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Death Cab, Foster the People to close KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas

By Todd MartensFeatures Columnist 
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Death Cab for Cutie, the Black Keys and Cage the Elephant will headline the second and final night of the yearly Almost Acoustic Christmas presented the weekend of Dec. 10 by KROQ-FM (106.7). Other acts on the bill for Sunday night include local breakout stars Foster the People, the rock theatrics of Florence + the Machine and veterans Jane’s Addiction, among others.

Also on the bill for Sunday is local pop act Grouplove, folk rockers Mumford & Sons, Noel Gallaher’s High Flying Birds project and glossy New Zealanders the Naked and Famous. Saturday night’s bill, as previously announced, will feature Blink-182, Bush, Chevelle, Incubus, New Found Glory, Social Distortion, 311 and Young the Giant. As has been typical for the station’s annual holiday event, the second night represents more up-and-coming artists while the first night showcases acts that have, generally speaking, long been KROQ fixtures.

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Presale tickets for Saturday will be available today at 10 a.m., while presale tickets for Sunday’s concert will be available on Friday at 10 a.m., via Ticketmaster/LiveNation. One must be a member of the KROG Street Team to qualify for presale tickets. Tickets range from $79.75 to $150, not including service fees, and a general public on-sale has not yet been announced.

The Almost Acoustic Christmas is once again set for Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal’s CityWalk.

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-- Todd Martens

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Todd Martens

Todd Martens is a features columnist at the Los Angeles Times who writes about theme parks and West Coast Experiences, among other topics. Martens joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007 and has covered a mix of interactive entertainment as its game critic and pop music as a reporter and editor. Previously, he reported on the music business for Billboard Magazine. Martens has contributed to numerous books, including “The Big Lebowski: An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time.” He continues to torture himself by rooting for the Chicago Cubs and, while he likes dogs, he is more of a cat person.

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