Brian Wilson stands up for cure on tour

Brian Wilson, number seven of Paste’s Best Living Songwriters, is no stranger to charitable works without the aid of a court mandate like many other rock stars, so it comes as no surprise he is playing a benefit gig in New York City. The former creative genius of the Beach Boys is teaming up with the non-profit Stand Up for a Cure, whose goal is to eradicate lung cancer, for a late spring show at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

If getting to New York is too much trouble to catch Wilson in concert, the benefit happens in the middle of a small tour in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. According to Brooklyn Vegan, extra exciting news comes with this tour as Wilson’s website says, “Brian and his formidable ten-piece band will be presenting a number of his classic compositions as well as a collection of his greatest hits that will please everyone in the room.”

Pleasing dates:

May
8 - New York, N.Y. @ Carnegie Hall Rainforest Benefit

June
28 - London, United Kingdom @ Kenwood
29 - Ipswich, United Kingdom @ Ipswich Regent Theatre

July
1 - London, United Kingdom @ Royal Albert Hall
8 - Niagra Falls, Ontario @ Niagra Fallsview Casino Avalon Ballroom
11 - New York, N.Y. @ Hammerstein Ballroom
12 - Highmount, N.Y. @ Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
13 - Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

September
12 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
13 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
14 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl