Beach Boys ready for reunion tour
It’s almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: the Beach Boys are reuniting.
The founding members of the classic rock group – Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine – announced they are getting back together to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
They are working on a new album and also plan a 50-date tour that will take them around the world.
Wilson said in a statement that he misses “the boys” and it will be a thrill to be on stage with them again.
The group also includes Bruce Johnston and David Marks, who have been with the band for decades.
The first concert is scheduled for April 27 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
“This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys, and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stage with them again,” Wilson said in a statement.
Love added how he and Wilson were getting along well, sharing compliments together in the studio.
“Music has been the unifying and harmonising fact of life in our family since childhood,” he said.
“It has been a huge blessing that we have been able to share with the world.” Referring to a Beach Boy hit, he added: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Do It Again? Absolutely!”
The group was supposed to announce their reunion as a surprise during the Recording Academy’s live nominations special for the Grammys last month, but those plans fell through.
However, Jardine said the group planned to appear at the February 12 Grammys telecast in Los Angeles.
“There will be a surprise at the Grammys,” he told Rolling Stone. “We will do something really exciting. There’s a lot of interest in it, which is nice. It’s going to be a very big operation.”
