Mike Love Is ‘Facing Serious Health Challenges,’ Says John Stamos - Billboard

by Elizabeth StantonMon, October 12th 2026 at 5:30 PMNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Mike Love and John Stamos attend the 54th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images)TOPICS:John StamosMike LoveBeach BoysHealth challengesBronchitisCOVID-19Ryman AuditoriumNashvilleThe Beach Boys have been performing since July after months of canceled shows, but it seems that founding member Mike Love is not doing well. John Stamos played with the band Sunday night at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville but wrote on social media just hours beforehand that Love is now “facing serious health challenges.”“We hope he’ll be doing what he loves for years to come, but we don’t know what the future holds. We have tonight,” Stamos wrote. He continued, “Mike is a fighter. Despite doctors, family and friends urging him to focus on his health, he insists on being on stage. He says he needs his band, the audience, his friends and drummer surrounding him to lift him up.”Stamos warned the potential audience that “The Mike Love we see tonight may not be exactly the Mike we’ve always known.

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