Solana Beach’s Belly Up To Receive Official Recognition While Celebrating 50th Anniversary

SOLANA BEACH (CelebrityAccess) – Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this 12 months, the Stomach Up in Solana Seashore is a testomony to stay music’s enduring energy and the impartial stay leisure neighborhood. The long-lasting venue will mark its anniversary this September whereas persevering with its celebration of fifty Years and 50 Reveals into the autumn.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Jason Mraz will carry out on September 28, the day the venue opened in 1974. The sold-out present will open with official recognitions offered by native, state and federal elected officers, together with Mayor Lesa Heebner, County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, State Senator Catherine Blakespear and US Congressman Mike Levin.

The venue continues its summer-long celebration that includes performances by artists who’ve performed the legendary venue since its inception in 1974, together with Shakey Graves, WAR, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Alejandro Escovedo, Cracker and X culminating in September and October, with reveals that includes The Wallflowers, Ben Harper, Jason Mraz, Hayes Carll and extra.

Established in September of 1974 in a modest seashore city exterior of San Diego, the Stomach Up is a musical landmark akin to legendary venues just like the Troubadour, The Backside Line, and The Stone Pony. From its humble beginnings, internet hosting outstanding acts similar to John Lee Hooker, BB King and Etta James, to its evolution right into a must-stop venue for international superstars just like the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Buffet, the Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers and Inexperienced Day, the Stomach Up has remained on the forefront of the music scene. It has turn into an integral a part of the touring artist panorama.

Underneath the management of homeowners Steve Goldberg and Phil Berkovitz, who acquired the membership in 2003, the Stomach Up has expanded its affect past its partitions. Working as a full-fledged booker and promoter of live shows and occasions nationwide, the membership has additionally launched its file label, Stomach Up Dwell, and a preferred tv broadcast, Dwell on the Stomach Up. President Chris Goldsmith, a a number of Grammy-winning producer, has been instrumental in guiding the membership to nationwide acclaim. “San Diego will not be referred to as an enormous music city,” says Goldsmith, “however there’s a surprisingly engaged viewers right here, and we’re doing our greatest to herald nice stay music and supply a high-quality expertise for each the artists and the followers.”

Reflecting on the membership’s wealthy historical past, founder Dave Hodges emphasizes its function as a labor of affection and a hub for neighborhood and household. “For me, it’s all the time been about household and neighborhood that Stomach Up created all these years in the past. Seeing its evolution and being part of so many individuals’s lives for therefore a few years has been one of many excessive factors of my life and legacy,” says Hodges.

From its early days as a haven for blues legends to its eclectic lineup spanning genres from folks to hip-hop, the Stomach Up has remained a beacon for music lovers worldwide. Because the membership seems forward to the following 50 years, its mission stays steadfast: to uphold its legacy of presenting distinctive stay music in a laid-back, skilled ambiance.

Be a part of the celebration of Stomach Up’s fiftieth anniversary with a collection of particular live shows and occasions all through the summer season, culminating with Ben Harper for 3 sold-out reveals on October 22, 23 and 25.

Stomach Up Celebrates 50 Years and 50 Reveals, remaining itinerary:
• August 28 & 29: Tab Benoit & Anders Osborne
• August 30: Pato Banton and Frequent Sense
• August 31: Metal Pulse
• September 2: Thievery Company
• September 3: Aaron Frazer
• September 5: Black Uhuru
• September 7: Lucy’s Fur Coat
• September 8: The Paladins
• September 10 & 11: Soul Coughing
• September 14: Beats Vintage
• September 17: Kishi Bashi
• September 19: Kevin Nealon
• September 20: GoldFish
• September 21: The Reunion and Resurrection Jam
• September 25: Constructed To Spill
• September 26: Hayes Carll & The Band of Heathens
• September 27: Roger Clyne and The PeaceMakers
• September 28: Jason Mraz
• September 30: The Wallflowers
• October 4: The Wallflowers
• October 22, 23 & 25: Ben Harper and the Harmless Criminals