Pat Seaman wrote:But does anyone get together, as a club, to sing Beach Boys songs? I rather doubt it.
As a matter of fact they do! Usually after the show, either The Beach Boys (Mike Love & Bruce Johnston) or Brian Wilson's band which now also includes Al Jardine, when they tour over here. The fans usually meet up after the shows somewhere closeby and they sing Beach Boys songs usually with a couple of acoustic guitars and tamborine until the early hours of the moning and sometimes even some of the other band members from either band come along and join in.
I have been to one myself in 2011 after Brian Wilson played at the Royal Festival Hall, London. We all met up at the Premier Inn which is just up the road afterwards in the bar where a lot of us were staying after the show.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of the Beach Boys Stomp Convention? It takes place once a year at Greenford, Middlesex exept for one year in 2009 (I went to that one) it was held at Frimley Green, the same place as Shadowmania.
There are several Beach Boys tribute bands around Britain, a lot of them wear the stripe shirts from the early 60s era and play white Fenders. One particular band I saw at the convention that year was The Beached Boys, they were excellent.
Yes there is a lot happening Beach Boys wise if not quite the same as what happens at The Shadows clubs. A lot of information can be found on Facebook.
p.s. I believe Warren Bennett is a huge Beach Boys fan.