Mike Love Performs Seated at First Beach Boys Show Since July — SkimNews
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- Mike Love, 85, took the stage at Cincinnati's PNC Pavilion on Saturday night — the Beach Boys' first public performance in months after a string of cancelled comeback dates
- John Stamos told the Cincinnati crowd Love 'has been going through some health issues' and helped him on stage alongside Love's son Christian Love, adding 'he would not miss tonight'
- Love performed seated throughout, dressed in a cap, hoodie and scarf, singing backup vocals and addressing the audience between songs to thank them for attending
- Stamos posted an emotional Instagram message on Sunday calling Love his 'beloved friend, father figure, musical hero and mentor' and writing 'Mike is a fighter' who insists on performing despite doctors urging him to rest
- In a June Instagram post, Love revealed he had been recovering from bronchitis followed by Covid, and had lost his sister Maureen on the first anniversary of cousin Brian Wilson's death
- The Endless Summer tour is scheduled to continue through 13 November at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Bristol, Virginia, with a make-up date set for 8 May 2027 in Enoch, Alberta
- Al Jardine, the only other surviving original Beach Boy, is simultaneously touring his own Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band on a separate circuit of US dates
Why it matters: With Love, 85, performing seated through compounding bronchitis, Covid and grief, and with Al Jardine now touring a separate show, the 2025 Endless Summer run is effectively a farewell circuit headlined by two founders performing apart — making each remaining date one of the last chances to see a living Beach Boy co-founder on stage.
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