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  Early in 2000, Wilson released his first live album, Live at the Roxy Theatre. Later that year, he embarked on U.S. tour dates featuring the first full live performances of Pet Sounds, with Wilson backed by a 55-piece orchestra. Van Dyke Parks was commissioned to write an overture arrangement of Wilson's songs. Although critics praised the tour, it was poorly attended and resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. In March 2001, Wilson attended a tribute show held in his honor at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where he performed "Heroes and Villains" publicly for the first time in decades.
  
  The Pet Sounds tour was followed by one in Europe in 2002, with a sold-out four-night residency at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Recordings from these concerts were issued as the live album Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live (June 2002). Over the next year, Wilson continued sporadic recording sessions for his fourth solo album, Gettin' In over My Head. Released in June 2004, the record featured guest appearances from Parks, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Some of the songs were leftovers from Wilson's collaborations with Paley and Thomas.
  
  To the surprise of his associates, Wilson agreed to follow the Pet Sounds tours with concert dates featuring songs from the unfinished Smile album. Sahanaja assisted with sequencing and Parks contributed additional lyrics. Brian Wilson Presents Smile (BWPS) premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in London in February 2004 and its positive reception led to a subsequent studio album adaptation. Released in September, BWPS debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200, the highest chart position for any album by the Beach Boys or Wilson since 1976's 15 Big Ones and the highest ever debut for a Beach Boys-related album. It was later certified platinum.
  
  In support of BWPS, Wilson embarked on a tour covering the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Sahanaja told Australian Musician, "In six years of touring this is the happiest we've ever seen Brian". In July 2005, Wilson performed at the Live 8 in Berlin, an event watched by about three million viewers on television. In September, he organized a charity drive for Hurricane Katrina victims, raising over $250,000. In November, Mike Love filed a lawsuit alleging that Wilson misappropriated his songs, likeness, the Beach Boys trademark, and the Smile album in connection with BWPS. The suit was dismissed.
  
  Early in 2000, Wilson released his first live album, Live at the Roxy Theatre. Later that year, he embarked on U.S. tour dates featuring the first full live performances of Pet Sounds, with Wilson backed by a 55-piece orchestra. Van Dyke Parks was commissioned to write an overture arrangement of Wilson's songs. Although critics praised the tour, it was poorly attended and resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. In March 2001, Wilson attended a tribute show held in his honor at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where he performed "Heroes and Villains" publicly for the first time in decades.
  
  The Pet Sounds tour was followed by one in Europe in 2002, with a sold-out four-night residency at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Recordings from these concerts were issued as the live album Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live (June 2002). Over the next year, Wilson continued sporadic recording sessions for his fourth solo album, Gettin' In over My Head. Released in June 2004, the record featured guest appearances from Parks, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Some of the songs were leftovers from Wilson's collaborations with Paley and Thomas.
  
  To the surprise of his associates, Wilson agreed to follow the Pet Sounds tours with concert dates featuring songs from the unfinished Smile album. Sahanaja assisted with sequencing and Parks contributed additional lyrics. Brian Wilson Presents Smile (BWPS) premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in London in February 2004 and its positive reception led to a subsequent studio album adaptation. Released in September, BWPS debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200, the highest chart position for any album by the Beach Boys or Wilson since 1976's 15 Big Ones and the highest ever debut for a Beach Boys-related album. It was later certified platinum.
  
  In support of BWPS, Wilson embarked on a tour covering the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Sahanaja told Australian Musician, "In six years of touring this is the happiest we've ever seen Brian". In July 2005, Wilson performed at the Live 8 in Berlin, an event watched by about three million viewers on television. In September, he organized a charity drive for Hurricane Katrina victims, raising over $250,000. In November, Mike Love filed a lawsuit alleging that Wilson misappropriated his songs, likeness, the Beach Boys trademark, and the Smile album in connection with BWPS. The suit was dismissed.