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Beach Boys' Nashville Ryman show feels like a farewell to fans

Fans at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium left Sunday's show with no stage announcement but a strong hunch about Mike Love's touring future; the band has confirmed nothing yet.

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Published 6:42 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “The Beach Boys Play Nashville’s Ryman in What John Stamos Says ‘Could Be the Last Time I Stand Behind Mike’ Love in Concert”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:42 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger.

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VarietyThe Beach Boys Play Nashville’s Ryman in What John Stamos Says ‘Could Be the Last Time I Stand Behind Mike’ Love in Concert

What BBN said about it

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing outside the Ryman, where the Beach Boys played last night, and the crowd behind me is leaving slowly, like people who aren't sure what they just saw.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentNobody on stage announced anything, but John Stamos says it could be the last time he stands behind Mike Love in concert, and fans here took that to heart.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI've got a fan who was inside. Sir, was this a goodbye?
Lyle FontaineOh, absolutely. They played the hits, they smiled, and nobody said a word about the future. You don't say nothing when it's the end.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the proof is that nothing happened.
Lyle FontaineExactly. I felt the same way about their last three tours, and they keep coming back.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThere's no official word, Hank, just a crowd, a sentimental night and a very long walk to the parking lot.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip, thank you. Nina, what gadget is in your hands this morning, and is it also leaving us?

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