The Beach Boys will sing the national anthem at the Los Angeles Dodgers home opening game next week as part of a season-long deal, the baseball club said.

The Dodgers tie-in comes as the iconic Californian band prepares to start a 50th anniversary reunion tour later this month, which will include dates in Japan in August.

The deal is to celebrate the 50th birthdays of both the band and the team’s iconic Dodger Stadium, and will include co-branded merchandise featuring the group’s 50th anniversary logo and the stadium’s 50th anniversary logo.

“It’s very special to us that we get to celebrate our 50 years alongside the Dodgers, a team we all love,” said the Beach Boys in a statement.

“Generations of fans have supported our music just as much as their Boys in Blue and we’re very happy to celebrate both LA traditions at Dodger Stadium this Opening Day.”

Dodgers official Tommy Lasorda said the team was “so pleased to share our golden anniversary with another California icon... Singing the national anthem any time is an honour, but especially on Opening Day”.

Mr Lasorda said he was “looking forward to their performance” on Tuesday, which will include a song by the Beach Boys and their rendition of the national anthem on the field at Dodger stadium.

The Beach Boys − Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks − made their first reunion appearance at the Grammys in February, after announcing their 50th anniversary tour last year.

How it all began

• The Beach Boys were formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961.

• Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson teamed up with their cousin Mike Love and schoolmate Alan Jardine to produce rootsy Chuck Berry R&B.

• They soon moved on to a distinct sound of their own that reflected a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars and romance.

• Managed by the Wilsons’ father Murry, they signed with Capitol Records in 1962 and Brian Wilson went on to pen more than two dozen Top 40 hits, including “Surfin USA” and “Fun,Fun,Fun”.