It had been a while since this 17,500-seat space was the city’s go-to arena, and its fading halls were beginning to belie its rich history: “Showtime” Lakers, Gretzky-era Kings, ‘84 Olympics, Led Zeppelin, Queen and a ridiculously long set from Guns N’ Roses. The Crypto.com Arena (née Staples Center) had been hogging the spotlight ever since, but around the half-century mark the Inglewood venue regained some of its former glory. After a $100 million renovation—thanks to New York’s Madison Square Garden Company—the Forum (now with Kia branding at the front of its name) has shaped up to be fabulous once again, and the destination for arena shows.
Did this year’s Coachella catapult Sabrina Carpenter into the spotlight? Or was the onetime Disney Channel personality already on the precipice of pop superstardom? Ponder that as you wait in the ticketing queue for the “Espresso” singer’s three shows at the Crypto.com Arena and the Forum, which so far are the only L.A.-area stops on the “Short N’ Sweet Tour.”
The legendary rock band plays the Forum during its “Peace Out” tour, which is being billed as a farewell from the “Walk this Way” rockers.
Strike the electrified, amped-up harp and join the chorus: The KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas lineup is here. Don’t let its dainty Christmas name fool you—the annual concert is most definitely a plugged-in affair featuring some of the year’s top mainstream, alt-rock radio staples. The lineup includes the Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, 311, Sublime, Jimmy Eat World, Franz Ferdinand, Royel Otis, AWOLNATION, the Linda Lindas and bby
Out of context samples from The Office, horror movie-inspired music videos and the slurping sounds of an Invisalign being removed may not seem like the makings of a pop jugernaut, but L.A. local Billie Eilish has become a free-spirited icon of her generation.
The disco pop queen is blessing us with two dates at the Forum on her “Radical Optimism Tour.”
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