Rammstein is a band committed to blunt force. You could hear it and feel it on the final night of the German act’s long-delayed U.S. stadium tour, erupting at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday (Sept. 24) with the heaviest guitars and industrial beats, abrasive electronics and literal fireballs. Rammstein meant to leave a mark and they did, with thousands of fans pummeled into noisy ecstasy and a sky tinged with smoke and fire.

The concert unfolded on a stage built into a towering dystopian cityscape right out of Fritz Lang’s silent classic Metropolis, which blended easily with the old Olympic stadium’s nearly 100-year-old structure. It was all suited to a band with a weakness for big gestures, as Rammstein delivered more than two hours of music and noise from the Neue Deutsche Härte tradition, colliding metal and techno into something distinctly their own: loud and melodic, bleak and often hilarious.

It was their second and final show in L.A. (to be followed by Mexico City and a return run in Europe). Two nights in the city’s oldest stadium is a startling accomplishment for a mostly German-language act, let alone a North American tour, where English is usually a given in rock for the masses. But Rammstein’s appeal is special and intense, crossing all borders like an invading army. Language is no barrier to their sound and raw spectacle.

Read more on SPIN.com.

One of the great feelings shared by the public of Los Bukis is the sincere affection and strong admiration they feel for each of the members of the famous group made up of its 7 musketeers: Roberto Guadarrama, Joel Solís, Javier Solís, Pedro Sánchez, Eusebio “Chivo” Cortés, José Guadarrama and their vocal leader, Marco Antonio Solís.

Some of the fans present could not attend either of the two concerts that the group offered last year at SoFi Stadium, others did have the opportunity and wanted to return to this second round to continue enjoying the “Bukimanía” that awoke with the return of the group 25 years later.

However, what could have been a perfect night ended up being a perfectly unforgettable and emotional evening, even with the detail of an unfortunate incident that worried the more than 50,000 souls who were present on Thursday night at the legendary stadium of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Read more on LATimes.com.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the University of Southern California and United Airlines will grant $25,000 to four Southern California military veteran entrepreneurs as part of newly developed small business program

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (Aug 16, 2022) — The historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the University of Southern California and United Airlines today announced an all-new initiative, the United Airlines – LA Memorial Coliseum Veteran Small Business Grant Program. This community-driven effort will award a total of $100,000 in grants to four veteran-owned small businesses in Southern California, with each receiving $25,000.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly 10% of small businesses in the U.S. are veteran-owned. They generate $1 trillion in annual receipts and employ nearly six million.

Following the 2019 partnership announcement naming the home of the USC Trojans United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the two organizations have continued to support and honor local veterans.

“We are so proud of this continued partnership and what this new initiative will mean to our community,” says Dan Stimmler, Vice President, USC Auxiliary Services and COO of the Los Angeles Coliseum. “We always strive to serve those who do so much to serve us, and our goal with this opportunity is to give back to our heroic U.S. veterans because a community cannot thrive unless everyone thrives.”

“At United, thousands of our team members across the system are veterans or in the active reserve so this partnership not only deepens our commitment to the LA community but is a tribute to all the men and women who have served in the armed forces and are now pursuing a second career,” said Janet Lamkin, Senior Vice President of Market and Community Innovation at United. “United has always stood by our veteran community and the creation of the United Airlines – LA Memorial Coliseum Veteran Small Business Grant Program will set the recipient organizations up for success in years to come.”

The application process for the United Airlines – LA Memorial Coliseum Veteran Small Business Grant Program is open through Sept. 30. Applicants can be a U.S. veteran submitting their local small business or a supporter nominating their favorite local veteran-owned small business. Applicants can visit United.com/VSBG to begin the process.

The four recipients will be recognized on Friday, Nov. 11 during the USC Trojans’ home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. Additionally, as a part of the initiative, the program will also cover costs for qualified nominees and applicants to become certified as a veteran-owned business.

For more information, please visit United.com/VSBG.

The legendary venue will celebrate the momentous milestone with an all-new logo and website, as well as exciting events and programming slated through the end of next year

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The historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, located in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, will welcome its centennial anniversary in 2023 with the launch of “Coliseum Forever,” a celebration of 100 years of epic moments and a look to the future as the venue welcomes a number of iconic events, including the recent announcement of the 2028 Summer Olympics. Since opening in June 1923, the world-renowned venue has been home to some of the greatest and largest events the world has ever seen, becoming an iconic destination to Angelenos and visitors alike. In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Los Angeles Coliseum will welcome exceptional events, memorialize stories from notable and iconic figures who contributed to the venue’s unparalleled legacy and bring the community together through extraordinary programs – making for a centennial celebration that will be remembered for years to come.

