The Gibson/Universal Amphitheatre Memorial

09/13/2023

Great interview (of sorts) with Chad Smith of the Chilli Peppers talking about the late, great Neil Peart AND name dropping the Uni Amp...

https://fb.watch/n1MIYrHY9m/?mibextid=NnVzG8

09/08/2023

It's absolute INSANITY that's it's been 10 years since they closed down our beloved Amphitheatre!

https://youtu.be/RC3htrHlhbc?si=M63H-1nqFCIE2_qW

Their last concert was filled with an incredible amount of energy, I wish I could have been there.This is a high quality rip from of the official DVD(it seem...

04/08/2022

The ghost of Amphitheatre past STRIKES again! This is what happens when you build on hallowed ground...

A power outage left nearly a dozen people stuck on theme park rides at Universal Studios Hollywood.

12/12/2021

The man probably performed, literally, a 100 times at the Amphitheatre! He will always be the King of Ranchera...

R.I.P. Chente

Musical legend Vicente Fernández, Mexico's national icon and king of ranchera music, has died at the age of 81.

06/06/2021

Sad news Amphitheatre peeps - one of our very own, and such a great personality & character, Alan Elkouby (bartender), passed away today. He will be dearly missed...

R.I.P. Bobos

01/09/2021

Happy Birthday, my Capricorn brother...

David Bowie - Cracked Actor - Live at the Universal Amphitheatre - 09/05/1974 Cracked Actor was originally a song from David Bowie's 1973 album, Aladdin San...

12/24/2020

Just watching the great movie, In The Line of Fire & the "Chicago rally" was really being held at....Universal!

07/28/2020

We must save them all...

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/senate-bill-independent-venues-covid-19-relief-aid-1032542/

“Save Our Stages Act” from Amy Klobuchar, John Cornyn would provide funding for six months

06/05/2020

All right concert-loving peeps - going to be a difficult year for the industry (& all us fans of live music), but PLEASE comment with a video (or pic) from your last concert!

Mine was Tame Impala at The Forum on March 10...

02/21/2020

We COULD have had the Foo Fighters perform the final the show at the Amphitheatre.

Instead, we got THIS guy - who, somehow, wound up on my SiriusXM channel list today...

01/12/2020

And here's another...

https://youtu.be/IlPz-PUVwvA

Rush At The Gibson in Los Angeles. 11-19-12.

01/12/2020

Rush didn't play the Amp in the early days, but they sure made up for it in the past decade...

R.I.P. Neil Peart

https://youtu.be/YjgPEVCoVdw

Subdivisions The Big Money Force Ten Grand Designs The Body Electric Territories The Analog Kid Bravado Where's My Thing? (short drum solo A) Far Cry Set Two...

10/14/2019

Happy (almost) Halloween with our favorite semi-annual performers, Oingo Boingo...

https://youtu.be/bKSdUTV_sb0

Oingo Boingo Farewell concert. Track order: 1 - Intro - Tender Lumplings 2 - Insanity 3 - Little Girls 4 - Cinderella Undercover 5 - Controller 6 - Burn Me U...

07/28/2019

Since I'm watching a cool Who cover band, thought I would post this: The Who, performing the Rock Opera Tommy from way back in 1989.

With guest performances by: Steve Winwood, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins, Billy Idol & Elton John!

https://youtu.be/IcM7WekuoXo

The Who - Rock Opera Tommy - Full Concert - 1989 - Live performance in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheater Roger Daltry (Vocals) Peter Townsend (Vocals...

06/20/2019

Just found these - what a waste of great seats!

Anyone got a time machine?

07/18/2018

Enjoy this final (Oingo Boingo) performance with some backstage scenes - we miss them as much as our beloved Amphitheatre!

Oingo Boingo Farewell concert. Track order: 1 - Intro - Tender Lumplings 2 - Insanity 3 - Little Girls 4 - Cinderella Undercover 5 - Controller 6 - Burn Me U...

10/13/2017

Ahhh, the good ol' days...

Phil Collins visits his former Genesis band mate Peter Gabriel backstage in 1982 at The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles. Phil would perform at the same venue the following night.

World Prog-Nation

06/03/2017

Another great venue laid to waste...

