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do artists ever play this venue solo/not at a festival? a quick look on setlist fm indicates that its pretty rare for an artist to play a headline show here. very curious what attendance and production will look like
do artists ever play this venue solo/not at a festival? a quick look on setlist fm indicates that its pretty rare for an artist to play a headline show here. very curious what attendance and production will look like
Its in the round, check the TM listing. Kx5, Kanye/Drake, Rammstein. It gets used. The 60k figure is deceiving because the stadium can hold almost 80k for a football game. Add in the field and that is a few thousand more.
Currently at LA Coliseum for Fred again.. It’s wild to me he was able to sell this many tickets in such short notice
the short notice shows have been genius marketing by him and his team IMO. you get all the impulse buyers, ticket resellers who see a stadium and assume demand must be insane, and you don't give people time to second guess their decision of going.
Currently at LA Coliseum for Fred again.. It’s wild to me he was able to sell this many tickets in such short notice
the short notice shows have been genius marketing by him and his team IMO. you get all the impulse buyers, ticket resellers who see a stadium and assume demand must be insane, and you don't give people time to second guess their decision of going.
You have it completely backwards. More lead time between on sale and event = more tickets sold. The Coliseum show sold a lot of tickets but it was not sold out. More lead time and he would have sold more tickets.
the short notice shows have been genius marketing by him and his team IMO. you get all the impulse buyers, ticket resellers who see a stadium and assume demand must be insane, and you don't give people time to second guess their decision of going.
You have it completely backwards. More lead time between on sale and event = more tickets sold. The Coliseum show sold a lot of tickets but it was not sold out. More lead time and he would have sold more tickets.
Pretty much. Because a lot of people travelled to sf for the Stanford and block party dates. Thats not to say those same people wouldnt have bought a ticket to the coliseum anyway but there was a bit of frustration in that regard. If it had a couple extra weeks and a slightly lower price point you sell another 10k tix. But overall the show did its job. Fred should stick to announcing last min shows if its like 2 days prior and a theater.
Post by thomasmars on Jun 25, 2024 14:19:19 GMT -5
hello hello, new yorker here. gonna be in LA in mid-late september for my girlfriend’s best friends wedding, never been to LA or the west coast in general, hit me up with your best recs, some tourist-y some local gems. already know i wanna do griffith observatory, santa monica pier, and try in-n-out burger. thanks in advance
hello hello, new yorker here. gonna be in LA in mid-late september for my girlfriend’s best friends wedding, never been to LA or the west coast in general, hit me up with your best recs, some tourist-y some local gems. already know i wanna do griffith observatory, santa monica pier, and try in-n-out burger. thanks in advance
How many days will you be touristing around? What area are you staying in? Will you have a car?
hello hello, new yorker here. gonna be in LA in mid-late september for my girlfriend’s best friends wedding, never been to LA or the west coast in general, hit me up with your best recs, some tourist-y some local gems. already know i wanna do griffith observatory, santa monica pier, and try in-n-out burger. thanks in advance
How many days will you be touristing around? What area are you staying in? Will you have a car?
I forget the name of the town, but she said it’s like 15 miles south of LA proper, and yes, we’ll have a car. 7 days to see stuff.
hello hello, new yorker here. gonna be in LA in mid-late september for my girlfriend’s best friends wedding, never been to LA or the west coast in general, hit me up with your best recs, some tourist-y some local gems. already know i wanna do griffith observatory, santa monica pier, and try in-n-out burger. thanks in advance
Some good recs already from aburnedhill . I left LA three years ago and miss it a lot. Here are some places I'll be trying to hit up when I come visit next week.
Eastside
Jitlada- excellent Thai food. Cheaper option nearby is Sanamluang.
Pine & Crane – Taiwanese food. There’s a DTLA location now too – so good.
Please get some Korean BBQ if you eat meat.
Homestate – multiple locations, but this was the one I frequented. Great breakfast tacos.
Record Safari – Awesome record store in Atwater. Some good bars nearby too.
Vista Theatre – Haven’t been since Tarantino took over but loved this theater.
Tiki-Ti – tiny tiki bar. Tonga Hut in NoHo is even better, but far.
Walt’s Bar – pinball and hot dogs in Eagle Rock.
Fruit cart at the corner of Rowena and Griffith Park Blvd. Dude preps the best fresh fruit.
Stop at any crowded taco truck.
DTLA
Sonoratown – one of my favorite Mexican spots in LA.
A bunch of options for great ramen in Little Tokyo
Wurstkuche – sausages, frites and good beer.
EightyTwo – pinball bar.
La Cita – cool bar near Grand Central Market. Market is also worth walking through and then going up Angel’s Flight.
