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Win Tickets to See the Gorillaz at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 27th
So the Gorillaz are in the midst of their "Escape to the Plastic Beach" world tour and on October 27th -- that's next week Wednesday -- they'll hit up the Gibson Amphitheatre here in Los Angeles.
Do you want to go? Well, we're giving away a pair of tickets! To have a chance at winning, leave a comment on this post sharing a great area restaurant to complement a concert at the Gisbon. This could be an eatery within CityWalk at Universal Studios or in the surrounding neighborhoods like Toluca Lake, Cahunega Pass, Studio City, North Hollywood or beyond. Just keep it to the Valley (don't know any restaurants? Find one that interests you on the internetz).
The contest ends Thursday morning, so if you want a guarantee at tickets, here's where to buy them, including special VIP packages.
Full details for entering the are below:
- Enter the contest by making a comment on this post. Comments must fit the criteria, stated below.
- The criteria of the comment is to share a local San Fernando Valley restaurant you would go to before or after seeing the Gorillaz at the Gibson Ampitheatre.
- Only one entry per person allowed.
- Comments will be accepted through Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 8:59:59 a.m.
- One qualifying comment will be chosen at random and the winners will be notified via the e-mail or Facebook account connected to their LAist.com profile. The winners must confirm the receipt of the e-mail by 5:00:00 p.m., Thursday, October 21st, 2010 or the tickets will be released to another winner.
- A pair of tickets will be held at will call under the winner's name as it is found on their drivers license or state-issued I.D.
Good luck and enjoy the show!
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