Seen so many great shows there - from Porcupine Tree & Dream Theater to Men at Work, Loverboy & Al DiMeola!

http://www.wehoville.com/2017/06/01/demolition-begins-wehos-iconic-house-blues/

One of the city's most famous rock venues, the building also served as a museum of Indian, African-American and folk art.

03/02/2016

The ghosts of Amphitheatre past, responsible for this...?

Boo-HAhahaha BOOO-HAHAHAHA ;)


https://www.yahoo.com/movies/rumors-nausea-plague-wizarding-world-170016501.html

A new rumor has popped up that those who are test riding the brand new Wizarding World Forbidden Journey ride don't feel well afterwards. Let's hope this story is short-lived. A few outlets are reporting this weekend that the "soft launch" for one of the Wizarding World of H...

07/04/2015

Here's an interview with Gavin Rossdale on the Howard Stern Show talking about meeting & falling in love with Gwen Stefani at our beloved Universal Amphitheatre that I've finally managed to make into a [montage] video...

Gavin Rossdale meets & falls in love with Gwen Stefani at the Universal Amphitheatre...

07/18/2014

Hmmm, I wonder what awesome venue this Pearl Jam performance is from...

04/27/2014

Nice little story/blog about the Amp pre-closing...

http://onthestreetla.blogspot.com/2013/05/to-gibson-amphitheater-thank-you-and.html?m=1

04/14/2014

For the record, I will not be posting any demo pics of the beloved Amp--it should always be remembered this way...

01/05/2014

Please vote (other/write in) for the Gibson Amp as your favorite LA concert venue! Give us one last moment of glory...

Vote now for your favorite record store, breakout artist, album, show, LA & OC venues, local band, KROQ show, Kevin & Bean Show moment, and Tweeter in our 2013 Fan Favorite polls!

09/24/2013

Thanks to Dave for this--some of YOU peeps are in the video!

Upcoming trailer for the Amphitheater Documentary.

09/18/2013

First pic I've seen (in a while) with the REAL name of the Amp...

Nancy Sinatra at the Universal Amphitheatre in 1982. Sadly the venue closed its doors on September 7th putting an end to a 40-year chapter in LA concert history to make room for the new Harry Potter ride...

09/16/2013

The GRIM REAPER indeed...

09/09/2013

Nice story about the Amp closing...

After 40 years and thousands of shows, the Gibson Amphitheatre went quiet Friday night at the end of one last sold-out concert.Fans and employees of the venerable theater have known it was closing since April, when Universal Studios announced i

09/07/2013

The night the lights went out...
(this would have been a more fitting end)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZgwxbGqHhA

I'm so happy dancing while the grim reaper cuts cuts cuts but he can't get me! Amazing song, Awesome lyrics.

09/06/2013

Final night at the Amp & my final favorite moment(s): Jet (Are you gonna be my girl) at KROQ Xmas; Audioslave at KROQ; No Doubt, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Garbage, Depeche Mode, the Cure & everyone else we've loved performing at the annual shows that will no longer be...

09/06/2013

With ONE show to go, I would like to thank the "classy" Universal execs for having their loss prevention peeps out every day this week to make sure we don't take any souvenirs OR "give product away" with a blatantly obvious attempt to either suspend OR even fire employees to avoid paying our little severance package...

Isn't tearing down the BEST concert venue in LA enough for you myopic corporate swine?

09/05/2013

Another favorite moment: Dave Gahan (singer for Depeche Mode) leaning against my desk waiting to use the bathroom not long after they had a surprise concert at the Amp. He said the Amp sound was TOO perfect for them...nonsense!

Anyway, here's their performance for KROQ Xmas 2005

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIsffpDrlA

09/01/2013

Another favorite moment: (ANYTIME) Oingo Boingo played at Halloween and this is the opening from the farewell show in 1995...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC3htrHlhbc

Their last concert was filled with an incredible amount of energy, I wish I could have been there. This is a high quality rip from of the official DVD (it se...

09/01/2013

I would like to thank Live Nation AND the Foo Fighters for NOT making an EPIC & appropriate final concert at the AMP possible--now we're going out with a Pepe Aguilar whimper...

09/01/2013

The only Gibson guitars left in the building--apparently the real ones were at risk of...looting? NBCUniversal/Live Nation: FAIL