The Great Park Live in Irvine is gearing up for its first shows to include commercial acts, with country star Clay Walker slated to perform on Friday, Oct. 25.
Tickets for the event, featuring special guest Matt Stell, range from $61.50 to $118.15 at greatparklive.com. Each ticket includes general parking, but preferred parking can be purchased for $20.
Other commercial acts scheduled at the venue include Brooks Nielsen, who will perform a special Halloween show featuring songs from his previous project The Growlers.
The Orange County based group was known for their annual Beach Goth festivals typically held in late October at The Observatory in Santa Ana’s Parking Lot. The band, alongside a mix of rock, indie, punk and hip-hop artists, often dressed up in costumes to celebrate Halloween. Tickets for the show are $64.81 at Ticketmaster.com.
On Nov. 22, rapper and actor Ludacris will be joined by the Ying Yang twins for another show that is set to be the only commercial act announced in November so far. Tickets are $49.50-$146.75 at greatparklive.com.
The 5000-seat Great Park Live amphitheater began hosting events in July. Shows over the summer included performances from the Pacific Symphony, which was the first to perform on July 4 and included the music of Chicago by tribute band Brass Transit. The space also hosted tribute acts for Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen.
In late February, Irvine officials approved the development of Great Park Live to serve as a temporary venue. The deal was part of a three-year, $6.6 million contract that agreed to have the Irvine-based PSQ Productions, Inc., operate it. The space will serve the city while it plans for a future permanent arena that will house about 8,000 to 10,000 seats.
The new venue would replace the FivePoint Amphitheatre, the city’s private venue. It previously had a contract with promoter Live Nation before shuttering abruptly. City leaders have since decided to move forward with a publicly owned arena after Live Nation and the venue could not reach an agreement.
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