John Stamos finally made his debut at Chicago’s Riot Fest on Saturday, performing alongside the Beach Boys in an appearance that was a dozen years in the making.

Organizers had been pursuing Stamos since 2013, when they first offered a set to the actor’s fictional Full House band Jesse and the Rippers. The overtures became increasingly more aggressive and madcap: A statue of Stamos made out of butter, dubbed “Butter Stamos,” was constructed, while additional headline-grabbing stunts — like a John Stamos art show in 2017 — were staged in subsequent years to grab the actor’s attention.

Earlier this summer, Riot Fest revealed that they had finally found a loophole to force Stamos to visit the festival: By recruiting the Beach Boys, who currently employ the actor as a touring member. St

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