BEACH BOYS BRINGING HOLIDAY HARMONIES TOUR
TO OTTUMWA’S BRIDGE VIEW CENTER DECEMBER 14
Ottumwa, IA (September 27, 2021) – The Grammy® Award-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Beach Boys today announced that they will bring their iconic Southern Californian sound to several cities across the U.S. and Canada this winter as part of their “Holiday Harmonies” tour. After kicking off their winter tour December 7, The Beach Boys will be performing at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, IA December 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets for the Ottumwa concert go on sale Friday, October 1 at 10am at the Bridge View Center Ticket Office or online at BridgeViewCenter.com. For VIP package and ticket information, please visit thebeachboys.com and mikelove.com.
The 2021 holiday tour will feature a mix of holiday classics from the band’s Christmas album as well as songs from The Beach Boys co-founder and lead singer Mike Love’s holiday album, Reason for the Season. Featuring an array of new holiday songs and Christmas classics ranging from bright guitar and horn-filled pop and rock and track to softer traditional carols and ballads, Reason for the Season was produced by Sam Hollander (One Direction, Panic! at the Disco, Train) and Steve Greenberg (Hanson, AJR) and features artists including Hanson as well as Love’s children Ambha, Brian, Christian and Hayleigh Love. Tickets for participating shows include a digital download of Mike Love’s album Reason for the Season.
Most recently, The Beach Boys released a compilation album and box set honoring the 50th anniversary of their timeless albums Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 via Capitol/UMe. The expansive 5CD and digital box set chronicles and explores in depth this metamorphic and highly influential 1969-1971 period of the band’s legendary career. The expansive collection features newly remastered versions of Sunflower and Surf’s Up and boasts 135 tracks, including 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a cappella versions, culled from the album sessions. The box set is available HERE.
Since Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, “Surfin’” (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Kokomo.”
The Beach Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have received more than 33 RIAA Platinum and Gold record awards. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famers were also honored at the 2001 Grammy Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history.
The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Scott Totten, Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher and Randy Leago continue the legacy of the iconic band. This concert will not feature Brian Wilson, Al Jardine or David Marks.