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Anaheim’s $5 billion ‘OCVibe’ mega-project has reached a major construction milestone for its concert hall, with a March 2027 grand opening on the calendar. Now, agents, promoters, managers, and other concert execs are getting a first look at this brand-new Southern California venue.
OCVibe’s highly anticipated 5,000-capacity concert hall in Anaheim reached a major construction milestone this week with the first seat installations. To commemorate the occasion, the development welcomed media, music industry executives, and key partners to a first look.
This was a hard hat-only tour, with safety glasses, work boots and a lengthy indemnification signature required before the tour began. Thankfully, nothing dropped from the rafters — though frankly the venue structure was mostly completed and felt completely safe.
Orange County’s newest live entertainment destination is slated for a March 2027 opening, with plenty of mixed-use dining, shopping, and recreational uses on tap.
According to backers and builders behind the project, OCVibe is intended to offer another Southern California option for smaller events, especially for those seeking a quieter spot between San Diego and Los Angeles. That was the same line of thinking behind the just-constructed Long Beach Amphitheater, christened by local legend Snoop Dogg himself.
It’s all part of a booming Southern California concert scene spurring huge venue investments — not in the millions, but in the billions of dollars…