Mars to open Intuit Dome
Tickets for back-to-back opening night shows by 14-time Grammy winner go on sale Thursday
Intuit Dome, the new home of the Clippers, is hosting Bruno Mars as its opening act, with the performer set to play back-to-back shows on Aug. 15 and 16.
The Inglewood venue will serve as the 14-time Grammy winner's first gig in Los Angeles County in more than six years.
“We are thrilled Bruno Mars will open Intuit Dome,” said Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment. “Bruno, who has a strong connection to Inglewood, will undoubtedly deliver an iconic performance that is worthy of this moment, and will leave a lasting impression on everyone who attends these two shows.”
Tickets for both shows go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ticketmaster.com.
The 17,700-capacity arena, nestled in the same area as the Kia Forum and SoFi Stadium, is also set to host acts such as Usher, Weezer, Sebastian Maniscalco, Phil Whickman, Brandon Lake, Twenty One Pilots and Billy Joel.
Mars is still set to perform in Las Vegas for his solo 2024 residency and with the R&B project Silk Sonic, featuring Anderson .Paak. Silk Sonic released “An Evening With Silk Sonic” in 2021 and snagged record of the year at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards.
Catalina's only hospital gets $2 million reprieve, still faces possible closure
A $2 million grant will allow Catalina Island Health, the only hospital serving the island, to remain open through December, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced this week.
The grant was awarded by the L.A. Care Board of Governors.
“This small hospital not only provides essential health care for island residents,” Hahn said in a written statement, “it is the only source of emergency care on the island for millions of tourists.”
Catalina Island is part of Hahn's district. Now, Hahn said, the task ahead is to find a long-term solution to keep the hospital open, adding that its closure would be “catastrophic.”
She commended L.A. Care CEO John Baackes and fellow county Supervisor Hilda Solis for assisting in the effort to keep the doors of the hospital open.
Catalina Island Health has faced serious financial challenges with the CEO predicting insolvency as soon as June of this year, Hahn said in a news release. The grant, she said, allows the hospital to avert imminent closure.
The facility is the sole provider of emergency, primary, and lifesaving care for residents and visitors to the island off the coast of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
— Donna Littlejohn