Here is your chance to win a pair of tickets to the third annual SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL. Text SSMF to 898944 for your entry to win the tickets.
SSMF announced the final line-up and set times for the Saturday, August 28 Street Fest, when Sunset Boulevard–between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard–will be closed to traffic so artists can perform on two outdoor stages and in the venues throughout the day. Headliners The Smashing Pumpkins and 2010 honoree Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and an appearance by Fergie) will be joined by Travie McCoy, Steel Panther and Semi Precious Weapons on the west stage, with Common, Kid Cudi, Neon Trees and Big B sharing the east stage (see full schedule below). Vendors and gourmet food trucks will be on hand to feed the crowd, which included 10,000 attendees at last year’s SSMF.
The street closure–only the second time The Strip has shut down for live music–culminates a three-day event which will also feature a tribute to Slash (Thursday, August 26 at House of Blues) and non-stop music at the multiple clubs on The Sunset Strip including performances by P.O.D., Kix, Unwritten Law, Nico Vega, Warner Drive and many more on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Last year’s street fest drew 10,000 people to The Strip. The audience was treated to super-charged performances from Ozzy Osbourne, Korn and many more. But the music’s not all SSMF has to offer either. The street scene is filled with two full-scale stages, fans, food trucks, beer gardens, merch vendors, VIP lounge and interactive experiences throughout the day. This year’s festival also includes large 10-foot art guitar sculptures as part of Gibson GuitarTown on The Sunset Strip. Following The Smashing Pumpkins’ performance, bands will continue to play into the night in venues within the street closure, all of which will be free of charge to SSMF ticket holders.
General admission, VIP and 3-Day VIP tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster. Street fest tickets are $49.50 in advance ($65 day of at box office) and VIP street fest tickets, which include access to a private tented rooftop lounge with full no-host bar and seating area as well as access to On The Rox at The Roxy Theatre and Plush Lounge at the Key Club, are available for $100 in advance. A limited number of three-day “VIP” passes (which include entrance to Slash’s tribute on August 26, the clubs all three nights and access to VIP tent at street fest) are $250. There will also be individual ticket sales for The Sunset Strip venues on Thursday and Friday nights. A portion of ticket sales will benefit the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN), a charity personally selected by honoree Slash. LAYN’s mission is to end homelessness, one kid at a time, by providing shelter, food and counseling for the abused, neglected and abandoned.
SSMF 2010’s proud supporting sponsors include Virgin America, V Australia, Jack Daniel’s, Bud Light, Southern California MINI Dealers, Ticketmaster, Gibson Guitar, Honest Tea, 98.7fm, Andaz West Hollywood, Brand X, Monte Carlo Music, Whole Foods West Hollywood, City of West Hollywood, West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau’s WEHO Key and Signature Creative. Street fest production provided by Swing House Hollywood.
Aug. 28 Street Fest Schedule
Gates open at 1:00 PM.
West Outdoor Stage
3:00-3:40 p.m. Steel Panther
4:30-5:10 p.m. Travie McCoy
6:20-7:35 p.m. Slash
8:20-9:35 p.m. The Smashing Pumpkins
East Outdoor Stage
1:30-2:00 p.m. Saint Motel
2:20-3:00 p.m. Big B
3:30-4:05 p.m. Neon Trees
4:30-5:00 p.m. Semi Precious Weapons
5:45-6:45 p.m. Common
