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Normally, this is the time for “hot stove baseball,” when there’s all kind of breaking news out of major league baseball’s offseason. Well, there’s a MLB lockout, so instead it’s time for “hot stove festival season” with this week’s news updates.
First, Goldenvoice is reviving a festival that predates Coachella. The first This Ain’t No Picnic happened in Orange County in 1999, a few months before that little fest in the desert debuted. The revival is coming to Pasadena in August.
Primavera Sound has been trying to make its U.S. debut in L.A. for years now. We’re getting a little closer, since the headliners have been announced for September 2022.
In comedy festival news, Netflix Is a Joke is happening over multiple L.A. venues next spring, with Gabriel Iglesias headlining Dodger Stadium.
Oh, and when Olivia Rodrigo wasn’t taking over the Glendale DMV for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, she was announcing tour dates for 2022. Read on!
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Millennial dance party
This Ain’t No Picnic is coming back as a two-day festival at Brookside adjacent to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in August. The lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes and the only announced date for the Le Tigre reunion, among dozens of other artists. Here’s who’s playing and how to get tickets.
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Funny stuff
Netflix Is a Joke will take place over 11 days and 25 venues in LA County. The biggest show is Gabriel Iglesias headlining Dodger Stadium, but the lineup includes comedians such as Kevin Hart, Iliza Shlesinger and Larry David. All of the shows will be filmed for future Netflix specials. See all of the shows and find out how to get tickets.
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The lineup spiral
The U.S. debut of Primavera Sound was supposed to happen in 2020, but then the pandemic happened. Part of the lineup for the three-day fest has been announced, with Nine Inch Nails, Lorde and Arctic Monkeys topping the bill. Get the details.
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Not so ‘Sour’
Getting tickets for this one might be brutal. Olivia Rodrigo has announced some 2022 tour dates, including a pair of shows at the Greek Theatre in L.A. Here’s what you need to know.
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Jingle ballin’
Reporter Kelli Skye Fadroski saw BTS, Lil Nas X and more at KIIS 102.7 FM’s Jingle Ball last weekend at the Forum. Here are the highlights.
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