GIGS78

1978
[unless noted otherwise, all sessions at Brother]
January	9 - *Bambu* session: Baby Blue Eyes
	11 - session: Shortenin' Bread
	13 - session: I Will be In Heaven When My Angel Comes Home
	14 - session: I Will be In Heaven When My Angel Comes Home
	18 - *Bambu* session: Baby Blue/Love Surrounds Me
	30 - *Bambu* session: Baby Blue
	31 - *Bambu* session: Baby Blue
February	3 - *Bambu* session: Wild Situation/Baby Blue
	6 - session: Carl's shuffle [? Western]
	11 - session: It Could Be Anything
	16 - Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas NV
	17 - Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas NV
	22 - *M. I. U.* session: My Diane/Belles Of Paris [Wally Heider - 2 sessions]
	Australasian tour
	26 - Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand
	28 - Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Christchurch
March	3 - Festival Hall, Brisbane QLD, Australia
	4 - Festival Hall, Brisbane QLD
	5 - Festival Hall, Brisbane QLD
	6 - Festival Hall, Brisbane QLD
	7 - Festival Hall, Brisbane QLD
	8 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
	9 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
	10 - *M. I. U.* session: Matchpoint Of Our Love/Hey Little Tomboy [Wally Heider]
	12 - Football Park, Adelaide SA
	14 - Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth WA [1]
	15 - Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth WA
	18 - Sydney Sports Grounds, Sydney NSW
	19 - Sydney Sports Grounds, Sydney NSW
	20 - Blaisedell Arena, Honolulu HI
	21 - Blaisedell Arena, Honolulu HI
April	3 - Almost Summer/Lookin' Good Celebration single released
	10 - *Bambu* session: He's A Bum remake
	14 - The Summit, Houston TX
	15 - Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth TX
	16 - Assembly Center, Tulsa OK
	17 - Convention Center, Pine Bluff AZ
	18 - Lloyd Noble Center, U of Oklahoma, Norman OK
	19 - University of Texas, Austin TX
	20 - M. I. U. session: album mastered
	20 - Texas Tech, Lubbock TX
	21 - session: I Really Love You (=I Just Have To Say That I Love You)
	21 - Pan American Center, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces NM
	22 - Arizona State U, Tempe AZ
	23 - University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
	28 - University of Southern California , Los Angeles CA (Celebration) [2]
May	1 - *Bambu* session: Baby Blue/Mexico
	6 - American Bandstand, Hollywood, CA (Celebration) [3]
	8 - *Almost Summer* Celebration album released
	11 - Alan Jardine session: Rubles/Ride Arabian. Ride [Santa Barbara Sound]
	13 - Brian Wilson session: Bowling/Basketball [Santa Barbara Sound]
	13 - Folsom Field, Boulder CO [w/Journey]
	14 - University of Northern Iowa Dome, Cedar Falls IA
	18 - *Bambu* session: Under The Moonlight/It's Not Too Late/I Don't Wanna Go
	20 - Swiss Embassy, Washington DC [4]
	28 - Oakland Stadium, Oakland CA- [w/Linda Rondstadt and Dolly Parton]
June	8 - *Bambu* session: Companion
	12 - *Bambu* session: Under The Moonlight vocal
	16 - Civic Center, Providence RI
	17 - Civic Center, Springfield MA
	18 - New Haven Coliseum, New Haven CT
	19 - Scope, Norfolk VA
	20 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia PA [w/Charles Lloyd ]
	21 - War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
	22 - Forum, Montreal QB, Canada
	23 - Civic Center, Ottawa ON, Canada
	24 - CNE Grandstand, Toronto ON, Canada [w/Steve Miller, Journey and Pablo Cruise]
	25 - The Meadowlands, East Rutherford NJ [w/Stanky Brown, Steve Miller and Pablo Cruise]
	27 - session Santa Ana Winds [Western]
	28 - *M. I. U.* session: Winds Of Change [Wally Heider]
	29 - *M. I. U.* session: album remastered ?