“We are absolutely ecstatic to celebrate 100 years of storied operations,” said Dan Stimmler, Vice President, USC Auxiliary Services and COO of the Los Angeles Coliseum. “From being the home turf of the incredible USC Trojans to hosting endless awe-inspiring events, our historic venue has seen it all. We are thrilled to continue celebrating diversity, creativity, inclusivity and artistic excellence as we come into this great milestone and welcome in the next 100.”

Over the years, the legendary venue has stood the test of time and has proven to be one of the most diverse venues in the industry. Showcasing its endless capabilities to host any type of event and completing innovative renovations throughout the complex, the Memorial Coliseum remains to be the venue of choice for all sporting, live music and memorable events as everyone hopes to be in the presence of history.

“To be celebrating this incredible milestone is a great feat,” said Joseph Furin, General Manager of Los Angeles Coliseum. “We are excited to welcome our centennial year with a new look and countless can’t miss events from now until the end of 2023.”

In honor of the incredible centennial achievement, the 70,000-seat venue will feature a full list of live performances, sporting events and ceremonies that will welcome special recognitions at each event, “Coliseum Forever” fan giveaways and more slated through 2023. A current list of events that will take place during the centennial celebration include:

• Rammstein in September
• The 2022 USC Trojans home football games, including the anticipated match-up against Notre Dame in November
• East LA Classic High School Football Games in October
• Kx5 with Kaskade and deadmau5 in December
• The return of NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash in February 2023
• SuperMotocross World Championship in October 2023
• The 2023 USC Trojans football season, including the awaited match-up against UCLA

In addition to the live events, the celebration will unveil an all-new logo and welcome special programs honoring important segments and organizations throughout the 100-year history which will include legacy videos, community stories, academic initiatives, historical commendations and much more.

To stay up to date with all the “Coliseum Forever” updates, celebrations, and events, please visit coliseumforever.com.

 

About The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, has been a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos. Located in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, the Coliseum is a 77,500-capacity multi-purpose stadium that opened in 1923. Home to the USC Trojans, the legendary stadium has been named as one of the nation’s 40 best stadiums to experience college football by Sporting News and ranked USC football at the Coliseum as the nation’s No. 3 stadium experience by StadiumJourney.com. Following a recent renovation in 2019, the stadium is now home to a newly added seven-story suite and press tower which includes luxurious suites, loge boxes, club seats, a new press box, and the rooftop 1923 Club with a 360-degree view of the Los Angeles basin; along with several upgrades including new seating, updated technology and concession stands, additional food options for guests and much more.

The legacy of events and individuals hosted in nine-plus-decades reads like no other, including the only venue to host two Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and the Track and Field Competition for the Summer Olympics (Xth Olympiad in 1932, XXIIIrd Olympiad in 1984) and soon a third (XXXIVth Olympiad in 2028); home to college football’s USC Trojans since 1923 and the UCLA Bruins (1928-1981); professional football’s Los Angeles Rams (1946-1979 and 2016-2019); appearances by U.S. Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan; and international dignitaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela, to name a few. Additionally, the Coliseum, designated a National Historic Monument in 1984, has hosted some of the greatest acts in entertainment, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Prince and many more. For more information please visit lacoliseum.com.

We’re honored to have been recognized as a Net Zero Waste Champion by the Green Sports Alliance for achieving a waste diversion rate of over 90%!

When we started our Zero Waste Program in 2015, we implemented compostable & recyclable products and dedicated a sorting team to ensure trash goes into the proper waste streams to help us reach our goal of achieving zero waste. In the past seven years, we’ve received 10 different awards for our program, including the 2021 Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge Overall Winner.

To further our sustainability efforts, this school year, University of Southern California has implemented the Single-Use Plastics Elimination – Beverage Bottles Policy for all campus operations, including the Coliseum.

Learn more about this award on GreenSportsAlliance.org.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 9, 2021) – NASCAR today announced the qualifying elements and race format for the first-ever Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, the unprecedented 150-lap main event highlighting two days of racing action at the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022.

On Saturday, NASCAR Cup Series competitors will take to the track for practice sessions prior to single car qualifying runs to determine the starting order for the four scheduled heat races. The field will be open to 40 entrants.

