A capacity crowd is expected Friday when the Beach Boys return to Westport’s Levitt Pavilion.
According to Levitt Pavilion Executive Director Freda Welsh, the concert is now sold out with 2,500 tickets sold. She said there are still a limited number of Gala Dinner tickets at $250 which include priority seating at the concert and the after-party.
Gates will open for the concert at 7:30 p.m. with general admission ticket holders seated on a first-come basis. Starting at 8 p.m., singer and guitarist Forrest Sun will provide some pre-concert entertainment, and the Beach Boys will take the stage at 9 p.m.
In 1998, after the death of lead guitarist Carl Wilson, the original Beach Boys split up into three separate tours, according to the band’s official fan club Web site.
Lead singer Mike Love licensed the Beach Boys name, and his band will be playing at the Levitt. He is joined by one other surviving member of the original band, Bruce Johnston.
Sponsored by SAAB of Westport, the Beach Boys concert proceeds will help to underwrite the 52 free nights of entertainment held at the Pavilion throughout the summer.
Forecasters say there’s a chance of isolated thunderstorms on Friday, but the concert will go on regardless of the weather conditions, according to Levitt officials.
