The Beach Boys are rolling back into Cincinnati this Saturday with a familiar face from Full House in tow. John Stamos is set to join the band on stage at Riverbend Music Center's PNC Pavilion on Oct. 10, according to a Beach Boys announcement, marking 40 years since the actor, producer and musician first performed with the group.
A Rescheduled Date With a Bigger Celebration
The concert was originally booked for Aug. 12, 2026, but Riverbend Music Center confirmed the show was pushed back, with all previously purchased tickets honored for the new date. According to riverbend.org, doors open at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m., with a free pre-show cookout included for every ticket holder. The venue says the night will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States while also saluting the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys' landmark 1966 album, Pet Sounds.
The Riverbend listing names John Morgan and Atlus as special guests for the evening, and notes that The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love, alongside musical director Brian Eichenberger and the rest of the band's lineup, per the venue's own account. Tickets for the show are available through Ticketmaster, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Four Decades of Stamos and the Beach Boys
Stamos' connection to the band stretches back to July 4, 1985, when he played his first official show with The Beach Boys at the Washington Monument in front of nearly a million people, according to a Beach Boys announcement reported by blogs.pechanga.com. The band announced in May 2025 that Stamos would join as a special guest for select U.S. dates on The Sounds of Summer Tour, explicitly framing those appearances as marking his 40th anniversary performing with the group.
Stamos has appeared in several Beach Boys music videos over the years and even directed the video for their song Hot Fun in the Summertime, per the same announcement. According to the Enquirer, he's also appeared in the band's No. 1 hit video for Kokomo, performed with the group at Great American Ball Park in 2013 during an on-field concert following a Reds game against the Cubs, and shared a longtime television connection with the band through his Full House character, Jesse Katsopolis — a sitcom on which The Beach Boys were recurring guest stars.
Part of a Busy Stretch on the Road
The Cincinnati date lands in the middle of an active run for the band. The Beach Boys recently extended The Sounds of Summer Tour into the fall with a three-date engagement at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, as reported by avclub.com. Stamos and the band also performed together the previous year as part of EPCOT's Eat to the Beat Concert series, and he's set to join them again for a two-night engagement at Walt Disney World on Nov. 11 and 12 in the American Gardens Theatre, according to laughingplace.com.
For Cincinnati fans who missed the original August date, Saturday's show offers a second chance to catch the lineup — cookout included — while Stamos marks four decades on stage with a band he first joined at the foot of the Washington Monument.
