KROQ Acoustic Christmas
| KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, Metal, Punk, Post-hardcore, Ska, Alternative rock |
| Dates | mid-December |
| Location(s) |
Gibson Amphitheatre (1989–1997, 2000–2012) |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Founded by | KROQ-FM |
| Website | |
| KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas | |
Gibson Amphitheatre (1989–1997, 2000–2012)
Shrine Auditorium (1998, 2013)
Arrowhead Pond (1999)
Almost Acoustic Christmas is an annual concert run by the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM.
The first show was held in December 1989 though it was simply called the KROQ Xmas Bash. In 1990 the show became bigger and attracted increasingly popular alternative rock bands and singers. It takes place over a weekend in mid-December, and has in recent years been broadcast for free on KROQ-FM's website. The festival started off as a one-day event, and every year, since 1992, it has been held as a two-day festival (although the 1999 show was a one-day festival).
From 1989 through 2012 the show took place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, except for 1998 where it was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and in 1999 where it was held at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. After the Gibson Amphitheatre closed in September 2013, the show performed again at the Shrine Auditorium in December 2013. In 2014 the event was moved to The Forum.
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts benefit Para Los Ninos and the Al Wooten Jr Heritage Center, plus other local charities.
In 1999, a compilation of live recordings, The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas, was released.
On December 18, 2009, KROQ-FM released a compilation called KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009, a benefit album with proceeds benefiting Para Los Ninos and the Al Wooten Heritage Center.
Bands listed in alphabetical order (or, if known, in reverse order of night's performance).
Night 1 (Saturday): Bush, Alanis Morissette, Lenny Kravitz, Joan Osborne, Oasis, Sonic Youth, The Presidents of the United States of America, Foo Fighters, Porno for Pyros, Toadies, No Doubt
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