Full Coverage: The Forum in Inglewood
In July 2013, Madison Square Garden Co. pumped millions of dollars into the Forum’s renovation as part of an effort to give the space a second life. The Los Angeles Times documented the venue’s attempt to revitalize itself and delved into its rich history as a concert venue, including reader memories, archival stories and photos.
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For Forum concert-goers, the memories are warm and ‘sound is perfect.’
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The $100-million Forum project puts live entertainment first. There’s not even a scoreboard in the gussied-up, gigantic concert hall.
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The Eagles will kick off the Forum’s fresh look in January, in Madison Square Garden Company’s multimillion-dollar effort to entice music acts to Inglewood.
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A look back at some significant concerts through the years at the Forum in Inglewood.
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Since it opened in 1967, the Forum in Inglewood has hosted all the biggest names in pop music, from Elvis Presley to the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin, Prince, Nirvana and Coldplay.
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While Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus and other pop music stars are wondering whether they’ll walk away with honors from the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, another contender looking to emerge a winner isn’t a person at all: the Forum in Inglewood.
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When the Eagles play the Forum starting Wednesday, Don Henley says, fans will hear Eagles standards in an ‘amazing’ venue. He also talks about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and music in the digital era.
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In anticipation of the Jan. 15 reopening of the Forum in Inglewood with the first of six concerts by the Eagles, officials behind the arena’s revival are rigging up the building’s circular roof so it temporarily takes on the appearance of the world’s largest vinyl LP: the Eagles’ “Hotel California,” naturally.
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The Eagles kick off the Inglewood arena’s reopening, but stops by Timberlake and Imagine Dragons step up the rivalry with Staples.
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As part of Randy Lewis’s front-page story on plans to for the Forum’s comeback as a concert venue, we asked readers to contribute memories of their experiences at the storied Inglewood building.
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The multimillion-dollar renovation of the Forum in Inglewood will be recognized this week by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which will honor 17 individuals, buildings and initiatives from around the country at its annual ceremony on Thursday in Savannah, Ga.
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Footage of construction at The Forum in Inglewood.
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Three of the Eagles, the band that will kick off a new era of concert-going at the Forum in Inglewood when it reopens Jan. 15, waxed nostalgic about their own experiences at the 45-year-old facility that’s being reinvigorated to the tune of nearly $100 million by Madison Square Garden Co.
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It’s entirely possible that the Forum arena in Inglewood narrowly escaped the wrecking ball only because of a segment on CBS’ newsmagazine “60 Minutes.”
