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BRIAN WILSON PERFORMING PET SOUNDS AND HIS GREATEST HITS

50th Anniversary celebration of Pet Sounds and final performances in its entirety

Bluesfest Touring is pleased to announce that the legendary musician Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys and the architect of the Californian sound, is coming to Australia next March to perform at the 27th Annual Bluesfest. As one of the Bluesfest sideshows, Brian Wilson is also coming to New Zealand to perform the resounding masterpiece Pet Sounds live in its entirety including the hits; ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’, ‘Sloop John B’, and ‘God Only Knows’ and his greatest hits. 

Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds is a rare, unforgettable live music experience spanning 2 Parts: Act 1: Pet Sounds and Act 2: His Greatest Hits and will feature his incredible band including original Beach Boys member Al Jardine and long-term member Blondie Chaplin. Bluesfest Festival Director Peter Noble has described bringing Brian Wilson to Australasia to perform Pet Sounds as a “pinch me I must be dreaming moment”. 

2015 has marked a triumphant return for Brian Wilson with a brand new solo release No Pier Pressure, as well as the release of Love & Mercy – the commended biographical film about Brian’s remarkable life, which has opened up his music to a whole new audience. Long-time fans and those who have just discovered Brian Wilson will be able to see him in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, and at Bluesfest with a Sydney date to be announced soon.

BRIAN WILSON PERFORMING PET SOUNDS AND HIS GREATEST HITS

“’God Only Knows’ is the most beautiful song ever written” – Sir Paul McCartney
"Brian Wilson is one of the greatest innovators of my decade or any decade" - Burt Bacharach

The legendary musician Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys and the architect of the Californian sound, is coming to Australia to perform the resounding masterpiece Pet Sounds. Labelled as one of the most influential albums of all time, Brian Wilson will perform it live in its entirety including the hits; ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’, ‘Sloop John B’, and ‘God Only Knows’ and his greatest hits.

Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds is a rare, unforgettable live music experience spanning 2 Parts: Act 1: Pet Sounds and Act 2: His Greatest Hits and will feature his incredible band including original Beach Boys member Al Jardine and long-term member Blondie Chaplin.

Pet Sounds – the ground-breaking psychedelic Rock album,  declared by Rolling Stone as the 2nd Greatest Album of All Time (second only to The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club) – is the album that turned the industry on its head, broke all the rules and changed Rock’n’Roll history, influencing greats including The Beatles, The Who, Radiohead, Elton John, and REM.

The multiple Grammy award winner, who has been called the Gershwin of his generation, is a Rock’n’Roll, Songwriters and UK Music Hall of Famer, and cited as inspiration by luminaries including, Sir Paul McCartney, who acknowledged that Pet Sounds "was the big influence that set me thinking when we recorded ‘Pepper’".  

Brian Wilson stopped being a performing member of The Beach Boys in late 1964, apart from some rare appearances together, he went into the studio and almost singlehandedly produced The Beach Boys recordings whilst the band toured.  Since that time Brian has continued his association with The Beach Boys on a recording basis as well as the odd reunion tour including the 50th Anniversary tour in 2012.

2015 has marked a triumphant return for Brian Wilson with a brand new solo release No Pier Pressure, proving his talents continue all these years later, a re-release of Pet Sounds, as well as the release of Love & Mercy – the commended biographical film about Brian’s remarkable life and creative process.

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WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY - PET SOUNDS - ART THAT SHOOK THE WORLD HERE

 

BRIAN WILSON PERFORMING PET SOUNDS AND HIS GREATEST HITS

50th Anniversary celebration of Pet Sounds and final performances in its entirety

Proudly Presented by Bluesfest Touring:

CIVIC THEATRE       AUCKLAND              SAT 26 MARCH 2016      www.ticketmaster.co.nz    

TICKETS GO ONSALE: Thursday 26 Nov 2015 12pm (NZDT)

For more information, go to www.bluesfesttouring.com.au