On Sunday, on-track action will begin at 5 p.m. ET on FOX, with four 25-lap heat races consisting of 10 cars each. Below is a breakdown on how the heat races will be filled out:

• The top four fastest qualifiers from Saturday’s single vehicle qualifying session will be on the pole for each heat race, while cars that qualified fifth through eight will make up the other half of the front row in each heat.
• The remainder of each field will be filled out using this methodology (Ex. – heat one will be made up cars with qualifying positions of one, five, nine, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37).
• The top four finishers (16 total cars) from each heat race automatically advance through to the Busch Light Clash (8 p.m. ET, FS1), with the winner of heat one winning the pole and the heat two winner earning the outside pole.
• The winners of heats three and four will fill out the second row, with the remaining order of these 16 cars being determined in the same manner.

The remaining six finishing positions from each heat (24 total cars) that did not advance will continue through to one of two 50-lap Last Chance Qualifying races. Below is a breakdown on how the Last Chance Qualifiers will be filled out:

• The starting order for these two events will be determined based on finishing positions in the heat races.
• Those that did not advance from heats one and three will make up the first Last Chance Qualifying race while the second race will be made of up those from heats two and four.
• The fifth-place finishers from heats one and two will be on the pole in their respective Last Chance Qualifying races. The fifth-place finishers from heats three and four will be on the outside pole.
• This pattern will continue to fill out 12 cars in each event.
• The top three finishers (six total cars) from both Last Chance Qualifying races will advance to the Busch Light Clash, filling out positions 17 – 22 of the 23 available positions.

The final spot in the Busch Light Clash is reserved for the driver who finished the highest in the 2021 points standings who does not transfer on finishing position in the heat races or Last Chance Qualifying races. All other drivers will be eliminated from competition for the remainder of the event weekend.

“There has already been an enormous amount of buzz around next year’s Busch Clash at the Coliseum, and we feel that this race format and the accompanying programming throughout the entire weekend will only build on that already established momentum,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR senior vice president of strategy and innovation. “The unprecedented nature of this event, coupled with the fact that our sport will be in the spotlight in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, makes this a can’t miss event when we get our 2022 season underway next February.”

“I’ve had the chance to drive on the track through iRacing and make some laps in the NextGen car at Bowman-Gray on a similar layout, and there’s no doubt that this race is going to be awesome,” said Clint Bowyer, longtime former NASCAR Cup Series driver and current FOX Sports analyst. “The different qualifying events and format for the Clash are only going to add to what will be an unforgettable weekend. This is definitely a race you’re not going to want to miss!”

The Sunday schedule of events is below:

Date	Event	Network	Start Time (ET)
Sunday, February 6	NASCAR RaceDay	FOX	4 p.m.
Sunday, February 6	Heat Races and Last Chance Qualifying Races	FOX	5 p.m.
Sunday, February 6	NASCAR RaceDay	FS1	7 p.m.
Sunday, February 6	Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum	FS1	8 p.m.

Tickets for the NASCAR Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum are on sale now. Tickets start at $65 for adults and kids 12 & under starting as low as $10. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum offers a variety of seating options from lower to upper bowl, midfield start/finish line seats to premium club seats with access to the exclusive Lou Galen Club Lounge. For tickets and all event information visit nascar.com/lacoliseum.

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series, NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

About The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, has been a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos. The legacy of events and individuals hosted in nine-plus-decades reads like no other: the only venue to host two Summer Olympics (Xth Olympiad in 1932, XXIIIrd Olympiad in 1984) and soon a third (XXXIVth Olympiad in 2028); home to college football’s USC Trojans since 1923 and the UCLA Bruins (1928-1981); professional football’s Los Angeles Rams (1946-1979 and 2016-2019), Raiders (1982-1994) and Chargers (1960); hosting three NFL Championships and two Super Bowls; home to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1960) and the 1959 World Series; appearances by U.S. Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan; and international dignitaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela.

On March 29, 2008, the LA Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance ever at a baseball game with a crowd of 115,300. Other historic events include Billy Graham’s appearance in 1963 in front of 134,254 guests (still an all-time Coliseum record), Nelson Mandela’s 1990 triumphant return to the United States, the first ever Papal Mass by Pope John Paul II in 1987, and the 1976 Bicentennial Spectacular.

Enjoy this article about the Los Angeles Memorial’s recent renovation in the Los Angeles Business Journal