7:30-8:30 p.m. Kid Cudi
Cat Club
1:00-1:20 p.m. Machine Empire
1:30-1:55 p.m. JD Bender
2:10-2:30 p.m. HDR
2:40-3:00 p.m. White Arrows
3:10-3:40 p.m. The Dollies
3:50-4:20 p.m. Rattlesnake Shake
4:30-5:00 p.m. Lady Sinatra
5:10-5:40 p.m. The Binges
5:50-6:10 p.m. No Thanks
6:20-6:50 p.m. Oh No Not Stereo
7:00-7:30 p.m. Links
7:40-8:10 p.m. HillBilly Herald
8:20-8:50 p.m. Love And A .38
9:00-9:30 p.m. Casper & The Bad Spirits
9:40-10:10 p.m. The Royal Highness
10:20-10:50 p.m. Dirty Sweet
11:00-11:30 p.m. Prohibition Rose
11:40-12:10 a.m. Diamond Lane
12:20-12:50 a.m. Cast Of Kings
1:00-close The Lonely Drunks Club Band
Key Club
1:00 p.m. 98.7FM Rockstar Finals
4:45 p.m. Blowing Up The Moon
5:20 p.m. Vanaprasta
6:05 p.m. Transfer
6:50 p.m. The Divine
7:35 p.m. Casxio
8:20 p.m. Awolnation
10:20 p.m. Dommin
11:20 p.m. Volbeat
The Roxy Theatre
1:05-1:25 p.m. Ruby Tigers
1:40-2:10 p.m. Juke Kartel
2:25-2:55 p.m. Shuvel
3:15-3:45 p.m. New Kingdom
4:00-4:30 p.m. Cisco
4:45-5:25 p.m. John West
5:40-6:20 p.m. Nikki & Rich
6:35-7:15 p.m. Alex Lambert
7:30-8:00 p.m. Wicker
8:15-8:45 p.m. Audible Mainframe
10:00-10:40 p.m. Zen Robbi
11:00-12 a.m. Tommorrows Bad Seeds
Whisky A Go-Go
1:10-1:40 p.m. Save Our Souls
1:50-2:20 p.m. Lost Patrol
2:30-3:00 p.m. Acidic
3:10-3:40 p.m. Desecrate
3:50-4:20 p.m. Yeti
4:30-5:00 p.m. Ankla
5:10-5:40 p.m. Sean Rex
5:50-6:20 p.m. Tornado Rider
6:30-7:15 p.m. Billy Boy On Poison
7:25-7:55 p.m. Forrest Day
8:05-8:35 p.m. Soma
8:45-9:15 p.m. Subliminal Trip
9:25-9:55 p.m. Reason to Rebel
10:05-10:35 p.m. Vayden
10:45-11:15 p.m. Electra
11:30-12:00 a.m. The Shrill
12:15-close Adler’s Appetite
VIP Lounges
Rooftop lounge above Bank of America
On The Rox @ The Roxy Theatre
Plush Lounge @ Key Club
Twitter: @SunsetStripFest / @TheSunsetStrip
ABOUT THE SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL:
The Sunset Strip Music Festival was created in 2008 to promote, preserve and perpetuate the legendary Sunset Strip music experience. The Sunset Strip Business Association is the managing member of the limited liability company, which owns the Sunset Strip Music Festival.
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SUNSET JUNCTION ROLLS-OUT 30TH ANNIVERSARY SOIREE IN HONOR OF THE EASTSIDE’S BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY – THE SUNSET JUNCTION FAIR – AUGUST 21 & 22
CELEBRATION FEATURES NEW “LOCAL’S ONLY” STAGE PRESENTED BY THE FOLD; A 30-DAY COUNTDOWN TRIVIA CONTEST WITH DAILY GIVEAWAYS; AN ECLECTIC BITCHES BREW 40TH REMIX PERFORMANCE FEATURING MILES DAVIS ALUM’S; A LASER LIGHT SHOW WITH GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, & A STRONG LATIN/ALTERNATIVE LINE-UP
(SILVERLAKE, CA) — SUNSET JUNCTION is rolling-out a special 30th ANNIVERSARY soiree in celebration of SILVERLAKE’S popular end-of-summer event – THE SUNSET JUNCTION FAIR – widely regarded as the eastside’s biggest block party, with five music stages featuring a highly eclectic mix of both national and local acts, carnival rides, food booths, beer gardens, arts & crafts, a circus, DJ’s, street performers and people watching on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 22. In honor of this milestone, a fifth “LOCALS ONLY” stage has been added, presented by THE FOLD, and featuring a wide cross-section of local buzz-bands. Additionally, a “30 DAY COUNTDOWN TO SUNSET JUNCTION” trivia contest will kick off July 21at www.sunsetjunction.org, offering daily giveaways, including “THE PUNK ROCK RECORDING PACKAGE” courtesy of KINGSIZE SOUNDLABS; MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE HEADPHONES; ELVIS 75 boxed-sets and 25-song single CD’s; FREE ENTRANCE to SUNSET JUNCTION along with 30th commemorative t-shirts and other valuable prizes.
