The Sunset Strip Music Festival
Jonathan Davis performing at SSMF photo by: Leslie DJ
Kicking off the festivities on Saturday’s Sunset Strip Music Festival was Unwritten law performing an acoustic set at the legendary Viper Room. September 12th was the third and final day of the three-day festival which brought together artists like, Pepper, Kottonmouth Kings, Shiny Toy Guns and Fishbone on the streets of West Hollywood. The event featured two outdoor stages a West Stage and East Stage while legendary venues like Key Club, The Roxy Theater, Cat Club and Whisky A Go-Go hosted bands throughout the day and into the night.
Iglu & Hartly performing
The acoustic performances at The Viper Room came courtesy of Los Angeles rock station 98.7 FM, who partnered up with the event in order to bring exclusive acoustic performances and interviews to their listeners. Radio personality Kade was on hand asking all the
hard-hitting questions. He asked The Donnas what their favorite LA venue was, and of course they said, “The Viper Room.” When asked if they had any other upcoming shows on the horizon the ladies admitted, “This is it for a while.” While Iglu & Hartly of “This City” fame was surprised by the indoor crowd that gathered to watch their performance, “This is so cool that people are here to watch us play, I thought we’d be by ourselves,” stated a member of the California band that’s signed to the UK division of Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records.
The number of security guards doubled at the East Stage prior to Kottonmouth Kings performance. Girls flirted with the guards hoping to get a bit closer to the stage, one young woman declared she loved one of the guards she had just met that day, and that she would marry him if he allowed her to stand in the pit, in front of the barricades, the spot reserved for photographers. He smiled and said, “Nice try” but once the OC hip hop group was on stage lighting up and making the crowd bounce up and down, the young girls had made their way to the front of the stage.
While over at the West stage the crowds gathered holding spots for their friends as they awaited performances from Korn and Ozzy Osbourne. The crowd began to chant hours prior to Korn taking the stage, “We want Korn! We want Korn! We want Korn! We want Korn.” Stagehands occasionally addressed the crowd with an update on when Korn would finally take the stage, which riled up the crowd even more. The moment members of Korn walked onto the stage the crowd began to mosh, the devil horns were up, and they were chanting along to lyrics that were drowned out by the crowd’s roars.
