The Beach Boys Bring Good Vibrations To The Santa Barbara Bowl For Their 50th Anniversary Tour

The Santa Barbara crowd was a bit more sentimental and emotional on a gorgeous Memorial Day Monday, when The Beach Boys rolled into town.  This was the band’s 50th Anniversary Tour, featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks- touring together for the first time in over 20 years!  The legendary band performed two separate sets, featuring almost 50 songs.

The Bowl was obviously filled with a much older crowd, but, surprisingly- it was flavored with quite a bit of youth, showing up to get a look at the band that has given them so much great music.  Stories were overheard, between concert-goers, about the “first time” they had seen the band.  Fathers could also be seen, taking the next generation to see their favorite band.

The night did not disappoint.  Whatever skills the original band members had lost, due to age- was made up for by their more-than-capable backing band.  The band will be playing The Hollywood Bowl, this weekend.

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THE BEACH BOYS SANTA BARBARA BOWL SETLIST:

• 1. Do It Again
  2. Little Honda
  3. Catch a Wave
  4. Hawaii
  5. Don’t Back Down
  6. Surfin’ Safari
  7. Surfer Girl
  8. Please Let Me Wonder
  9. Marcella
  10. This Whole World
  11. Then I Kissed Her
      (The Crystals cover)
  12. Kiss Me, Baby
  13. Isn’t It Time
  14. Why Do Fools Fall in Love
      (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers cover)
  15. When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)
  16. Cotton Fields
      (Lead Belly cover)
  17. It’s OK
  18. Be True to Your School
  19. Ballad of Ole’ Betsy
  20. Don’t Worry Baby
  21. Little Deuce Coupe
  22. 409
  23. Shut Down
  24. I Get Around
  25. Second Set
  26. Add Some Music to Your Day
  27. California Dreamin’
      (The Mamas & the Papas cover)
  28. Sloop John B
  29. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  30. I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
  31. Sail on, Sailor
  32. Heroes and Villains
  33. In My Room
  34. All This Is That
  35. That’s Why God Made the Radio
  36. Forever
      (Dennis Wilson vocals through video footage)
  37. God Only Knows
      (Carl Wilson vocals through video footage)
  38. Good Vibrations
  39. California Girls
  40. Dance, Dance, Dance
  41. Help Me, Rhonda
  42. Rock and Roll Music
      (Chuck Berry cover)
  43. Do You Wanna Dance?
      (Bobby Freeman cover)
  44. Surfin’ USA
  45. Encore:
  46. Kokomo
  47. Barbara Ann
      (The Regents cover)
  48. Fun, Fun, Fun