Mid-City
New Beverly Cinema – always something good showing.
Little Ethiopia – some great food here. Bunch of options.
Farmer’s Market – touristy but worth checking out.
Beaches
Manhattan Beach – crowd not the best but one of the nicest beaches in LA.
hello hello, new yorker here. gonna be in LA in mid-late september for my girlfriend’s best friends wedding, never been to LA or the west coast in general, hit me up with your best recs, some tourist-y some local gems. already know i wanna do griffith observatory, santa monica pier, and try in-n-out burger. thanks in advance
www.thescenestar.com for full concert calendar. We got plenty happening in that time so youll have some choices for sure. If you do find shows we can tell you do's and donts cause just dropping $25 to park aint it in this town.
Grand Central Market in downtown along with Angels Flight across the street should be done for the tourist thing. Olvera street is across from Union Starion and has semi tourist trap for latino stuff. But theres plenty of taco stands and all that around town which are great.
Hit up Koreatown for some Korean BBQ too. Even if you went to Quarters we wont hold it against you lol.
Urban Light at LACMA is another tourist thing and you can walk around the La Brea Tar Pits. And the Academy Museum is next door along with the Peterson Automotive Museum. Getty Center or Getty Villa would be another pair of museums. You get parking included for both if you hit them both up in a single day. The Broad is in Downtown and is free. Hopefully you can get in to see the Infinity Mirror Room.
Abbot Kinney blvd and the Venice Canals are something to walk around when youre by the beach.
Dont think about the hike up to the Hollywood sign, thats a waste. Either look at the sign from Griffith or go to Lake Hollywood Park if you want proximity vs just being down the hill and taking selfies. Theres lots of hiking around there too and theres the La zoo too and horseback riding if that was of any interest.
Please please look at a map and understand this city is fucking huge. So if youre focusing on a certain area of the city thats good and dont think you will just waltz from like Santa Monica to the Observatory in 30 mins cause its 3 inches apart on the map.
Echoing what others have said, it will be important to group your activities otherwise you'll be spending your entire trip in traffic.
I would endorse Miracle Mile(Academy Museum/Tar Pits) and then head up Fairfax to eat (Canter's Deli or the stands at Farmer's Market are nice low-key options; Badmaash or Jon and Vinny's for a nicer and pricier meal). Wrap it up at the New Beverly for the best movie-going experience in town. Everything is on film, often from Tarantino's personal collection, and the custom preshow of commercials, cartoons and trailers are always a treat (they showed an original "Citizen Kane" trailer I had never seen for a Wells noir double feature last year).
Dodger Stadium should be rocking for the playoffs. Maybe try to grab something cheap in the top deck, buy a Dodger dog, and watch Ohtani crack a home run or two? Cielito Lindo on the edge of Olvera Street for taquitos in green sauce and Philippe The Original one block over for French dip sandwiches are the best way to fill up ahead of time.
If you want to do the theme park thing, everybody will be in Halloween mode. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, Knott's Scary Farm, Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure are all separately ticketed events that typically run from about 6 or 7 p.m. to midnight or 1 a.m. Universal and Knott's do mazes and scare zones, while Disney offers special shows, parades and characters plus trick or treating.
Post by CircuitCityDesYeux on Jun 26, 2024 16:59:25 GMT -5
Film wise I also rec and usually prefer American Cinematheque's programming (comparable to Film at Lincoln Center in NY). They work with the Los Feliz Theater, Aero Theater (in Santa Monica) and the Egyptian (in Hollywood). The Getty is also a must in my opinion and has one of my favorite views of the city. If you're into raves check out what Into The Woods or Lights Down Low have booked. Casual food options: Dune, The Win-Dow, Homestate
Film wise I also rec and usually prefer American Cinematheque's programming (comparable to Film at Lincoln Center in NY). They work with the Los Feliz Theater, Aero Theater (in Santa Monica) and the Egyptian (in Hollywood). The Getty is also a must in my opinion and has one of my favorite views of the city. If you're into raves check out what Into The Woods or Lights Down Low have booked. Casual food options: Dune, The Win-Dow, Homestate
Echoing what others have said, it will be important to group your activities otherwise you'll be spending your entire trip in traffic.
I would endorse Miracle Mile(Academy Museum/Tar Pits) and then head up Fairfax to eat (Canter's Deli or the stands at Farmer's Market are nice low-key options; Badmaash or Jon and Vinny's for a nicer and pricier meal). Wrap it up at the New Beverly for the best movie-going experience in town. Everything is on film, often from Tarantino's personal collection, and the custom preshow of commercials, cartoons and trailers are always a treat (they showed an original "Citizen Kane" trailer I had never seen for a Wells noir double feature last year).
