Fresh from their Grammy performance, The Beach Boys have announced the dates for their long awaited reunion tour.
The 50-date world tour will kick off Apr. 24 with a performance in Tuscon, AZ. Among the dates are headlining performances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as Bonnaroo 2012.The announcement follows rumors that have been circulating for years of a reunion tour consisting of the original line-up.
Since their split in the late '90s, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour under the Beach Boys name. Brian Wilson toured solo, while Al Jardine performed with the Endless Summer Band. Nothing had been confirmed for the reunion until last December when the band announced plans for a tour and a new album.
"We haven't played together in a long time," Al Jardine told Rolling Stone.
"The fans are going to want to hear the hits. But there should also be lesser-known ones that are so important," he added.
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This will be the first time that this exact lineup takes the stage, as the specific roster of musicians have never performed on tour together. The string of shows will feature Wilson, Love, Jardine, Johnston and David Marks, who left the group in 1963 when he was just 15 years old.
The Boys made their first appearance together this past weekend at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, where they played "Good Vibrations" along with Maroon 5 and Foster The People.
Aside from 2012 world tour, The Beach Boys have also confirmed that tracks for a new studio album have been completed. The album, which will include a commemorative catalog, is produced Wilson and Love.
For more information on the tour, visit the band's Web site.
The Beach Boys 2012 Tour Dates
04/24 Tucson, AZ-Anselmo Valencia Ampitheater
04/26 Grand Prairie, TX-Verizon Theatre
04/27 New Orleans, LA-New Orleans Jazz Fest
04/29 Raleigh, NC-Raleigh Ampitheater
05/02 St. Augustine, FL-St. Augustine Ampitheater
05/04 Hollywood, FL-Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
05/05 Tampa, FL-David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
05/08 New York, NY-Beacon Theater
05/09 New York, NY-Beacon Theater
05/11 Pittsburgh, PA-Bendum Center for the Performing Arts
05/12 Uncasville, CT-Mohegan Sun Arena
05/13 Uncasville, CT-Mohegan Sun Arena
05/15 White Plains, NY-Westchester County Center
05/17 Bethlehem, PA-Sands Bethlehem Events Center
05/19 Atlanta City, NJ-Borgata Hotel Casino
05/21 Chicago, IL-Chicago Theatre
05/27 Las Vegas, NV-Red Rock Casino
06/01 Berkley, CA-Greek Theatre
06/02 Los Angeles, CA-Hollywood Bowl
06/08 The Woodlands, TX-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
06/10 Manchester, TN-Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/13 Cuyahoga Falls, OH-Blossom Music Center
06/15 Columbia, MD-Merriweather Post Pavilion
06/16 Camden, NJ-Susquehanna Bank Center
06/17 Bethel, NY-Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
06/19 Toronto, ON-Molson Ampitheatre
06/20 Montreal, QC-Bell Centre
06/22 Bangor, ME-Waterfront Park
06/23 Saratoga Springs, NY-Saratoga Performing Arts Center
06/26 Boston, MA-Bank of America Pavilion
06/29 Darien Lakes, NY-DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/01 Milwaukee, WI-Markus Ampitheater (Summerfest)
07/03 Virginia Beach, VA-Farm Bureau Live
07/10 Morrison, CO-Red Rocks Ampitheatre
07/13 Woodinville, WA-Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
07/14 Eugene, OR-Cuthbert Ampitheater
07/15 Stateline, NV-Harvey's Lake Tahoe Ampitheater
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