Beach Boys Brian Wilson To Perform Pet Sounds At Galway International Arts Festival

One of the most iconic and influential musicians in the history of pop music, Brian Wilson has added a second date for his visit in Ireland this summer, this time opting for Galway's International Arts Festival on July 23.

This 50th anniversary celebration tour will be the final performance of Pet Sounds in its entirety, the Galway Advertiser reports. Performing with special guests Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin and a 15-piece band, the album will be performed in its exact running order followed by the best of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys material. Jardine and Chaplin are Wilson’s former bandmates, while Jardine also co-wrote the Pet Sounds track 'I Know There’s An Answer'.

Recorded in 1966, Pet Sounds is considered to be one of the greatest albums ever made. The album entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, tops MOJO magazine’s ‘Greatest Albums of All Time’, while Rolling Stone ranks it at number two in its list of ‘500 Greatest Albums Of All Time’.

Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds Live at the Absolut Big Top on Sunday 23 July 2017. Tickets, priced at €65, will go on sale at 9am on Friday 03 March on giaf.ie and roisindubh.net

Brian Wilson will also perform at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on July 25.