10 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
On Sale: February 25
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July 13 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
On Sale: February 25
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July 14 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheater
On Sale: March 2
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July 15 Stateline, NV Harvey's Lake Tahoe Amphitheater -On
Sale: March 9
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