Arts & Entertainment
The Beach Boys To Play Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre
The iconic group is coming to New Jersey for a show in 2020.
RED BANK, NJ — The Beach Boys are bringing summer California vibes to New Jersey this spring. The iconic group will play Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on April 6, and tickets are now on sale.
Formerly Count Basie Center for the Arts, Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre is a landmark venue in Monmouth County. Opened in 1926, it has hosted legends including James Brown and Tony Bennett.
This March, add The Beach Boys to that list of icons. Founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1961, the band is known for creating early surf music and represented counterculture of the era. With 36 songs on the U.S. Top 40, they have the most hits of an American rock band.
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The performance in New Jersey is part of the band's "12 Sides of Summer" 2020 tour. Beginning Feb. 7 in Louisville, Kentucky, the tour will stop in 26 cities across the United States and Europe before wrapping up in Wichita, Kansas, July 31.
The current tour includes original Beach Boys Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Love leads the vocals while playing tambourine and sax, and Johnston provides vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, and percussion. Those two legends are joined by newer members including Scott Totten, John Cowsill, Tim Bonhomme, Randy Leago, Christian Love, Keith Hubacher and Brian Eichenberger.
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Fans are sure to enjoy an array of songs from the band's heyday. The band is known for its upbeat California sound, with hits like "Good Vibrations," "I Get Around," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Surfin' USA," "Surfer Girl" and "Fun, Fun, Fun."
Of course, the group will also perform songs from the band's 50th anniversary album, "That's Why God Made the Radio." The 2012 album featured original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, David Marks and Brian Wilson.
It's certain to be only good vibrations on Monday, April 6 at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are as low as $78. Use the code "PatchTickets10" for 10 percent off at checkout.
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