1976
[unless noted otherwise, all sessions were at Brother:
Brian definitely appeared at the concerts noted +]
[unless stated otherwise all releases are on Brother-Reprise]
  January 30 - May 15 - 15 Big Ones sessions: in addition to the titles noted below, also
                                             possibly recorded were Gold Rush/Lisa/Secret Love/
                                             10,000 Years Ago
30 - 15 Big Ones session: Palisades Park [Western]
31 - 15 Big Ones session: Blueberry Hill
  March first week - Pacific Ocean Blue sessions:
                  River Song [vocal]/Pacific Ocean Blue/Rainbows [vocals]
  9 - 15 Big Ones session: Sea Cruise
10 - 15 Big Ones session: On Broadway
11 - 15 Big Ones session: In The Still Of The Night
15 - 15 Big Ones session: Mony, Mony
16 - 15 Big Ones session: Rock And Roll Music/Just Once In My Life
17 - 15 Big Ones session: A Casual Look/Chapel Of Love
18 - 15 Big Ones session: TM Song
19 - 15 Big Ones session: Talk To Me
25 - 15 Big Ones session: A Casual Look/Chapel Of Love/Palisades Park/Blueberry
       Hill/Sea Cruise (probably a vocal session)
28 - Cousteau Society Benefit, Lakeland FL*
        [w/Tom Paxton, Hickory Wind and others: MC'd by Mike, no other BB
         involvement]
30 - 15 Big Ones session: Had To Phone Ya
?? - 15 Big Ones session: Come Go With Me
April 13 - 15 Big Ones session: Running Bear
14 - 15 Big Ones session: Running Bear/Shake, Rattle & Roll
15 - 15 Big Ones session: Peggy Sue
16 - 15 Big Ones session: Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore
21 - Dennis Wilson session: 2,000 Years Ago/String Thing 2/Long String
                                           Song/Hawaiian Dream (=Farewell My Friend)/Friday
                                           Night (intro)
27 - 15 Big Ones session: Let's Dance/That Same Song/Don't Fight The Sea
28 - 15 Big Ones session: That Same Song/Don't Fight The Sea
29 - 15 Big Ones session: Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore
?? - 15 Big Ones session: Everyone's In Love With You
  May   ? - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Farewell My Friend [vocals - after the 7th]
  8 - 15 Big Ones session: Short Skirts/Everyone's In Love With You
?? - 15 Big Ones session: Back Home (before 18th)
15 - UCSB, Santa Barbara CA [1]
18 - 15 Big Ones session: master assembled
24 - Rock And Roll Music/TM Song single released
  April-May ?? - 15 Big Ones session: Peggy Sue
  summer ?? - session: Clangin'
  June 16 - The Search for Something Else NBC TV show [Mike only]
20 - filming for the It's OK ! TV special: Brian's birthday party and possibly the
       'failure to surf' sequence.
25 - Floral Fiesta Dream Girl pageant, San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo CA†
       [Dennis was a judge, footage used in the TV special]
26 - "15 Big Ones session: It's OK" [2]
  July   2 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland CA+
        [w/America, Elvin Bishop and John Sebastian] [3]
  3 - Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim CA+[w/America, Santana and Gerard] [4]
  5 - 15 Big Ones album released
  5 - Beached session: Streets of Love/Moonbeams [5]
  7 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: River Song [strings]/Rainbows/Thoughts of You
  9 - Beached session: Everyone Knows My Name/Precious Love [5]
10 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: River Song [vocals & choir]
12 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI  * [w/Billy Joel]
13 - AM Detroit: Dennis Wholey TV Show [Mike only]
13 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI  * [w/Billy Joel]
14 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI  * [w/Billy Joel]
16 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago IL* [w/Billy Joel]
17 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago IL* [w/Billy Joel]
18 - Mile High Stadium, Denver CO* [w/Fleetwood Mac, Santana and Gerard]
21 - Edmonton Coliseum, Edmonton ALB, Canada* (2 shows)
23 - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City MO
       [w/The Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Firefall and The Ozark Mountain Daredevils]
24 - Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee WI
        [w/Firefall, Gerard and The Doobie Brothers]
25 - Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines IA 
       [w/The Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Firefall and Gerard]
29 - Avalon Ballroom, Santa Catalina Island CA [6]
  August   1 - session: Ruby Baby/Hey Little Tomboy
  5 - The Beach Boys NBC TV Special
  6 - Channel 5 TV show "Twin Cities Today" [Mike only]
  6 - Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington MN*
       [wRags, Tower of Power and Boz Scaggs]
  7 - University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA* [2 shows]
  8 - Keil Auditorium, St. Louis MO
  9 - Glen Oak Park Ampitheater, Peoria IL* [w/The Watermelon Rhythm Band]
10 - University Of Dayton, Dayton OH* [w/Heart]
11 - Mike Douglas Show taping
11 - Spectrum, Philadelphia PA* [w/Heart]
12 - Spectrum, Philadelphia PA* [w/Heart]
13 - Coliseum, Hampton Roads VA* [w The Cate Brothers]
14 - Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh PA [w/Peter Frampton and Gary Wright]
15 - Ohio State University, Columbus OH*
18 - session: Ruby Baby
19 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Honey I Do (=You And I)
20 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: School Girl
21 - session: Marilyn Rovell/Sherry She Needs Me (vocals)
24 - Multi-Coloured Swap Shop BBC1 TV show taping [Mike only][7]
26 - Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs NY [w/The Cate Brothers]
27 - Civic Center, Providence RI*
28 - Roosevelt Stadium. Jersey City NJ [w/The Richie Furay Band]
