THE BEACH BOYS ~ At 02 World Arena. Berlin. Germany.

*** The concert tour that was never supposed to happen. ***

 

*** This time it's official: the surviving Beach Boys will reunite in 2012 to celebrate their belated 50th anniversary. All five of the original members, still alive and active, Brian Wilson, Alan Jardine, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, will be there.

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** THREE DATES IN GERMANY **  

* ONE NIGHT ALL THE HITS *

 *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 15/01/2019 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
8:20 pm — Video (The Beach Boys)
9:00 pm — The Beach Boys (USA)

Support Act: ---

 

~ 50th ANNIVERSARY REUNION TOUR 2012 ~

 

 (The 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by the American rock band the Beach Boys.[2] The tour marked the first time since 1982 that founding member Brian Wilson had consistently performed on a full tour with the band. Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour, and the album associated with it, "That's Why God Made the Radio", which was released in June 2012, is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers: Dennis, who drowned in 1983, and youngest brother Carl, who died of cancer in 1998. The tour featured tributes to both brothers in which the band accompanied archival audio of vocals by Dennis ("Forever") and Carl ("God Only Knows"). Start date: April 24, 2012 — End date: September 28, 2012.)

 

 

 That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth and most recent studio album by American (from Hawthorne, California) surf rock band The Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012. Producer Brian Wilson. The album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It is their first studio album since 1996's Stars and Stripes Vol. 1. It reached #3 on the Billboard 200 and was their highest charting studio album of new material since 1965, placing them second all-time with longest span of top 10 albums at 49 years.
 

THE BEACH BOYS (Band)

 

Mike Love — lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, percussion, saxophone, electro-Theremin (1961-present)
Al Jardine — harmony and backing vocals, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (1961-962, 1963-present)
Bruce Johnston —  harmony and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals, keyboards, bass (1965-972, 1978–present)

David Marks — vocals, lead and rhythm guitars (1962-1963, 1997–1999, 2011-2012; guest 1995, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016)

 Brian Wilson — lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals; piano; bass on "Barbara Ann" and "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1961-2022; died on Juin 12, 2025)

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Carl Wilson – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, keyboards (1961-1998; his death; not touring during 1981-1982, 1997-1998; died on February 6, 1998) (2012), lead vocals on "God Only Knows" (archive recording))

    Dennis Wilson  Dennis Wilson — lead vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards (1961–1983; died on December 28, 1983); not touring during 1979–1980, 1983) (2012) – lead vocals on "Forever" (archive recording)

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Supporting musicians:

 

Jeff Foskett — lead, harmony, and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; percussion; mandolin on "Disney Girl" (1970-2023; died on December 11, 2023)

Scott Bennett — harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets, percussion (2012)
Nelson Bragg — harmony and backing vocals, percussion (2012)
John Patrick Cowsill – harmony and backing vocals, drums (1965-present)
Mike D'Amico — harmony and backing vocals, bass, drums on "Marcella", "Pet Sounds", and “Add Some Music To Your Day” (2012)
Nick "Nicky Wonder" Walusko —harmony and backing vocals, guitar (2012)
Probyn Gregory — harmony and backing vocals, guitar, horns, percussion, bass on "Marcella" and “Add Some Music To Your Day”, tannerin on "Good Vibrations" and "Forever", trumpet on "Pet Sounds" (2012)
Darian Sahanaja — harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets (1999-2022)
Scott Totten — harmony and backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", ukulele on "Isn't It Time", bass on "Pet Sounds » (1987–present)
Paul von Mertens — woodwinds (saxophones, flutes, harmonicas)
 (2012)

The Setlist

THE BEACH BOYS

 Audio Video Tape

 

Set 1

Do It Again (Exclusive 2012 Edition)

Little Honda
Catch a Wave
Hawaii
Don't Back Down
You're So Good to Me
Surfin' Safari
Surfer Girl
Come Go With Me (The Del‐Vikings cover)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers cover)
When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)
Please Let Me Wonder
Wendy
Getcha Back
Then I Kissed Her
Disney Girls (1957)
Kiss Me, Baby
California Saga: California
Be True to Your School
Ballad of Ole' Betsy
Don't Worry Baby
Little Deuce Coupe
409
Shut Down
I Get Around

Set 2

Pet Sounds (David Marks on lead guitar with backing band)
Add Some Music to Your Day
Sail On, Sailor
Heroes and Villains
Darlin'
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
In My Room
All This Is That
Cotton Fields (Lead Belly cover)
That's Why God Made the Radio
California Dreamin’ (The Mamas & the Papas cover)
It's OK
Sloop John B ([traditional] cover)
Wouldn't It Be Nice
God Only Knows
Good Vibrations
California Girls
All Summer Long
Help Me, Rhonda
Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry cover)
Surfin' U.S.A.

Encore

Kokomo
Barbara Ann (The Regents cover)
Fun, Fun, Fun

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 Time Set: 2h40