The 50th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ beloved and immensely influential Pet Sounds falls on May 16, 2016, and Brian Wilson has announced that he’ll be honoring the golden milestone by touring the album — playing the whole thing live across over 50 just-announced dates — and then allegedly never playing it again.
The tour begins in Australia, and will end in Lake Tahoe, CA, and will see Wilson on the road from late March to mid-October (with a seeming break in August). Wilson — who recently appeared in the form of John Cusack and Paul Dano in the biopic Love and Mercy — said in a statement:
It’s really been a trip to sit here and think about releasing Pet Sounds 50 years ago. I love performing this album with my band and look forward to playing it for fans all across the world.
Here are the dates, via Consequence of Sound:
03/26 – Auckland, AU, Civic Theatre 03/28 – Byron Bay, AU, Byron Bay Bluesfest 03/29 – Sydney, AU, Sydney Opera House 03/31 – Sydney, AU, Sydney Opera House 04/03 – Melbourne, AU, Palais Theatre 04/05 – Adelaide, AU, Adelaide Entertainment Centre 04/07 – Perth, AU, Riverside Theatre 04/12 – Tokyo, JP, Tokyo International Forum 04/13 – Tokyo, JP, Tokyo International Forum 04/15 – Osaka, JP, Orix Theater 04/30 – Austin, TX, LEVITATION Festival 05/15 – Bristol, UK, Collston Hall 05/17 – Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall 05/18 – Cardiff, UK, St. Davids Hall 05/20 – London, UK, Palladium 05/21 – London, UK, Paladium 05/24 – Manchester, UK, O2 Apollo 05/26 – Edinburgh, UK, Usher Hall 05/27 – Glasgow, UK, Royal Concert Hall 05/29 – Newcastle, UK, Sage Gateshead 05/31 – Liverpool, UK, Philharmonic Hall 06/01 – Nottingham, UK, Royal Concert Hall 06/04 – Barcelona, ES, Primavera Sound 06/14 – Burlington, VT, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts 06/15 – Portland, ME, Merrill Auditorium 06/17 – Boston, MA, Symphony Hall 06/18 – Boston, MA, Symphony Hall 06/19 – Lenox, MA, Tanglewood 07/01 – Las Vegas, NV, Hard Rock Casino 07/09 – Phoenix, AZ, Celebrity Theatre 07/15 – Elizabeth, IN, Horseshoe Casino 07/17 – Council Bluffs, IA, Horseshoe Casino 07/20 – Kansas City, MO, Muriel Kauffman Theatre 07/21 – St. Charles, MO, Family Arena 07/22 – Tunica, MS, Horseshoe Casino 07/23 – Bossier City, LA. Horseshoe Casino 09/13 – St. Petersburg, FL. Mahaffey Theatre 09/14 – Hollywood, FL, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 09/17 – Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium 09/19 – Charlotte, NC, Blumenthal PAC 09/20 – Washington, DC, The Music Center at Strathmore 09/21 – Red Bank, NK, Count Basie Theatre 09/23 – Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater 09/25 – Easton, PA, State Theatre 09/27 – Wallingford, CT, Oakdale 09/28 – Buffalo, NY, University of Buffalo’s Center for the Arts 09/30 – Detroit, MI, Fox Theatre 10/02 – Minneapolis, MN, Orpheum Theatre 10/04 – Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre 10/07 – Portland, OR, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 10/08 – Seattle, WA, Paramount Theatre 10/10 – Arcata, CA, Humboldt State University’s Van Duzer Theatre 10/13 – San Francisco, CA, The Masonic 10/14 – Lake Tahoe, CA, Harrah’s Casino