Brian Wilson recently broke the news to fans that he has been forced to postpone his upcoming shows for June. The Beach Boys member announced that his Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits would have to be pushed back due to mental health issues via his website. While he did mention that he was in much better shape following his three back surgeries last year, he was beginning to become insecure mentally.
While this might be a shock to some of his fans, this has been a battle that Wilson knows all too well as he has been dealing with his mental health for over 50 years when he was first diagnosed his schizoaffective disorder. The mental battle that Wilson has credited to bad drugs he used within his younger years began to draw a wedge between working with the rest of the band and at times leading him to take a previous hiatus from touring within the early 1980s.
As he has announced that he is taking a break from being on the road again for the month of June, the break will be for long as he is still gearing up to co-headline the “Something Great from ’68” tour with psychedelic band The Zombies that will begin on August 31. With their first show being in Las Vegas, Wilson will be performing The Beach Boys’ 1968 LP Friends along with their 1971 album Surf’s Up. While these are not the band’s most popular albums, this is a wonderful time for diehard fans to watch Wilson perform the b-side hits of these two projects that don’t get as much replay value at concerts but are still gems.
Below are the postponed dates from his Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits shows:
June 7, 2019 Lynn, MA Lynn Auditorium Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 8, 2019Concord, New HampshireChubb Theater at CCAPet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 9, 2019
Burlington, VT
Flynn Theatre
Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 11, 2019
Red Bank, NJ
Count Basie Theatre
Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 12 2019
Baltimore, MD
Hippodrome Theatre
Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 14 2019
Atlantic City, NJ
hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Greatest Hits Live!
June 16, 2019Lenox, MATanglewood Music CenterPet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 18, 2019Huber Heights, OHRose Music Center at The HeightsPet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 20, 2019Nashville, TNSchermerhorn Symphony CenterPet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 21, 2019Nashville, TNSchermerhorn Symphony CenterPet Sounds: The Final Performances
June 23, 2019Aurora, ILRiverEdge ParkPet Sounds: The Final Performances
The statement on his website is as follows:
Dear friends,
It is with great regret that I need to postpone my upcoming June tour.
It is no secret that I have been living with mental illness for many decades. There were times when it was unbearable but with doctors and medications I have been able to live a wonderful, healthy and productive life with support from my family, friends and fans who have helped me through this journey.
As you may know in the last year or so I’ve had 3 surgeries on my back. The surgeries were successful and I’m physically stronger than I’ve been in a long time.
However, after my last surgery, I started feeling strange and it’s been pretty scary for a while. I was not feeling like myself. Mentally insecure is how I’d describe it. We’re not sure what is causing it but I do know that it’s not good for me to be on the road right now so I’m heading back to Los Angeles.
I had every intention to do these shows and was excited to get back to performing. I’ve been in the studio recording and rehearsing with my band and have been feeling better. But then it crept back and I’ve been struggling with stuff in my head and saying things I don’t mean and I don’t know why. Its something I’ve never dealt with before and we can’t quite figure it out just yet.
I’m going to rest, recover and work with my doctors on this.
I’m looking forward to my recovery and seeing everyone later in the year.
The music and my fans keep me going and I know this will be something I can AGAIN overcome.
Love & Mercy,
Brian Wilson
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UPDATE (7/30): According to Rolling Stone, Brian Wilson has delivered a message to his fans that indicates he’s feeling much better after postponing tour dates in June and plans to get back out there starting August 7. These dates are part of the “Pet Sounds” and “Greatest Hits” Tour, which is mostly in August but stretches into October. In addition to those dates, he’ll still be out on tour with The Zombies on the Something Great from ’68 Tour, which runs from mid-August until early October.
He left a statement on his website addressing his upcoming tour dates and the previous break he had to take. “Thank you to everyone for your cards and best wishes. Your concern and love just blows me away,” the singer wrote on his official website. “I’m feeling much better and I look forward to seeing you when we start up our tour on August 7th.”
Brian Wilson Fall 2019 Tour Dates
08/07 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Mainstage Theater*
08/09 – Waterloo, NY – Del Lago Resort^
08/10 – Fort Wayne, IN – Embassy Theater^
08/11 – Coyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center*
08/13 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at the Heights*
08/31 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino#
09/01 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Casino#
09/06 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre#
09/07 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino#
09/08 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre#
09/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre#
09/13 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre#
09/14 – Murphys, CA – Ironstone Amphitheatre#
09/16 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre#
09/17 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall#
09/19 – Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater#
09/20 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theater#
09/22 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater#
09/23 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre#
09/24 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre#
09/26 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre#
09/27 – Waterbury, CT – Palace Theatre#
09/28 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre#
09/29 – Bethlehem, PA – The Wind Creek Event Center^
10/02 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre*
*Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
^Greatest Hits Live!
#Something Great From ’68 Tor With The Zombies
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