July	4 - Leningrad, USSR [w/Joan Baez and Santana] [cancelled]
	15 - *Bambu* session: Let Me Out Of Here
	16 - HS Memorial Stadium at the Seattle Center, Seattle WA [w/The Kinks, Randy Hansen and Jr. Cadillac]
	17 - *Bambu* session: I Gotta Get Out Of Here (=Let Me Out Of Here) [Kaye Smith, Seattle]
	19 - Edmonton Expo, Edmonton AB, Canada (2 shows)
	21 - Civic Center, St. Paul MN
	22 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago IL
	27 - session: Looking Down The Coast [Western]
	28 - session: Santa Ana Winds [Western]
August	3 - Carowinds Beach Bash, Carowinds Amusement Park, Charlotte NC [2 shows]
	4 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD
	5 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD [2 shows]
	6 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga NY
	7 - Boston Garden, Boston MA [w/Charles Lloyd]
	9 - Blossom Music Center, Cleveland OH
	10 - Blossom Music Center, Cleveland OH
	11 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI
	12 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI
	13 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI
	14 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield IL [2 shows]
	22 - session: Santa Ana Winds [Western]
	25 - Grand Haven, MI [w/Jan & Dean]
	26 - Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh PA [w/Steve Miller, Axis, Barkin Band, Sweet Breeze and Jan & Dean]
	27 - Great Miami River Music Festival, Edgewater Raceway Park, Cincinnati OH [w/Jan & Dean, Blue Oyster Cult, The Cars, Starcastle and The Dirt Band] [5]
	27 - Civic Center, Charleston WV [cancelled]
	28 - Peggy Sue/Hey Little Tomboy single released
	28 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: California Feeling/Calendar Girl/Song X (=Brian's Back) [Criteria, Miami]
	30 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Love Surrounds Me [Criteria, Miami]
	31 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session #1: Brian's Back [Criteria, Miami] *L. A. (Light Album)* session #2: Calendar Girl [Criteria, Miami]
September	1 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: California Feeling [Criteria, Miami] [6]
	1 - Municipal Auditorium, Mobile AL [w/Jan & Dean]
	2 - Omni, Atlanta GA [w/Jan & Dean and Le Roux]
	3 - Miami FL [w/Jan & Dean]
	3 - Civic Center, Lakeland FL [w/Jan & Dean]
	4 - Savannah GA [w/Jan & Dean]
	4 - Jacksonville FL [w/Jan & Dean]
	18 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Full Sail/Goin' South [Western]
	19 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Calendar Girl/Lady Lynda remakes [Western]
	25 - *M. I. U. Album* album released
	28 - *Bambu* session: Time For Bed (=Mexico) [Cherokee]
October	2 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Goin' South [Western]
	6 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Please Darling (=I'm Begging You Please) [Shangri-La]
	11 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Lady Lynda[Western]
	12 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	15 - ? *Bambu* session: I Love You [Sounds Good]
	16 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Lady Lynda [Western]
	16 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	19 - Brian Wilson session: Drip Drop [Western] [7]
	27 - Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
	28 - Notre Dame University, South Bend IN
	28 - Arie Crown Theater, Chicago IL
November	Mike Love solo albums
	Given that the band were under severe pressure to deliver their first album for Caribou, this might seem a strange time for Mike to attempt a solo career, much less record two albums simultaneously, but this is exactly what he did. During November and December at Santa Barbara Sound he worked with two producers, Paul Fauerso on *First Love* and Al Perkins on *Country Love*. Further details of the albums are to be found here.
	10 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night/Baby Blue [Sounds Good]
	12 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Shortenin' Bread [Sound Castle]
	13 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Full Sail [studio unknown]
	13 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: untitled Brian (? There's A Feeling In The Air) [Western]
	13 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Love Surrounds Me/Shortenin' Bread [Sounds Good]
	15 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Angel Come Home [Western]
	22 - *First Love* session: Sumahama [Santa Barbara Sound]
	27 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Lady Lynda/Full Sail [Britannia]
	30 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: title unknown [Western]
December	7 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	8 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Love Surround You [Britannia]
	13 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Good Timin' vocals [Western]
	16 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Santa Ana Winds [Super Sound, Monterey]
	17 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Santa Ana Winds [Super Sound, Monterey]
	18 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Goin' South/Sumahama remake [Britannia]
	18 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sound Arts]
	19 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sound Arts]
	20 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Studio 55]
	20 - Dick Clark's Live Wednesday Show ABC-TV, Los Angeles CA [8]
	22 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	23 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	27 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Sounds Good]
	28 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [Britannia]
	29 - *L. A. (Light Album)* session: Here Comes The Night [2 sessions - Sounds Good]

1	The infamous show where Carl was totally out of it. The following day, at a press conference he apologised, explaining he had taken medication for a back problem and had a drink on top of it. Not exactly true: with his marriage disintegrating, Carl had developed a sizeable drink and heroin habit, and this wasn't the only show where he was visibly in an altered state. As all the shows on this tour were filmed, it's interesting to consider that he may have seen this show and decided to clean up his act.
2	A Celebration show with Brian, Carl and Jan & Dean guesting: photos and clippings of this concert form the sleeve of the 2nd Celebration album.
3	For this TV appearence, Brian 'joined' Celebration.
4	Another Celebration concert - only Mike was present.
5	Rain delays added to the length of this event and caused the show in Charleston WV to be cancelled.
6	Either on, or very shortly after this date, a tape was compiled for CBS boss Walter Yetnikoff to hear what his $8.5 million investment in the band had bought. The songs on the tape (oddly dated August 28th) were a mixture of Criteria recordings - California Feeling, Brian's Back & Calendar Girl - and material recorded earlier in LA at Brother and Western: Baby Blue (the *Bambu* version), Looking Down The Coast/Monterey & Santa Ana Winds (original version). Legend has it that Yetnikoff's reaction was to say "Gentlemen, I think I've just been fucked". Certainly, Bruce Johnston was invited to produce the sessions very shortly thereafter.
7	A Brian solo session: not for the faint of heart.
8	There's some question as to wether they actually appeared on the show, but they were scheduled to.
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