Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Beach Boys star to perform at Isaac Theatre Royal

    1. Canterbury
    2. Christchurch

    Founding Beach Boys Member Al Jardine. Photo: Supplied
    Founding Beach Boys Member Al Jardine. Photo: Supplied
    An original member of the iconic United States surf rock band, The Beach Boys, will perform in Christchurch on American Independence Day.

    Al Jardine and his 11-piece Pet Sounds Band - which he personally put together with his late bandmate Brian Wilson - will celebrate 60 years of Beach Boys music at the Isaac Theatre Royal on Saturday, July 4.

    Wilson and Jardine formed The Beach Boys in 1961.

    The show is set to feature classic songs like California Girls, Help Me Rhonda, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Good Vibrations, God Only Knows and Don’t Worry Baby.

    Al Jardine, co-founder of The Beach Boys, on stage at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills,...
    Al Jardine, co-founder of The Beach Boys, on stage at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images
    Affectionately known as ‘America’s Band’, Jardine was a founding member of The Beach Boys.

    He met Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson and Mike Love after moving to California in the mid-1950s.

    Jardine was the lead vocalist on their hit song Help Me Rhonda.

    • Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band will play at the Isaac Theatre Royal on American Independence Day - July 4. The tour then moves to Dunedin (Town Hall) on July 5 and New Plymouth (TSB Stadium) on July 8. Tickets will be available on ticketek.co.nz at 11am on March 2.

    -Allied Media