

The HoB’s talent lineup for January–March seems to be on an uptick.Ĭalls to Shuman, Mays, and Cohen were not returned. The Observatory North Park is located just across the street from the North Park Garage on 29th St., between University Ave. This comes at an interesting juncture: San Diego House of Blues just brought in a new talent-buyer, Vincent Almeraris from House of Blues Cleveland. KRS-ONE and the Nekromantix both have upcoming shows at the Observatory for a $5 admission. On the other hand, the Observatory is known for its occasional $5 shows. What will it mean to local music fans? Shuman is known for paying headliners top dollar, according to insiders, which may affect ticket prices. Lyric Opera San Diego owned and operated the historic venue from 2005. He did, however, cancel some private shows that had been booked at the North Park Theatre in the coming year. Observatory North Park was built in 1928 as the 731-seat North Park Theater and hosted live performances and movies. The Observatory North Park Music Venue, Performing Arts Venue, and Event Space North Park, San Diego Save Share Tips 11 Photos 310 8.9/ 10 131 ratings Ranked 3 for music venues in San Diego ' Staff was attentive and nice.' (2 Tips) See what your friends are saying about The Observatory North Park. He did not make it public that he was no longer going to be overseeing the venue’s calendar in 2015. Mays booked most of the shows at North Park in 2014. Our wide selection of VIP The Observatory - North Park VIP packages gives you the ultimate access to live entertainment. A graphic of the venue’s new logo reads “Observatory North Park.”Ĭasbah co-owner and talent buyer Tim Mays was hired by Cohen to be North Park Theatre’s primary talent buyer.

While North Park owner David Cohen apparently wasn’t too keen on getting the news out, it nevertheless leaked today on the OC Weekly’s website: the Observatory crew was buying the North Park Theatre. Upcoming Observatory headliners like Curren$y, Juicy J, Leftover Crack, Neutral Milk Hotel, Cold War Kids, and Logic were also routed into North Park Theatre by Shuman. Then in December some of the headliners that passed through the Observatory were also booked at the North Park Theatre. Last year, Shuman, who books under Club Mercy moniker, moved into San Diego by promoting shows at UCSD’s Porter’s Pub.
