Beach Boys concerts quietly canceled amid ‘short break’ from touring

Beach Boys concerts quietly canceled against the backdrop of 'short break' from touring Beach Boys concerts scheduled for September in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina were canceled, according to the venues.

Key points

• While drummer Dennis Wilson died after drowning in 1983, cofounder Brian Wilson died June 11, 2025.
• In July, Dean Torrence of the duo Jan & Dean informed Rolling Stone that Love was "struggling now."
• Jardine has performed tributes to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys with the Pet Sounds Band.
• Love additionally acknowledged experiencing emotional and physical setbacks in a June 15 Instagram post concerning the band's "uplifting" performance in England.
• Beach Boys co-founder and guitarist Al Jardine discussions concerning his time with former band member Brian Wilson, an upcoming release and his new tour.

Al Jardine discussions concerning his time with Brian Wilson and his new tour.

Just before the Beach Boys were scheduled to return to the stage after a "short break" from touring, a number of of the band's indicates were quietly canceled.

For context, the venues scheduled to host the Sept. 24-27 concerts in West Springfield, Massachusetts; Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, confirmed on their websites that the performances had been canceled "due to circumstances beyond control." USA TODAY reached out to the band's representative for comment.

After Bruce Johnston's exit in March after six decades with the group, frontman Mike Love is the only original member still touring with the California-born band as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of "Pet Sounds." On July 22, the 85-year-old unveiled in a social media post that "we'll be taking a short break to recharge before getting back on the road in September."

Demonstrates scheduled from July 23 to Sept. 3, which reportedly totaled almost 30 tour dates, were postponed, with the "Surfin' U.S.A." performers scheduled to return to the stage Sept. 24.

Notably, the next date, according to the Beach Boys' website, is Oct. 9 at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Illinois. Six demonstrates are scheduled from October through November, according to the band's website. Reservations concerning Mike Love's health emerged during Beach Boys tour.

"He's not well, and he's struggling, but he's not going to stop until it's really over, " Torrence remarked.

"Losing my sister, Maureen, on the first Anniversary of cousin Brian 's 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, " Love wrote.

"I feel stronger every day physically, but I am heartbroken emotionally, " his message continued. "I couldn't imagine being anywhere else than with our audience. For me, our audience is the medicine, and the music is the cure."

While drummer Dennis Wilson died after drowning in 1983, cofounder Brian Wilson died June 11, 2025. Youngest sibling Carl Wilson passed in 1998 after battling lung cancer. Al Jardine halted touring with the band that same year, opting to pave his own path.

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