Dodger Stadium should be rocking for the playoffs. Maybe try to grab something cheap in the top deck, buy a Dodger dog, and watch Ohtani crack a home run or two? Cielito Lindo on the edge of Olvera Street for taquitos in green sauce and Philippe The Original one block over for French dip sandwiches are the best way to fill up ahead of time.
If you want to do the theme park thing, everybody will be in Halloween mode. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, Knott's Scary Farm, Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure are all separately ticketed events that typically run from about 6 or 7 p.m. to midnight or 1 a.m. Universal and Knott's do mazes and scare zones, while Disney offers special shows, parades and characters plus trick or treating.
Oogie Boogie’s already going to sell out when tickets go on sale this week, so no use going to Disney as it’ll be packed. Oogie’s is also mostly for little kids to trick or treat around Disney’s California Adventure and isn’t a true haunt experience.
*If* you’re into theme parks/haunts, Knott’s Scary Farm is the original and best in SoCal IMO. HHN here is fun, but is amateur hour compared to what their event in Orlando does. The only must see would be Knott’s.
Speaking of L.A. stuff, a coworker who lives out of state took her family to Santa Monica a couple weeks ago and said it was a big disappointment compared to the past. Lots of closed places, tons of homeless. Has it really gone downhill? I haven't been there in 15 years.
Speaking of L.A. stuff, a coworker who lives out of state took her family to Santa Monica a couple weeks ago and said it was a big disappointment compared to the past. Lots of closed places, tons of homeless. Has it really gone downhill? I haven't been there in 15 years.
The entire city, absolutely not. The Third Street Promenade, which is one of the city’s most well known landmarks - absolutely yes - very high vacancy, much lower foot traffic, possibly the same amount of homeless but now more noticeable since there are less other people. The homeless situation is worse than 15 years ago but better than a few years ago. If an out of towner wanted Santa Monica suggestions, I would throw out the pier, ocean ave, beach bike path, Main Street, Montana Ave. But sadly not the Promenade anymore. I imagine many visitors go to the Promenade because it is so well known and arguably iconic, and leave (fairly) disappointed.
Post by dreadpirateroberts on Jul 16, 2024 12:03:14 GMT -5
Jamie xx:
The Floor LA - July 30-August 3
It’s already been 2 months since The Floor. It was a mad and inspiring experience. I got to open my dream club, play 10 nights in a row with friends and collaborators, and create a space inspired by my own experiences in London’s underground club scene. Now I’m bringing The Floor to NYC and LA for five consecutive nights in each city.
As with The Floor in London, each venue and line up will be specially curated to represent the best in the local scene and my love for both these cities. They will be in Bushwick and DTLA, and the exact location will be revealed to ticket holders only.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, July 17 at 12PM local at jamiexx.com
11/19: Caribou 11/22: Ranger Trucco 11/29: Armand Van Helden* 1/16: L'Impératrice 1/30: Jamie xx 2/1: DJ Seinfeld 2/7: Mild Minds* 3/1: Father John Misty* 3/19: Confidence Man 3/23: DARKSIDE 5/8: Rüfüs Du Sol
Speaking of L.A. stuff, a coworker who lives out of state took her family to Santa Monica a couple weeks ago and said it was a big disappointment compared to the past. Lots of closed places, tons of homeless. Has it really gone downhill? I haven't been there in 15 years.
Yeah, its been bad. Its a ghost town now and might seem ok on a Saturday at best. They were likely better off hitting up just the pier and going to the Venice Boardwalk and Abbot Kinney. Its a shame that so many businesses have had to clear out of there. But thats on the city of Santa Monica ruining their own tourist trap. Couldve even just gone to the Getty Villa or Paradise Cove in Malibu and had a nicer time
Post by thepiratepenguin on Jul 21, 2024 17:53:47 GMT -5
FYI the Jason Isbell/Sylvan Esso seat map for the Bowl tonight looks so undersold that you can buy one of the $15 tickets and sit practically anywhere in the venue. Gonna be one with the dads tonight!
FYI the Jason Isbell/Sylvan Esso seat map for the Bowl tonight looks so undersold that you can buy one of the $15 tickets and sit practically anywhere in the venue. Gonna be one with the dads tonight!
Yes I was just looking at that debating whether to go. Decided against it. Haven’t seen a KCRW Sunday bowl show sell this poorly in a looooong time
FYI the Jason Isbell/Sylvan Esso seat map for the Bowl tonight looks so undersold that you can buy one of the $15 tickets and sit practically anywhere in the venue. Gonna be one with the dads tonight!
Yeah, gf and her sister went with my season tix and said it was pretty thin. But they werent complaining with how easy it was with the shuttle of a not packed out show.