29 - Civic Center, Hartford CT* [w/The Cate Brothers]
30 - it's OK/Had To Phone ya single released
30 - Capital Center, Largo MD+ [w/Artful Dodger] [8]
31 - Capital Center, Largo MD+ [w/Artful Dodger]
  fall ?? - Brian Wilson session: That Special Feeling
?? - Brian Wilson session: Hey There Moma
?? - session: We Gotta Groove
?? - Brian Wilson session: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
?? - Brian Wilson session: Lazy Lizzie
  September
 
to spring 1977 - Pacific Ocean Blue sessions: in addition to the titles released on the album, other songs recorded were Flowers Come In The Spring/I Didn't Mean To Make You Worry/School Girl/Taking Off/Time For Bed/Tug Of Love (Feel The Pull)
  1 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NJ [w/The Cate Brothers]
  2 - Memorial Arena, Buffalo NY*
       [w/The Cate Brothers and Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer]
  3 - Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ON, Canada* [w/The Garfield Band]
  4 - Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ON, Canada*
       [w/The Garfield Band - two shows]
  5 - Civic Centre, Ottawa ON*
  6 - The Forum, Montreal PQ, Canada*
  9 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Dreamer [bass & horns]
13 - Mike Douglas Show, Philadelphia PA [9]
16 - Brigham Young U., Provo UT* [cancelled][10]
17 - Rock Music Awards CBS TV show, Los Angeles CA [11]
18 - Dome Stadium, Seattle WA* [cancelled - rescheduled for December]
19 - PNE Coliseum, Vancouver BC, Canada* [cancelled - rescheduled for December]
20 - PNE Coliseum, Vancouver BC, Canada* [cancelled - rescheduled for December]
21 - Colisuem, Portland OR* [cancelled]
23 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Only With You
24 - Coliseum, San Diego CA* [cancelled]
25 - Hughes Stadium, Sacramento CA* [cancelled]
26 - Santa Barbara Stadium, Santa Barbara CA* [cancelled]
late - Pacific Ocean Blue sessions: You And I [vocals]/Pacific Ocean Blue [vocals]
  October to mid-November - Brian Loves You/'New Album' sessions: in addition to the titles noted below, the following tracks were also recorded during this time; Let's Put Our Hearts Together/Airplane/I'll Bet He's Nice/The Night Was So Young/My Diane/Hey Little Tomboy. A compilation tape of rough mixes for Love You was assembled on November 16th. For further details on these two album projects, go here.
  1 - Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis TN* [cancelled]
  2 - session: Ruby Baby
  2 - Arkansas State Fair, Little Rock AR* [cancelled]
  3 - Oklahoma State Fair, Tulsa OK* [cancelled]
  5 - Convention Center Arena, Dallas TX* [cancelled]
  6 - HofHeinz Pavilion, Houston TX* [cancelled]
  7 - Fort Worth, TX* [cancelled]
  8 - Civic Auditorium, San Antonio TX* [cancelled]
13 - Love You session: Honkin' Down The Highway/I Wanna Pick You Up
21 - Love You session: Mona
26 - Love You session: Solar System
27 - Love You session: Let Us Go On This Way/Hey There Moma
28 - Love You session: Love Is A Woman
  November   2 - Love You session: Roller Skating Child
  8 - Everyone's In Love With You/Susie Cincinnati single released
10 - Love You session: Mona/Johnny Carson
13 - Multi-Coloured Swap Shop BBC1 TV show aired
15 - Beach Boys '69 (Live In London) album released (Capitol) [112
22 - Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati OH*+ [123
24 - Pete Fornatale show WNEW FM, New York NY [14]
24 - Madison Square Garden, New York NY+[15]
25 - Madison Square Garden, New York NY+
26 - Madison Square Garden, New York NY
27 - Saturday Night Live NBC TV show* [14]
27 - Boston Gardens, Boston MA*
29 - Civic Center, Springfield MA [cancelled]
  December   8 - Mike Douglas Show, Philadelphia PA [14] (taped 23rd November)
15 - Oakland Stadium, Oakland CA+
17 - Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WA*+
18 - Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WA*+
19 - Spokane Coliseum, Spokane WA*+
21 - PNE Coliseum, Vancouver BC, Canada
23 - Memorial Coliseum, Portland OR* [w/Charles Lloyd]+
27 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego CA+
31 - LA Forum, Los Angeles CA+[16]
  unknown ?? - Dennis Wilson session: Life Symphony
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1
  This was a Papa Doo Run Run gig where Mike joined them for most of the show.
  The support was The Reverie Rhythym Rockers, Jeff Foskett's first band. Jeff was
  at UCSB at the time.
2
  The date ascribed to this session in Badman's book is utterly impossible as the album
  had been mastered over a month earlier.
3
  Brian's first appearence with the band since April 1973.
4
  Brian's first full show since November 1970: filmed for the TV special.
5
  Ricci Martin album produced by Carl.
6
  The 'gig' was in fact Bruce Johnston's wedding party.
7
  Mike made a flying visit to Europe August 18th-26th to promote the NBC TV
  special, visiting The Netherlands, France, West Germany and England.
8
  Brian's first show outside California since March 1970.
9
  Mike & Alan only.
10
  According to a press report at the time, the cancellations were due to assorted
  illnesses. In a later interview, Mike stated that he had hepatitis.
11
  The Wilson brothers only.
12
  Originally released in the UK in May 1970 as Live In London.
13
  Prior to this show, an advert was placed in a Cincinatti paper trying to find "Susie
  Cincinatti", and it worked when cab driver Joellyn Lambert replied. Alan flew in a
  day early to meet her, join her for dinner and invite her to the show. When the
  song was played she came out on stage.
14
  Brian only.
15
  Brian played the first two nights but missed the third due to rehearsals for Saturday
  Night Live.
16
  The official 15th anniversary concert.