A year after their triumphant Grammy Awards reunion performance, a sold out North American tour, and a Top Three album -- the original Beach Boys have splintered into two factions. Mike Love, who holds the license to tour under the Beach Boys banner, has announced a string of 2013 dates with longtime bandmate Bruce Johnston; while Brian Wilson is said to be close to announcing a handful of his own shows with Beach Boys co-founders Al Jardine and David Marks.

 

Mike Love's Beach Boys will kick off their dates for the year on February 15th in Fort Meyers, Florida, with the last shows on the books set for May 24th in Norfolk, Nebraska. So far, Brian Wilson, Jardine, and Marks have only one date announced for July 25th at Kettering, Ohio's Fraze Pavilion For The Performing Arts

 

Love, who's pretty much been on tour since 1962, told us that if performing is what you do, playing live as often as possible can only make you better at it: "Everybody forgets when they start out they do four or five sets a night in a nightclub, y'know (laughs)? And then all of a sudden if you do more than one show, you're gonna kill yourself, or something -- I mean, some people are like that. But I've always found that the more you sing, the stronger your voice gets." 

 

February 15 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 

February 16 - Orlando, FL - SeaWorld Orlando Adventure Park 

February 17 - Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 

February 18 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live 

March 1, 2 - Lincoln City, OR - Chinook Winds Casino 

April 4 - Westbury, NY - NYCB Theatre At Westbury 

April 5 - Sewell, NJ - TD Bank Arts Centre 

April 6 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center 

April 7 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theatre 

April 8 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theatre 

May 1 - Prince Albert, SK - E.A. Rawlinson Centre For The Arts 

May 2 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina Show Lounge 

May 3 - Edmonton, AB - Century Casino 

May 10 - Ivins, UT - Tuacahn Amphitheatre / Center For The Arts 

May 11 - Las Vegas, NV - Cannery Casino Hotel 

May 12 - Flagstaff, AZ - Pepsi Amphitheater At Fort Tuthill Park

May 17, 18 - Tulsa, OK - River Spirit Casino 

May 19 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre For Performing Arts 

May 24 - Norfolk, NE - Divots Event Center

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