{"id":76965,"date":"2026-11-12T16:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/the-beach-boys-played-their-first-show-without-any-actual-beach-boys\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:34:35","slug":"the-beach-boys-played-their-first-show-without-any-actual-beach-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/the-beach-boys-played-their-first-show-without-any-actual-beach-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Beach Boys&#8217; Played Their First Show Without Any Actual Beach Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/beach-boys\/\" id=\"auto-tag_beach-boys\" data-tag=\"beach-boys\">Beach Boys<\/a> cancelled the vast majority of their concerts over the past few months as Mike Love battles a medical ailment that left him<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-beach-boys-cincinnati-concert-frail-mike-love-1235640961\/\"> gaunt and unable to stand or sing<\/a> at their last few shows. But Disney World\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/entertainment\/epcot\/food-wine-eat-to-the-beat-concerts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat to the Beat concert series<\/a> at Epcot Center kept the booking, though the billing changed from \u201cthe Beach Boys\u201d\u00a0to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/john-stamos\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-stamos\" data-tag=\"john-stamos\">John Stamos<\/a> and the California Sound,\u201d who are essentially the Beach Boys touring band, including longtime special guest John Stamos, without any actual members of the Beach Boys.\u00a0(In the 65-year history of the Beach Boys as a touring act, and the well over 7,000 shows they\u2019ve played, nothing like this has ever happened.)<\/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=\"John Stamos &amp; The California Sound LIVE at EPCOT! \ud83c\udfb8 | Eat to the Beat 2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WIl6_bL_dMk?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\tEvery act that plays Epcot Center performs truncated sets for park guests that begin at 5:30 pm, 6:45 pm, and 8:00 pm. That gave John Stamos and the California Sound time to only play nine songs over 30 minutes at each show, but they made the most of it, and even paused so Stamos could soak in the moment and thank the fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI am so filled with so much gratitude,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cThank you so much for showing up tonight. God bless you all. If you would have told me when I was a kid, standing in line for Space Mountain, more zits than friends, I was about 13 years old, wearing my dad\u2019s Members Only jacket, trying to pick up girls, failing miserably, that one day I\u2019d be on this stage playing at Eat to the Beat at the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, I just wouldn\u2019t have believed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThis place means so much to me,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe shot the video for \u2018Kokomo\u2019 at the Grand Floridian [resort] here, 1988. We shot a couple episodes of <em>Full House<\/em> at the Magic Kingdom, which was a special thing\u2026Before we go any further, we want to send some love to our dear friend Mike Love. He can\u2019t be with us tonight, but we\u2019re sending him lots of love and good vibes from Florida tonight. He\u2019d be so proud. I can\u2019t think of a better way to send him love than with a little California Sound.\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\tThe set included just four Beach Boys songs: \u201cCalifornia Girls,\u201d \u201cKokomo,\u201d \u201cForever,\u201d and \u201cFun, Fun, Fun.\u201d Stamos and the group filled it out with Elvis Presley\u2019s \u201cSuspicious Minds,\u201d Mitch Ryder\u2019s \u201cDevil With the Blue Dress On\/Good Golly Miss Molly,\u201d Chan Romero\u2019s \u201cHippy Hippy Shake,\u201d the Surfaris\u2019 \u201cWipe Out\u201d and \u201cLes Poissons\u201d from <em>The Little Mermaid<\/em>. On the latter tune, Stamos put on a chef\u2019s hat and delivered it in as character as Chef Louis from the 1989 animated film, complete with a French accent.<\/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<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=\"John Stamos and The California Sound at Epcot 11-11-26 Set 1 \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqvLKmy7P7o?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\tThree more Epcot Center shows are scheduled for Thursday, but the future for both the Beach Boys and John Stamos and the California Sound is extremely murky. Earlier this week, the Hard Rock Live in Bristol, Virginia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-cancel-remaining-2026-date-1235649836\/\">canceled a Beach Boys show<\/a> that was booked for November 13. It was their final show on the calendar for 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs of now,<a href=\"https:\/\/thebeachboys.com\/pages\/tour\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> they have nothing booked<\/a> beyond May 8, 2027, makeup date at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Alberta, Canada. Ideally, Mike Love will be in better shape at that point and be once again able to front the Beach Boys. If not, it might be another chance for John Stamos and the California Sound to strut their stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/beach-boys-first-concert-without-beach-boys-1235656525\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beach Boys cancelled the vast majority of their concerts over the past few months as Mike Love battles a medical ailment that left&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":76966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76965","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\/76965","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=76965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}