NO!!! Perhaps The Best Concert Venue In Los Angeles To Close After 41 Years [View all]

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Treasured “acoustically sensational” Los Angeles venue, the Gibson Amphitheatre, will be turning off the house lights and shutting its doors for good come September 2013. Originally opened as an outdoor venue called Universal Amphitheatere in 1972, the first show at the venue was the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Since then, a diverse array of legendary artists have sauntered through the hallowed halls underneath the venue such as Radiohead, David Bowie, Madonna, Nine Inch Nails, and Fleetwood Mac. Out of the 23 years that KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas has been around, 21 of those years have been in the Gibson Amphitheatre space.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the reason the Gibson Amphitheatere is being removed is to make room for a Harry Potter themed ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. It has been confirmed that Universal Studios will start building the attraction this summer and that part of the Gibson Amphitheatre land will be used.

In a press release, the President of North American Concerts in Southern California/Las Vegas said that the Gibson Amphitheatre will be missed by music lovers throughout Los Angeles.

http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2013/04/24/gibson-ampitheatre-closing-after-41-years/

Man I've been to tons of good shows there - I've seen Iron Maiden, Tenacious D, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Pearl Jam, The Roots, among tons of others. It will be sad to see this place go.