{"id":74775,"date":"2026-10-11T15:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/the-beach-boys-return-after-three-month-break-with-a-frail-mike-love\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:52:33","slug":"the-beach-boys-return-after-three-month-break-with-a-frail-mike-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/the-beach-boys-return-after-three-month-break-with-a-frail-mike-love\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beach Boys Return After Three Month Break With a Frail Mike Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAfter months of last-minute cancellations and vague statements about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mike-love\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mike-love\" data-tag=\"mike-love\">Mike Love<\/a>\u2018s health, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/beach-boys\/\" id=\"auto-tag_beach-boys\" data-tag=\"beach-boys\">Beach Boys<\/a> returned to the stage Saturday night at Cincinnati\u2019s PNC Pavilion for their first public show since July. Before the music began, longtime band guest John Stamos took the stage and addressed the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beach Boys Live 10\/10\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5mAAka58YiM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201c[Mike] is here tonight,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s been going through some health issues. He\u2019s had to cancel some shows. But he would not miss tonight. We sort of said \u2018stay home,\u2019 but he was like, \u2018No, I\u2019m going to Cincinnati.\u2019 \u2026 It\u2019s what he loves the most. He loves the audience. He loves the music. He knows how important it is to all of you. We\u2019re all here to support him and give him as much love as we can. So ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to Beach Boys.\u201d Stamos then walked an alarmingly frail Love onto the stage and sat him in a chair, where he remained for the duration of the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn keeping with longtime tradition, they opened with \u201cDo It Again.\u201d Love usually handles the lead vocals on this song, but guitarist Brian Eichenberger sang it instead. The next tune, \u201cSurfin\u2019 Safari,\u201d was handled by Mike\u2019s son and longtime bandmate Christian Love, even though that\u2019s another one traditionally done by his father. And for the remainder of the night, members of the band traded off lead vocals, with Mike Love joining in on background vocals at times. He didn\u2019t say much, but did muster \u201cthank you for showing up\u201d after the opening song.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beach Boys Live 10\/10\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DvMHEH807aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe exact nature of Love\u2019s current \u201chealth problems\u201d have been kept quiet, though he did offer an explanation for his gaunt appearance during\u00a0 European tour back in June. \u201cLosing my sister, Maureen, on the first anniversary of cousin Brian\u2019s death, combined with my ongoing recovery from what started out as bronchitis, followed by COVID, has taken both an emotional and physical toll on me,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZoIodiJVEj\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Love wrote to fans.<\/a> \u201cI feel stronger every day physically, but I am heartbroken emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLove powered through the next few weeks, including a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, but then they pulled the remainder of their shows through September. \u201cWe\u2019ve been having a blast out there, and to keep the good vibrations going strong, we\u2019ll be taking a short break to recharge before getting back on the road in September,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-cancel-summer-concert-dates-2026-1235597790\/\"> the band wrote in a statement. <\/a>\u201cThanks for your love\u2014we can\u2019t wait to see you back out there for a September to Remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen September came, the venues they were set to play alerted fans the shows weren\u2019t happening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-cancel-comeback-shows-1235629913\/\">\u201cdue to circumstances beyond our control,\u201d<\/a> while the band said nothing. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-beach-boys\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-beach-boys\" data-tag=\"the-beach-boys\">the Beach Boys<\/a> played a private show on October 3 at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach luxury hotel in Dana Point, California; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DeFLUZeP-oL\/\">photos and videos of the event<\/a> showed Mike Love performing in a chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Beach Boys were supposed to play their first public show since July on Oct. 9 at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Illinois. But it was cancelled three days prior due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-cancel-another-comeback-concert-1235638049\/\">\u201cunforeseen circumstances.\u201d<\/a> They also yanked an October 19 gig in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThey have a concert Sunday evening at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and then have nothing on the books until November 13 when they head to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. They\u2019ll then wrap up the year two days later at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino in Bristol, Virginia, if those shows take place. The only concert scheduled for 2027 is a makeup date at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, on May 8.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAnd while Mike Love is at the Ryman this evening, his former bandmate Al Jardine \u2013 the only other surviving member of the original lineup \u2013 will be 2,000 miles way at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, California. According to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/valeriesimadis.wordpress.com\/2026\/10\/07\/keepin-it-clean-with-al-jardine-an-interview\/\">a recent interview with Valerie Simadis,<\/a> Jardine will be joined by veteran Beach Boys band members Blondie Chaplin, David Marks, and Bruce Johnston. He\u2019s also invited Brian Wilson\u2019s first wife, Marilyn Wilson. She\u2019ll presumably again revive her original vocal part on the <em>Beach Boys Love You<\/em> deep cut \u201cLet\u2019s Put Our Hearts Together.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band featuring Maralyn Wilson and Jim Laspesa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9x7qr9apzp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe inclusion of Bruce Johnston at Jardine\u2019s show, presuming it indeed happens, is particularly notable since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-bruce-johnston-leaving-band-1235524796\/\">he left Mike Love\u2019s incarnation of the Beach Boys in February<\/a> following a six-decade run with the band. Relations between Love and Jardine have also been quite strained over the years. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be quite a show!\u201d Jardine said in the recent interview. \u201cI want cameos from each one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Disney Girls - Bruce Johnston - The Beach Boys Live\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cq-MUBl5xEk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-beach-boys-cincinnati-concert-frail-mike-love-1235640961\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of last-minute cancellations and vague statements about Mike Love\u2018s health, the Beach Boys returned to the stage Saturday night at Cincinnati\u2019s PNC&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":74776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}