The upcoming tour, the majority of which is booked into outdoor venues, gets underway April 24 in Tucson, AZ, and dates are currently scheduled through mid-July.

The band has recorded new songs for a studio album that will be released later this year. Brian Wilson is producing the set, and Mike Love is the executive producer.

In addition to the tour and new album, Capitol/EMI is planning to issue commemorative catalog releases in conjunction with the band's golden anniversary, including a new hits collection and a career-spanning box set.

For the anniversary trek, the band's lineup will feature original members Wilson, Love and Al Jardine, along with Bruce Johnston, who joined in 1965, and guitarist David Marks, who played with the band in 1962 and 1963.

The band's surviving core members haven't toured together since founding member Carl Wilson died in 1998, with Brian Wilson, Jardine and Love trading lawsuits and splitting into different touring groups. The band's other founder, Dennis Wilson, drowned in 1983.

April 2012
24 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
26 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre
27 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
28 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
29 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Amphitheater

May 2012
2 - St Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheater
4 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
5 - Tampa, FL - David A. Straz Jr. Center For The Performing Arts
8, 9 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater
11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center For The Performing Arts
12 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (sold out)
13 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
15 - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
17 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Events Center
19 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata Hotel Casino
21 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
27 - Las Vegas, NV - Red Rock Casino

June 2012
1 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
8 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
13 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
15 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquahanna Bank Center
17 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
19 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
20 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
22 - Bangor, ME - Waterfront Park
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
26 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
29 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
30 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre