Powered by Toyota, Supersonico is a new multi-genre music festival coming to the legendary Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The 1st annual Supersonico festival is made possible by additional support from Bud Light, Jack Daniel’s, Gibson, Red Bull and KCRW.
Supersonico tickets are $49.50 at Ticketmaster. $59.50 day of show.
This cutting-edge multi-stage, multi-lingual indoor/outdoor music festival brings exciting and diverse performances by a wide range of artists from across the Americas and beyond. The grounds will host a variety of bands, local and international DJs, art installations and fan favorite food trucks including: The Lobos Truck, Carnitas El Momo, Say Fish Taco, The Grilled Cheese Truck and Coolhaus Gourmet Ice Cream Truck.
On Thursday, October 9th at 11am, KCRW will feature Supersonico on Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley, with a live performance from La Santa Cecilia.
Physical tickets will be on sale Thursday October 9th from 11:00am to 5:00pm, with no service fee, at the Shrine box office -- located on Royal Street, between Jefferson & 32nd (while supplies last). Physical tickets are available at Amoeba Records (6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028).
On-site at the festival, there will be complimentary Dia de Los Muertos face-painting provided by The Book of Life, the upcoming animated film directed by Jorge Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro, in theaters on October 17th.
Visit SuperSonicoFest.com and follow @supersonicofest on Twitter for updates.
Co-presented by Cookman (founders of the LAMC and Nacional Records) and Goldenvoice, Supersonico is a cultural happening for a next generation of music fans.
About Cookman
Cookman, the parent company to Nacional Records, is a multifaceted entertainment company that works with artists like Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Ana Tijoux, Nortec Collective, Tom Tom Club, Astro, Los Amigos Invisibles, La Vida Boheme, Kinky and many others. Since 2005, Nacional has amassed more than 60 GRAMMY & Latin GRAMMY wins and nominations.
For the last 15 years, Cookman has organized large-scale music concerts in New York City as part of the LAMC and will now bring this expertise back to their home base in Los Angeles. According to NPR, “the annual Latin Alternative Music Conference is the single biggest event of its kind in the U.S.” The five-day conference provides major concerts in Central Park and Prospect Park that average over 40,000 fans every year.
About Goldenvoice
Goldenvoice, creators of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival, also operates successful music venues including the Fonda Theatre, El Rey Theatre, Shrine Auditorium, Club Nokia, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, The Regency Ballroom and The Warfield. Beginning as an independent punk rock promoter in the early 1980s, Goldenvoice grew to be the preeminent alternative promoter in Southern California by forging strong relationships with both bands and music fans. Under the parent company, AEG is the leading Latin concert promoter in the country. Goldenvoice promotes over 500 concerts a year in California, Nevada, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii and Canada.
