Beach Boys cancel state fair appearances across U.S.
The Beach Boys have canceled a string of 2026 tour dates, including the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 7 and the Alaska State Fair appearance, saying they’re taking a short break to recharge. They plan to return in 2027, with refunds issued for affected tickets and replacements or new schedules to be announced for other dates.
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About Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was produced, arranged, and primarily composed by Brian Wilson with guest lyricist Tony Asher. Recorded largely between January and April 1966, it furthered the orchestral sound introduced in The Beach Boys Today! (1965). Seeking to expand Phil Spector's Wall of Sound technique and surpass the Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965), Wilson's orchestrations blended pop, jazz, exotica, classical, and avant-garde elements, combining rock instrumentation with layered vocal harmonies, found sounds, and instruments not normally associated with rock. It was their first album in which studio musicians, such as the Wrecking Crew, largely replaced the band on their instruments, and the first in which any rock group abandoned the small-ensemble format for an entire album. Its unprecedented total production cost exceeded $70,000.
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