Mike Love’s continuing health fight has wiped out The Beach Boys 2026 concert cancellations one by one, and the last date went on November 13 in Bristol, Virginia. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino show was the final remaining 2026 public concert, leaving the band with just one listed future appearance.
November 13 in Bristol
The canceled date was set for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Bristol, Virginia, closing out a three-month run of pullbacks that had already stripped nearly the entire 2026 schedule. For a group that once leaned on relentless touring, the scale of the retreat is unusually large: one makeup date is now all that remains on the public calendar.
The only future public concert listed is May 8, 2027, at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Alberta, Canada. That gives ticket holders one clear date to keep, but it also leaves the band’s 2027 plans otherwise unresolved.
Bruce Johnston and David Marks
Bruce Johnston left the touring band in February, saying, “I am excited to join the Beach Boys for performances on special occasions and will see everyone at the Hollywood Bowl as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday!” He also told fans, “This isn’t goodbye, it’s see you soon. I am forever grateful to be a part of the Beach Boys musical legacy.”
By early July, the tour had reached the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Love’s appearance had become even more alarming. Weeks later, the group pulled 30 concerts, then canceled more in September. On October 3, the Beach Boys played a private event at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California, where photos and brief videos showed Love performing from a chair.
Cincinnati and Nashville
A week after October 3, the Beach Boys played two shows in Cincinnati and Nashville. At both, Love remained seated all night and barely sang, and Al Jardine said, “The optics of it were just awful and I’m speechless,” adding, “Obviously, he’s a total pro. He wants to be onstage, but he just doesn’t know how not to do it. He doesn’t know what else to do, so I think he’s trapped.”
That was the friction inside the run: Johnston had said he would see everyone at the Hollywood Bowl, but he did not appear there, and the band also had a new billing step in at Disney World’s Epcot Center on November 11 and 12. A new group billed as John Stamos and the California Sound took those dates, while The Beach Boys were left to cancel the final 2026 Bristol show days later.
For ticket holders, the practical answer is simple: the next public date still standing is the May 8, 2027 makeup show in Alberta, and everything else has been cleared off the board. Whether the Beach Boys will keep that date or add any other 2027 shows is the open question hanging over the name now.
