Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour
The "Pet Sounds" 50th Anniversary World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American musician Brian Wilson held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds" (1966). Scheduled for more than 100 dates, it marks Wilson's final performance of the album. Background. Wilson's first (and previous) world tour of "Pet Sounds" was in 2000, which later resulted in the live album "Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live" (2002). Set list. The following sets were played in Auckland, New Zealand on March 26, 2016. Set one Set two Encore  Personnel. Current members: Special Guests: Billy Hinsche – keyboards, vocals Former members: Absences and Lineup Changes. Darian was present at the start of the tour in March and April 2016 for the New Zealand, Australia, and Japan shows, but was subsequently absent from the tour. In his absence, various musicians filled in the vocals/keyboards spot. On July 10, 2016, both Billy Hinsche and Darian Sahanaja played the show with Billy playing the first set, Darian playing the second set, and both musicians playing the encore. Darian permanently rejoined the tour in May 2017. In April 2017, Casey McDonough of NRBQ  filled in for Matt Jardine for a few shows. For most of 2018 & 2019, Jim Laspesa filled in for Nelson Bragg. In November & December 2018, Rob Bonfiglio filled in for Matt Jardine. In September, 2017, Gary Griffin was absent from the band's shown in Kitchener, Ontario. He returned for future shows after that. On August 6, 2019, Nicky Wonder died at the age of 59. He was replaced by Rob Bonfiglio.