Music

50th Anniversary Tour for The Beach Boys

February 15, 2012

HOUSTON – Just days after the remaining original members of The Beach Boys reunited during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, the band will celebrate its 50th year with an anniversary tour.

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will appear on tour together for the first time in more than 20 years. Two of the tour stops include the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 27 and The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 10.

The Beach Boys will also release a new studio album in 2012 as part of the band’s 50th anniversary. Wilson will produce the album while Love will serve as executive producer.

Among the tour stops for The Beach Boys will be the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 8. Tickets for the show will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24 at LiveNation.com and all Ticketmaster outlets.

The Beach Boys was among the acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.