Friday 19 September 2014

City hopes bigger is better for Sunset Strip Music Festival

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If you go


When: 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Shows for ticketed attendees will last until 2 a.m.


Where: The entrance is behind the Whiskey A Go-Go at 8901 Sunset Blvd.


Tickets: One-day general admission is $75 and a two-day festival pass is $125. VIP tickets are $149 to $499 and include in-and-out privileges, rooftop VIP-area access and other amenities. Buy online at SSMF2014.eventbrite.com.


Who's playing


For set times, visit http://ift.tt/1wPxDGM.


Saturday

MURS 316 stage: Toni Monroe, Philly Blunts, Tay F 3rd, King Fantastic, Joey Fatts and A$ton Matthews, Propaganda, Mod Sun, P.O.S., Zion I, Dizzy Wright, Riff Raff, Bun B


Monster Energy stage: Say Say, Nightmare & The Cat, ††† (Crosses), Failure


West stage: Beware of Darkness, The Birds of Satan, Cold War Kids, Jane's Addiction


Roxy stage: Kansas City Bankroll, Michael Rey & The Woebegones, Queen Caveat, The Beta Machine, The Last Internationale, Kitten


Whisky stage: Dirty Machine, Future Villains, The Killing Lights, Fartbarf, Nekrogoblikon, Unwritten Law, Wild Roses, Bonnet, Puddle of Mudd, LA Guns


Sunday

MURS 316 stage: Ill Camille, Pterodactyl Jones, CES Cru, Speak, RA The Rugged Man, IAMSU, N.O.R.E., Killer Mike, DJ Quik


Monster Energy stage: We Came As Romans, Big Freedia, Iration, Mayer Hawthorne


West stage: Fenech-Soler, Nostalghia, Big Data, Tove Lo, Destructo, Empire of the Sun


Roxy stage: Strangers You Know, MYPET, Lincoln Jesser, PPL MVR, Babes, FMLYBND, Break Science


Whisky stage: Signal City, The Narwhals, Dead Fucking Last, Chon, Cattle Decapitation, Onyx, Abloom, The Young Rapscallions, Metalachi


Who's playing


For set times, visit http://ift.tt/1wPxDGM.


Saturday

Murs 316 stage: Toni Monroe, Philly Blunts, Tay F 3rd, King Fantastic, Joey Fatts and A$ton Matthews, Propaganda, Mod Sun, P.O.S., Zion I, Dizzy Wright, Riff Raff, Bun B


Monster Energy stage: Say Say, Nightmare & The Cat, ††† (Crosses), Failure


West stage: Beware of Darkness, The Birds of Satan, Cold War Kids, Jane's Addiction


Roxy stage: Kansas City Bankroll, Michael Rey & The Woebegones, Queen Caveat, The Beta Machine, The Last Internationale, Kitten


Whisky stage: Dirty Machine, Future Villains, The Killing Lights, Fartbarf, Nekrogoblikon, Unwritten Law, Wild Roses, Bonnet, Puddle of Mudd, LA Guns


Sunday

Murs 316 stage: Ill Camille, Pterodactyl Jones, CES Cru, Speak, RA The Rugged Man, IAMSU, N.O.R.E., Killer Mike, DJ Quik


Monster Energy stage: We Came As Romans, Big Freedia, Iration, Mayer Hawthorne


West stage: Fenech-Soler, Nostalghia, Big Data, Tove Lo, Destructo, Empire of the Sun


Roxy stage: Strangers You Know, MYPET, Lincoln Jesser, PPL MVR, Babes, FMLYBND, Break Science


Whisky stage: Signal City, The Narwhals, Dead Fucking Last, Chon, Cattle Decapitation, Onyx, Abloom, The Young Rapscallions, Metalachi


Sunset Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard from 3 a.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Monday.


Information: SSMF.com or contact Vanessa Kromer at Nederlander


Street closures: Concerts at ssmfmedia@nederlander.com.


Despite concerns earlier this year that the Sunset Strip Music Festival has grown beyond its means, the event returns to West Hollywood this weekend bigger than before with a second day of programming, a new hip-hop stage and a more diverse lineup.


Alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will headline Saturday and perform its entire debut album 'Nothing's Shocking' to celebrate the record's 25th anniversary. The Los Angeles-based band, which played its first live performance at The Roxy nearly 30 years ago, on Friday will receive the festival's Elmer Valentine Award, named after a co-founder of famous Sunset Strip nightclubs.


Australian electronic-music duo Empire of the Sun will headline Sunday's lineup. The Murs 316 stage, hosted by Los Angeles rapper Murs, is the festival's first stage devoted to hip-hop.


Organized by the Sunset Strip Business Association, the event celebrates the boulevard's rock music history and has attracted acts such as Slash, Motley Crue, Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins and Joan Jett with crowds as large as 15,000.


But over its six-year history, the festival incurred $577,000 in debt, while the city of West Hollywood provided $540,000 in street closures plus sheriff and fire services and waived $46,400 in fees, according to a February report by West Hollywood city staff members, who suggested putting the event on hiatus and re-evaluating it.


Instead, the event was pushed from August to mid-September, when hotels on the Sunset Strip have higher vacancy rates. The event was expanded to two days to try to recoup more of the costs of closing down the street, and Nederlander Concerts was hired to market and produce the event.


It's unclear how much business the festival brings to the surrounding community. West Hollywood is in the process of doing an economic impact study of major events in the city, but the results won't be out for another year or so, said Maribel Louie, arts and economic development manager for the city.


The music festival includes three outdoor stages plus indoor venues such as the Whiskey A Go-Go, The Roxy and Viper Room. Sunset Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard all weekend, beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday.


Contact the writer: 323-250-6209 or ljow@losangelesregister.com



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