{"id":207949,"date":"2026-03-06T21:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207949\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:41:15","slug":"kings-of-chaos-to-headline-long-beach-grand-prixs-saturday-night-concert-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207949\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings of Chaos to headline Long Beach Grand Prix\u2019s Saturday night concert \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kings of Chaos, a collective of legendary rock figures founded by Guns N\u2019 Roses drummer Matt Sorum, will headline the 2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach\u2019s Saturday night concert, according to a Thursday, March 5, announcement.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take place in the city\u2019s downtown from April 17-19<\/a>, offering three days of high-speed fun for racing fans from across the world. The 2025 Grand Prix, celebrating the event\u2019s 50th anniversary, drew around 197,000 spectators to the city\u2019s waterfront<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Grand Prix\u2019s Saturday night concert typically features rock, classic rock and alternative artists \u2014 barring the 2024 lineup, which featured a country ensemble,<\/a> including Eddie Montgomery, Gretchen Wilson, David Lee Murphy and the band Sixwire. For the Grand Prix\u2019s 50th anniversary last year, legendary rock band Foreigner<\/a> took the headlining spot on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The Kings of Chaos, meanwhile, aren\u2019t new to the Grand Prix<\/a>, having performed the Saturday show during the 2023 event. This year\u2019s Kings of Chaos lineup, though, will feature what the band is best known for: surprise appearances, special guests \u2014 and a high-energy night of live music.<\/p>\n

Alongside founder Sorum, several other artists are scheduled to join the show, including LIVE\u2019s lead singer Ed Kowalczyk, 311 front man Nick Hexum, singer\/songwriter Aloe Blacc, and Orianthi, a world-renowned guitarist.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnown for once-in-a-lifetime collaborations and surprise-filled performances, Kings of Chaos has earned a reputation for bringing together elite talent for electrifying live shows,\u201d the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach said in its announcement. \u201cThe setlist will include hits from LIVE, 311 and Aloe Blacc, as well as a few surprise covers of other artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Drummer<\/p>\n

Drummer Matt Sorum, formerly of Guns N\u2019 Roses, performs with Kings of Chaos on Saturday Apr. 14, 2023, at Terrace Theater Plaza in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/p>\n

Nick Hexum of 311 performs during the 2023 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Aloe<\/p>\n

Aloe Blacc performs on the Hightide stage during the sixth annual BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Orianthi<\/p>\n

Veteran guitarist Orianthi will perform with her band at the Belly Up on Sunday. (Drew A. Kelley\/Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans react to all-star rock band Kings of Chaos during a performance on Saturday Apr. 14, 2023, at Terrace Theater Plaza in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Rock<\/p>\n

Rock bands Live and Bush (pictured: Live\u2019s Ed Kowalczyk, left, and Bush\u2019s Gavin Rossdale) are out on The Alimate Tour, which commemorates the 25th anniversaries of their landmark albums including Bush\u2019s \u201cSixteen Stone\u201d and Live\u2019s \u201cThrowing Copper.\u201d The tour stops at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 6 and Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Aug. 10. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, contributing photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Drummer<\/p>\n

Drummer Matt Sorum, formerly of Guns N\u2019 Roses, performs with Kings of Chaos on Saturday Apr. 14, 2023, at Terrace Theater Plaza in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans react to all-star rock band Kings of Chaos during a performance on Saturday Apr. 14, 2023, at Terrace Theater Plaza in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Drummer Matt Sorum, formerly of Guns N\u2019 Roses, performs with Kings of Chaos on Saturday Apr. 14, 2023, at Terrace Theater Plaza in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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LIVE formed in 1984 and is best known for its songs \u201cOperation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition),\u201d\u00a0 and \u201cLighting Crashes.\u201d<\/p>\n

311, a classic alternative rock band \u2014 with reggae, hip hop and funk influences \u2014 was formed in 1988 and known for hits \u201cAmber,\u201d \u201cDown\u201d and \u201cAll Mixed Up.\u201d Besides Hexum as lead singer, 311 includes guitarist Jim Watson, bassist Aaron Willis and drummer Chad Sexton, and Dough Martinez as a second vocalist and turntablist.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking forward to jamming with the monster players in Kings of Chaos,\u201d Hexum said in the announcement. \u201cMatt Sorum and I have been friends going back 30 years and it\u2019s going to be great to rock out with him. Let there be chaos!\u201d<\/p>\n

Aloe Blacc, meanwhile, launched his solo career in 2003 and rose to prominence after his song \u201cI Need a Dollar\u201d was used as the theme song for \u201cHow to Make It in America,\u201d an HBO series. He\u2019s also known for his feature on Avicii\u2019s 2013 single \u201cWake Me Up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guitarist and singer Orianthi hails from Australia, and has spent her career making her own music \u2014 including her 2009 hit \u201cAccording to You\u201d \u2014 and playing guitar for major artists such as Carrie Underwood, Michael Jackson and Alice Cooper.<\/p>\n

Besides those special guests, the Kings of Chaos show will, of course, feature Sorum on drums, Megadeath\u2019s James LoMenzo on bass and Extreme\u2019s Nuno Bettencourt on guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong Beach is all about big moments and this is another one,\u201d said GPALB president and CEO Jim Michaelian. \u201cAs always, Kings of Chaos brings a powerhouse lineup that matches the energy of race weekend, and having Ed Kowalczyk, Nick Hexum, Aloe Blacc and Orianthi as part of this show will be the perfect way for our fans to finish off an exhilarating Saturday of entertainment on-track and off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Admission to the Saturday evening concert, which will take place outside the Terrace Theatre at 6:30 p.m., is free for Grand Prix of Long Beach Saturday ticketholders.<\/p>\n

General admission tickets for the second day of the Grand Prix start at $104, with three-day general admission tickets starting at $221.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale at gplb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kings of Chaos, a collective of legendary rock figures founded by Guns N\u2019 Roses drummer Matt Sorum, will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,28942,133,132,137,100],"class_list":["post-207949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-grand-prix","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}