{"id":443841,"date":"2026-08-26T07:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443841\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:40:10","slug":"this-bay-area-mall-will-transform-to-host-an-after-hours-rave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443841\/","title":{"rendered":"This Bay Area mall will transform to host an after-hours rave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eastridge-5241r-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-653d32e2=\"\">Eastridge Center in San Jose, Calif. plans to host an after hours rave on Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. to Sept. 6 at 2 a.m. <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">SAN JOSE, Calif. &#8211; A high-energy rave will take over a Bay Area mall with beat-thumping music, an electrifying vibe, dancing, and food, all available after the mall closes, late into the night and into the early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTVU\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The 21-and-over, one-night-only event, called Mallorama, is being planned at the <a href=\"https:\/\/eastridgecenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eastridge Center<\/a> in East San Jose from Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. the next morning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Organizers invited attendees to &#8220;experience a night of fun and dancing at your favorite childhood mall.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Promoters promised a full-scale DJ experience and said there will be a &#8220;secret lineup&#8221; of DJs to keep the music going for the four-hour-long event.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The rave will take place in the mall\u2019s center court area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTVU\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;The central concept is to transform Eastridge into an immersive musical experience where guests can enjoy great music, top-tier production, and a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere,&#8221; Eastridge\u00a0Center Marketing &amp; Local Leasing Coordinator Eric Perez told KTVU in an email correspondence.<\/p>\n<p> First of its kind\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It\u2019s the first of its kind large indoor music party being held at the mall, according to Perez, who noted that Eastridge has hosted outdoor concerts in the past.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He also said that to his knowledge, no other Bay Area mall has hosted an event like this.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/earth-wind-fire-chase-center-new-date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earth, Wind &amp; Fire announces new Chase Center date<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTVU\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The rave is offering Eastridge an opportunity to reimagine the large mall space while creating a place for the community to gather for different types of events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;As part of our commitment to providing San Jose with a premier space to gather and celebrate, we continuously partner with innovative organizations to bring unique experiences to our community,&#8221;\u00a0Perez explained.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He pointed to the success Eastridge saw in June during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/shows\/world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">World Cup<\/a>, when Mexico faced South Africa. A massive LED screen was set up in the center court area to host a World Cup watch party for the community.<\/p>\n<p> Safety and security <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Perez stressed that organizers are taking security seriously and taking steps to ensure the safety of the\u00a0attendees. Police are expected to be among those on hand for the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;Because Mallorama will take place after standard operating hours, the safety and well-being of our guests is our top priority,&#8221;\u00a0Perez said, adding, &#8220;The event will be secured in coordination with private security, local medical teams, and the San Jose Police Department.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The event is being organized in partnership with promoters including San Jose Foos, Something New Club, and Brownies &amp; Lemonade.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">On the event management and ticketing platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mallorama-eastridge-mall-takeover-with-brownies-lemonade-tickets-1996125150058?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eventbrite<\/a>, ticket prices are listed as\u00a0costing $65 to $70.66.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It appears it&#8217;s shaping up to be a popular event.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">As of Tuesday, the Eventbrite site showed Mallorama tickets were going fast, with the promoters noting that it&#8217;s almost full.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/id3ubu1enascuotn.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Cube returns to Bay Area for major concert\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/id3ubu1enascuotn.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Cube returns to Bay Area for major concert\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-39f6236e=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/video\/fmc-ipzm2b4w7ew3uuvw\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ice Cube returns to Bay Area for major concert<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">Legendary entertainer and business entrepreneur, Ice Cube appeared on &#8216;Mornings on 2&#8217; to talk about his big concert at SAP Center in San Jose. He will take the stage with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/entertainment\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/santa-clara-county\/san-jose\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/tag\/series\/instanews\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instanews<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Eastridge Center in San Jose, Calif. plans to host an after hours rave on Sept. 5 at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1184,967,3079,100,88,90,89,198,425,1181],"class_list":["post-443841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-ca","tag-entertainment","tag-instanews","tag-news","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-series","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443841","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=443841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}