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Beach Boys continue tour, ready new hits album

Published May 1, 2003 02:42 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

The Beach Boys [ tickets ]' touring lineup--anchored by founding member Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston--will remain on the road well into the fall.

The group has filled in a number of the blanks in its lengthy itinerary, which stretches into October. The band's travel plans include an Oct. 14 performance in the Virgin Islands, part of a special cruise event dubbed the Kokomo Cruise. More information about the event is posted at the band's website.

On June 10, Capitol Records will issue "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys." The set contains 30 of the group's best-known hits, which include 13 tracks that made it into the Top 10 and four No. 1 singles. Featured cuts include "I Get Around," "Help Me, Rhonda," "Good Vibrations" and "Kokomo."

"It’s fantastic to look out on our concert audiences in the year 2003, the 40th anniversary of 'Surfin’ USA,' and see the faces of thousands of happy people basking in the sounds of summer," Love said in a statement. "It's so great to see kids from 8 to 80 appreciating the good vibrations through the generations."

In conjunction with the release of "Sounds of Summer," ABC-TV on June 14th will re-air the made-for-television film "The Beach Boys: An American Family."

Though touring under the Beach Boys moniker, the group's only remaining original member is Love, who licensed the group's name for this tour, according to the band's official fan club website.
Johnston is the only other holdover from the band's mid-'60s glory days; in late 1964, he joined as a touring member after cofounder Brian Wilson announced that he was retiring from live performances.

In early March, Eagle Records released "Live at Knebworth," which captures the original Beach Boys lineup's final U.K. performance. A companion DVD/VHS-video version was released in late March.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

April 2003
30 - West Palm Beach, FL - SunFest

May 2003
2 - Appleton, WI - Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
3 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Theatre
4 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
6 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
7 - Columbus, OH - Columbus Symphony
9, 10 - Fort Wayne, IN - Ft. Wayne Symphony Hall
11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
16 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga
22 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
23-25 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage
30 - Los Angeles, CA - L.A. Auto Show
31 - Laughlin, NV - Flamingo Hilton

June 2003
1 - San Diego, CA - Rincom\
6 - Oroville, CA - Gold Coast Casino
7 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa
20, 21 - Las Vegas, NV - Stratosphere Hotel
22 - Elko, NV - Red Lion Casino
25 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
27 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park
28 - Hilton Head, SC - TBA
29 - Portsmouth, VA - NTELOS Pavilion at Harbor Center

July 2003
3 - St. Louis, MO - Under the Arch (4 p.m.)
3 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City Amphitheater
4 - San Felipe, NM - Hollywood Hills Speedway
5 - Chandler, AZ - Gila River Casino
6 - Camp Verde, AZ - Cliff Castle Casino
30 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
31 - Wallingford, CT - TBA

August 2003
1 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Farm Musical Arts Center
2 - Cohasset, MA - So. Shore Music Circus
3 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
4 - Beverly, MA - North Shore Music Theatre
5 - Ledyard, CT - Foxwoods Casino
7 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
8 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
9 - Hamburg, NY - Erie County Fair
10 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
12 - Grant's Pass, OR - Josephine County Fair
13 - Eugene, OR - Lane County Fair
14 - Chehalis, WA - Southwest Washington Fair
15 - Lynden, WA - Northwest Washington Fair
16 - Seattle, WA - Summer Nights at the Pier
17 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
21-22 - Fresno, CA - TBA
23 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - TBA
28 - Toronto, Ontario - TBA
29 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheater
30 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesar's Palace

September 2003
1 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesar's Palace
5 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery
6 - Sacramento, CA - Cal Expo
8 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's
12-13 - Stateline, NV - Harrah's
21 - Newport Beach, CA - TBA
26-27 - Lincoln City, OR - Chinook Winds Casino

October 2003
10 - Marksville, LA - Paragon Casino Resort
14 - Basseterre, St. Kitts - Kokomo Cruise
17 - Robinsonville, MS - Grand Casino Tunica
18 - Washington, DC - George Washington University