# The ‘Beach Boys’ Played Their First Concert Without Any Actual Beach Boys

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-beach-boys-played-their-first-concert-without-any-actual-beach-boys/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:21:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:54:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-first-concert-without-beach-boys-1235656525/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- Stamos’s group played as the California Sound without any Beach Boys members.
- Mike Love’s illness has disrupted the band’s concert schedule.
- The group performed nine songs in each of three short Epcot sets.

## Summary

John Stamos and the California Sound performed under their own name at Epcot after the Beach Boys cancelled most recent concerts while Mike Love recovers from a medical ailment. The show was unusual: in the band’s 65-year touring history and more than 7,000 performances, it had never played a concert without any Beach Boys members.

The group played three 30-minute sets, each with nine songs, including four Beach Boys tracks and covers by Elvis Presley and others. Stamos sent Love “love and good vibes” from the stage and recalled his ties to Disney World, where the “Kokomo” video was filmed. A further three Epcot shows were scheduled, but the Beach Boys’ future bookings remain uncertain: their last listed 2026 show was cancelled, and their calendar currently extends only to a replacement date in Alberta on 8 May 2027.

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