{"id":243747,"date":"2026-03-30T19:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/243747\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:10:12","slug":"snoop-dogg-to-headline-long-beach-amphitheater-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/243747\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg to headline Long Beach Amphitheater grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Live NationThe legendary performer takes the stage on June 6th<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Amphitheater, Southern California\u2019s newest open-air live music destination, has announced that Long Beach native, legendary rapper, and cultural icon Snoop Dogg will headline the venue\u2019s grand opening celebration on Saturday, June 6th. The highly anticipated debut marks a defining cultural moment for the city, bringing one of its most influential artists home to inaugurate the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Presales start on Wednesday, April 1st, ahead of the general sale on Friday, April 3rd, at 10 am local time.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening performance is more than a concert \u2013 it\u2019s a cultural milestone. Few artists represent Long Beach on a global stage like Snoop Dogg, whose legacy is deeply intertwined with the city\u2019s identity and the historic influence of VIP Records, a cornerstone of West Coast hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Amphitheater is the city\u2019s first large-scale outdoor music venue \u2013 a dynamic space where global artistry meets local culture. Designed to reflect the creative grit and diversity of Long Beach, the 11,000-capacity venue will serve as both a premier concert destination and a vibrant community hub.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themusicuniverse.com\/author\/buddyiahn\/\" class=\"ct-media-container\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/buddy26-150x150.jpg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Buddy Iahn\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\nBuddy Iahn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Live NationThe legendary performer takes the stage on June 6th The Long Beach Amphitheater, Southern California\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132,43021],"class_list":{"0":"post-243747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news","11":"tag-snoop-dogg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243747","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=243747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}