SUNSET JUNCTION traditionally embraces it’s rich diversity, which is always reflected in its musical line-up. This year, a MILES DAVIS tribute entitled “BITCHES BREW 40th RE-MIX” will take place in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Davis’s jazz-rock-funk-fusion masterpiece, featuring his musical alumni with acclaimed eastside DJ’s, in bridging the classic with the contemporary. A special laser light show will also be presented during the performance of Saturday’s Bates Stage headliner – GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and this year also features a strong Latin/Alternative line-up on Sunday’s Bates Stage with Girl In A Coma, Insite, Division Minuscala, Aurum, Gringo Star and Rolling Radio.
Other highlights include Rastafarian punks’ Bad Brains, the communal/hippie vibe of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, retro, blue-eyed soul from Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Electro/dance from Shiny Toy Guns, LA’s original punk-funkster’s Fishbone, classic soul from The Whispers and the Ohio Players, neo-soul artist Chris Pierce, Lee Scratch Perry, Dam Funk, The Crystal Antlers, Meshell N’degeocello, Big Daddy Kane featuring Connie Price & The Keystones with special guest Percee P and Sam Sparro among others.
Over the year’s, SUNSET JUNCTION has consistently delivered the most cutting-edge, wide array of talent available, including such acclaimed acts as Lucinda Williams, X, Sonic Youth, Kinky, The Buzzcocks, The Black Keys, Hank III, Ben Harper, Conor Oberst, Sly & Robbie, The Cramps, Elliott Smith, Mike Watt, The New York Dolls, Chaka Khan, Mary Wilson, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, Dave Alvin, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Blasters, Los Lobos and more.
Comments Sunset Junction Street Fair coordinator, Micheal Mckinley: “It is really exciting to be celebrating 30 years of diversity in the neighborhoods of Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz. Sunset Junction has had the opportunity to help local youth at risk, do community beautification, job training, mural painting, a weekly farmer’s market and of course the annual street festival. Please join us in celebration August 21 & 22, 2010.
Following is the musical line-up for the 30th Annual Sunset Junction Fair:
Cool down by taking an evening swim at ESCAPE, our new stylish outdoor poolside lounge, while listening to tunes curated by DJ Michelle Pesce.
Our new ESCAPE menu will whisk you away to exotic locales with cool cocktails and delectable dishes from Executive Chef Monique King’s favorite destinations.
Bring your swimwear and flip flops, we’ll provide the rest.
Thursday-Saturday from 7:00PM – 10:00 PM
Escape now until September 4, 2010
ESCAPE at W Los Angeles – Westwood
930 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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SPiN Hollywood at Mondrian will mark one of SPiN’s first expansions outside of New York, bringing two signature ping pong tables to the ADCB lounge, just steps from the famed Sunset Strip.
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Scenesters and DJ's collaborated for a night of fresh beats, poolside lounging, and floaties at the weekly Nightswim!, hosted at the Roosevelt's Tropicana Bar last night. Once past the tightly guarded door, protected by the black lace-wearing door girl (no clipboard involved, she knew who belonged), party goers were eased back into a comfortable scene with booze, palms trees twinkling with christmas lights, and Shamu.
With iSHOWMYSELF spinning in the background, skinny boys stripped down to their short short skivvies for some good night swimming. A few girls braved the dude fest and hopped in the heated pool filled with floaties and toys.
The night also served as a listening party for the new album of the stylish sound makers and native Angeleno band, The Like. Another display of musical deftness was Clark Duke, donning a lei as he discreetly took the reins of the DJ booth.
Whether you were cozied up to a patio heater, taking a dip, feeling the jams, or chatting up Aziz Ansari, Tropicana's Nightswim! proved for the fourth time this summer to be a top destination for Thursday night thrills.
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944 Magazine and Oliver Peoples are hosting Summer Sessions, a private sale of Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith and Mosley Tribe Sunglasses.
Oliver Peoples
8642 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310.657.2253
Thursday July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd//6-9pm
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