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Fri., July 17
The Beach Boys, Cobb Energy Center - All the Wilson brothers have passed and Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston are no longer aboard, so the 85 year old Mike Love, with an identifiable connection to the band's name, remains the only original Beach Boy left to carry on the legacy. This tour is titled "Saluting 60 Years of Pet Sounds" as Love and a bunch of talented backing players reproduce most of that legendary album, then fill the rest of the show with a laundry list of sing-along hits. It'll probably sound fine, but calling this the Beach Boys is at best an exaggeration and at worst a cash-generating exercise for a solid cover band with one link to the historically important version. But it might also be the last time you get to see even one Beach Boy running down these songs for the umpteenth time, so there is that. - Hal Horowitz
From the venue:
As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world – are bringing “The Sounds of Summer” tour to cities around the globe.
Since the band’s co-founder, lead-singer and chief lyricist Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit,“Surfin’” (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Kokomo.”
The Beach Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have received more than 33 RIAA Platinum and Gold record awards. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famers where also honored at the 2001 Grammy Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history.
The Beach Boys are led by legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy® winner, New York Times best-selling author, co-founder, lead singer, chief lyricist of The Beach Boys, and 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Mike Love, who, along with musical director Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, Jon Bolton, Keith Hubacher, Randy Leago and John Wedemeyer continue the legacy of the iconic band.
In 2026, The Beach Boys are celebrating 250 years of the USA while saluting the 60th Anniversary of Pet Sounds.
The Beach Boys | 07/17/2026 8:00 PM