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Brian Wilson expands 'Pet Sounds' 50th anniversary tour

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Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson recently announced that he’s playing the second-best Beach Boys album Pet Sounds in full on tour this year for its 50th anniversary. That tour, which includes NJ, CT, Levitation in Austin, Primavera Sound in Spain, and more, has now been expanded. Still no NYC show, but you can check out the list of updated dates below. As mentioned, Brian and his band will be joined by fellow ex-Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

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Brian Wilson – Pet Sounds — 2016 Tour Dates
March 26 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Civic Center
March 28 Byron Bay, Australia Byron Bay Bluesfest
March 29 Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House – SOLD OUT
March 31 Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House

April 3 Melbourne, Australia Palais Theatre
April 5 Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 7 Perth, Australia Riverside Theatre
April 12 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo International Forum
April 13 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo International Forum
April 15 Osaka, Japan Orix Theater
April 30 Austin, TX Levitation Festival

May 15 Bristol, UK Collston Hall – SOLD OUT
May 17 Birmingham, UK Symphony Hall – SOLD OUT
May 18 Cardiff, UK St. David’s Hall – SOLD OUT
May 20 London, UK Palladium – SOLD OUT
May 21 London, UK Palladium – SOLD OUT
May 22 London, UK Palladium *3rd show added
May 24 Manchester, UK 02 Apollo
May 26 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall
May 27 Glasgow, UK Royal Concert Hall
May 29 Newcastle, UK Sage Gateshead – SOLD OUT
May 31 Liverpool, UK Philharmonic Hall – SOLD OUT
June 1 Nottingham, UK Royal Concert Hall
June 4 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Festival
June 8 Tel Aviv, Israel Raanana Amphitheatre – *new show added
June 14 Burlington, VT Flynn Center for the Perf. Arts – SOLD OUT
June 15 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium – SOLD OUT
June 17 Boston, MA Symphony Hall w/Boston Pops Orchestra
June 18 Boston, MA Symphony Hall w/Boston Pops Orchestra
June 19 Lenox, MA Tanglewood – Koussevitzky Music

July 1 Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
July 6 Burlington, VT Flynn Center for the Perf. Arts – *2nd show added
July 9 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
July 10 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl – *new show added
July 15 Elizabeth, IN Horseshoe Casino
July 17 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove
July 20 Kansas City, MO Muriel Kauffman Theatre
July 21 St. Charles, MO Family Arena
July 22 Tunica, MS Horseshoe Casino
July 23 Bossier City, LA Horseshoe Casino *(featuring Blondie Chaplin only)

September 9 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre – *new show added
September 10 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre – *new show added
September 11 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Perf. Arts Hall – *new show added
September 13 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theatre
September 14 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
September 16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium – *2nd show added
September 17 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium – SOLD OUT
September 19 Charlotte, NC Blumenthal PAC
September 20 Washington, DC The Music Center at Strathmore
September 21 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
September 23 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
September 25 Easton, PA State Theatre
September 27 Wallingford, CT Toyota Presents at Oakdale
September 28 Buffalo, NY Univ. at Buffalo @ Center for the Arts – SOLD OUT
September 30 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre

October 2 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre – SOLD OUT
October 4 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
October 5 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall – *new show added
October 7 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – SOLD OUT
October 8 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre – SOLD OUT
October 10 Arcata, CA Humboldt State Univ.- Van Duzer Theatre
October 12 San Francisco, CA The Masonic – *2nd show added
October 13 San Francisco, CA The Masonic – SOLD OUT
October 14 Stateline, NV Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
October 15 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Comm. Center Theater – *new show added