# The Beach Boys Will Be In Town. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895 "2012-07-01T13:42:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/1 "2012-07-01T13:42:17Z")
So the Beach Boys will be performing here in September. I will be buying tickets, although I do have some reservations about how good they will be given their age and the demise of Carl Wilson. (And Dennis of course). Al Jardine looks a bit worse for wear but Mike Love looks fine for his age (special on 60 minutes). I would love to justify $1250 each for the meet and greet package, but… [Obligatory link.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8NkQQ6oMtc) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/2 "2012-07-01T16:56:00Z")
I saw them in Atlanta, which was the second stop on this tour. Brian Wilson is one of my music heroes, so I really wanted to see these guys on stage together. It was worth it, but Wilson looked half unconscious for most of the show. He looked pretty bad, health-wise, and probably didn’t really want to be there. It was totally worth it, despise all of that; just don’t get your hopes too high. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/3 "2012-07-01T16:57:40Z")
Jeez, what are they, 80 years old? “Help me Rhonda, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/4 "2012-07-01T18:29:42Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Wilson looked half unconscious for most of the show. That’s exactly how he looked when I saw the Beach Boys…in 1978. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/5 "2012-07-01T18:40:23Z")
Worth it! I saw them at the Greek Theater in Berkeley and they were great. I was close enough to see Brian smile a few times, but he did stay seated at the piano until the encore. Dennis and Carl do make appearances, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/6 "2012-07-02T00:08:14Z")
Thanks folks. I’ll still be going - but more as a “I’ll never be able to see them again” rather than “the music will be great” treat. And Gargnu- you now have me intrigued. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/7 "2012-07-02T00:17:28Z")
I saw them in the late 80’s at RPI. They were arthritic and lame then. It was weird listening to old men sing about “girls”. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/8 "2012-07-02T00:24:38Z")
Careful you whipper snapper! ( I haven’t quite reached their age). I did have a work colleague who went to see Gerry and the Pacemakers. He said they were well named. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/9 "2012-07-02T01:20:42Z")
Wish I could see them here in Tokyo. But they have only one date, Thursday, August 16th…at **4:00PM**!?!?!? Huh? Why so early on a non-holiday weekday? Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/10 "2012-07-02T03:15:01Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > That’s exactly how he looked when I saw the Beach Boys…in 1978. Brian Wilson performed with the Beach Boys in 1978? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/11 "2012-07-02T13:11:39Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Brian Wilson performed with the Beach Boys in 1978? Yep. It was 6/20/78, and I – a newly minted middle school graduate – saw the Beach Boys at the Spectrum in Philly. It was a General Admission show (pre-Who in Cincinnati in 1979) and I was right down front. Brian Wilson was there, but to say he performed is making pretty loose usage of the word. I remember he sat on a piano bench on the right side of the stage and just staring out at the audience. No playing and not much singing. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/12 "2012-07-02T13:38:58Z")
My parents went to see them here in Cincinnati a few weeks ago and said that they sang surprisingly well, given their age. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/13 "2012-07-02T13:48:26Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > My parents went to see them here in Cincinnati a few weeks ago and said that they sang surprisingly well, given their age. That’s because a large portion if the singing was being done by the other (younger) musicians on the stage. Particularly the trademark falsettos. ETA: The show sounded fantastic, really. Mike Love did a lot of singing, and his voice is every bit as bad now as it was in 1964. That helped create the authentic sound. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/14 "2012-07-02T14:09:58Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > I saw them in the late 80’s at RPI. They were arthritic and lame then. It was weird listening to old men sing about “girls”. Huh. I saw them in the late 80’s at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (NY) and they were great. I wasn’t expecting much, thinking that they were too old and probably wouldn’t sound that great, but I was really blown away. Their harmonies were perfect and they did a great show. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/15 "2012-07-03T06:54:56Z")
I also saw them in the late 80’s… iirc, I was 14, which would put it at 25 years ago. I thought they were old then… they’re still up to it?? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/16 "2012-07-03T15:19:39Z")
I saw them in the mid-60’s! I don’t know why I’m bragging about that. It just means that I’ll be dead sooner than you guys. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/17 "2012-09-06T16:16:59Z")
Just back from the concert and it was great. They did so many of their big hits- and there were a lot of them- it was difficult to select which one was the best. I won’t mention that I somehow managed to spring for an extra $130 for a tee shirt, programme, cap and stubby cooler with the beach Boys logo. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/18 "2012-09-06T16:39:21Z")
> [@randwill](#): > > I saw them in the mid-60’s! I don’t know why I’m bragging about that. It just means that I’ll be dead sooner than you guys. Early 70s for me, but yeah. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/19 "2012-09-06T18:19:40Z")
There comes a time when you have to admit that your musical heroes are just too damn old to keep singing. While I love the Beach Boys, it’s time for them to twiddle their toes in the sand and remember better days. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-will-be-in-town/626895/20 "2015-06-20T13:52:57Z")
Resurrecting a zombie. I now live 3000 miles away on the other side of the continent and guess what? The Beach Boys are appearing at Jupiters Casino… I have tickets and we will stay overnight at the casino. The seats we have I think I will need binoculars to see them, but it is still the Beach Boys! I guess they will bring Brian Wilson out in an iron lung or something, but I will get a few more tee shirts with “Beach Boys” on them to give my daughters the shits. Oh, wouldn’t it be nice.