The cancellations came just before the band was expected to return from a summer touring break, pushing its next scheduled performance into October.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Beach Boys abruptly canceled their remaining September performances just as the group was preparing to return to the stage following a roughly two-month touring break, with venues in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and South Carolina confirming the shows would no longer take place.
The changes affected a Sept. 24 appearance at The Big E Arena in West Springfield, a Sept. 25 concert at the Univest Performance Center in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and two Sept. 27 performances at the Alabama Theatre in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. No public explanation from the band had been announced Thursday for the latest cancellations. The group’s next scheduled concert remained an Oct. 9 performance in Bloomington, Illinois.
The cancellation in Quakertown was confirmed directly by the Univest Performance Center, which said the concert would not take place because of circumstances beyond the venue’s control. The venue said ticket holders had been notified by email with information about refunds. The Pennsylvania appearance had already been moved from an earlier date when the Beach Boys paused much of their summer touring schedule.
The Alabama Theatre also said both Beach Boys performances scheduled for Sept. 27 had been canceled because of circumstances beyond its control. The theater said there was no rescheduled date at the time of its announcement. The North Myrtle Beach appearances had themselves been rescheduled from earlier in the year, adding another disruption for ticket holders who had been expecting the group’s return.
The Big E performance in West Springfield also disappeared from the active schedule ahead of the Sept. 24 show. The fair’s website said tickets for the canceled appearance would be automatically refunded to the original method of payment. The Massachusetts date had been expected to mark the Beach Boys’ return to live performances after the band stepped away from touring in July.
The latest cancellations follow a summer break announced by the band after nearly 30 dates between late July and early September were affected. At the time, co-founder and frontman Mike Love said the group was taking a short break to “recharge” and planned to return in September. Some shows were canceled, while others were moved to dates later in 2026 or 2027.
Love, 85, had also spoken publicly about personal and health challenges earlier in the year. In June, he said he was recovering after bronchitis followed by COVID-19 and was grieving the death of his sister, Maureen. Love said those events had taken an emotional and physical toll on him. However, neither the venues nor the band publicly connected those earlier health issues to the September cancellations, and no confirmed reason for this week’s changes had been released.
The Beach Boys have been touring during the 60th anniversary year of “Pet Sounds,” the influential 1966 album that includes songs such as “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Sloop John B” and “God Only Knows.” Love is the founding member currently performing with the touring Beach Boys lineup. Fellow co-founder Al Jardine performs separately with the Pet Sounds Band, while longtime Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston left the touring group earlier this year.
The cancellations come during a period of major change for the group. Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ co-founder, songwriter and producer, died in June 2025 at age 82. Brothers Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson died in 1983 and 1998, respectively. The surviving members and related touring groups have continued performing music from the Beach Boys catalog while marking milestones connected to the band’s more than six decades of recordings.
As of Sept. 24, the Beach Boys remained listed for an Oct. 9 concert at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. The venue was still advertising the performance, which had previously been rescheduled from Aug. 13. Additional October dates were listed for Cincinnati and Nashville. No announcement had been made indicating those performances were canceled, leaving Bloomington as the band’s next scheduled return to the stage.
Author note: Last updated September 24, 2026.