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System of a Down at The Forum – 04/06/15

April 7, 2015 by Ole Leave a Comment

I took my kids to see System of a Down at The Forum in Inglewood last night. This was my first visit to The Forum since the Lakers and Kings moved to the Staples Center.

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This was SOAD’s only stop in the US on its current “Wake Up The Souls” tour. The tour will also include the band’s first performance in Armenia on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

System of a Down is a band with a message. From www.systemofadown.com:

By demanding a truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide we are saying Never Again to all genocides. Never again will we stand by while people are murdered for belonging to a select race, ethnic, or religious group as they were in Turkey, Nazi Europe, Cambodia, East Timor, Rwanda, or Darfur.

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After an ownership change a few years ago, The Forum has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.  It looks nice inside and out.

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The concert sold out so quickly that I couldn’t find four seats together on the day tickets went on sale. I eventually found tickets, but the seats weren’t as close as I had hoped.

The show was packed, and the floor was churning. At one point, I counted six separate circle pits on the floor.

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SOAD was great, but it didn’t seem like The Forum’s speakers could handle the volume (especially the bass). I saw System of a Down at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago, and the sound system at the Bowl definitely seemed better than the one at The Forum.

This was my youngest son’s first concert, and my first concert with all three of my kids together.

Great band. Great night.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: concerts, system of a down, the forum

System of a Down – Hollywood Bowl – July 29, 2013

August 2, 2013 by Ole Leave a Comment

Hollywood Bowl

I lucked out and found last minute tickets to the sold out System of a Down concert at the Hollywood Bowl last Monday.

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This concert was System of a Down’s only North American stop in 2013. This was also my 13-year-old son’s first concert.

System of a Down - Hollywood Bowl, 07/29/13

We had never been to the Hollywood Bowl before, so my first challenge was to figure out where to park. I had read that parking at the Bowl is limited, so we parked at Hollywood & Highland and took the shuttle to the Bowl. After seeing the stacked parking a the Bowl, we knew we made the right choice.

The shuttle delivered us to the entrance before the concert, but we decided to walk back down to the parking structure after the concert. That was an experience.

The Hollywood Bowl is awesome. We scored tickets in the Garden box section, which means we were sitting on folding chairs in our own fenced off seating area.

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We were surprised to find out that there are servers who bring you food and drinks before and during the concert. We even received a special System of a Down menu.

Hollywood Bowl Menu - SOAD, 07/29/13

This service isn’t cheap. My son ordered a $27 burger. Yes, $27. He said it was the best $27 burger he had ever eaten. I hope so.

$27 Hollywood Bowl Burger

To sum up our night… Awesome band. Awesome concert. Awesome memories for my son.

System of a Down - Hollywood Bowl, 07/29/13

System of a Down - Hollywood Bowl, 07/29/13

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: beyond riverside, concerts, hollywood bowl, music, soad, system of a down

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