Lana Del Rey Schedules Two Morbid Shows At Los Angeles Cemetery
Lana Del Rey may have felt too sick to perform for her fans overseas, but her mysterious ailment isn’t stopping her from putting together a few creepy shows in Los Angeles.
Since the singer’s musical stylings tend to lean toward the strange and unusual, Lana decided to celebrate Halloween by performing a handful of her dreary tunes in an L.A. cemetery. According to Billboard, Del Rey will perform no less that two shows at the historic Hollywood Forever Cemetery, a place that houses the remains of such celebrities as Jayne Mansfield, George Harrison, and Dee Dee Ramone, among many others.
While there’s no word yet if any of these famous corpses have flipped in their expensive caskets upon hearing of Lana’s upcoming performances, a number of folks on social media are pretty pumped about Lana Del Rey’s spooky performances. In fact, it didn’t take very long for Twitter users to fill cyberspace will all sorts of thoughts and feelings.
there’s a good joke about lana del rey playing hollywood forever cemetery. i ain’t writing it tho. (cc @FNpanch @remixedAIR)
— (@raihan_) September 22, 2014
The Hollywood Forever Cemetery doesn’t allow people to queue outside more than an hour before the show. Let the Hunger Games begin.
— The Lana Del Rey ? (@The_LanaDelRey) September 22, 2014
omfg lana del rey at hollywood forever, good thing it’s a cemetery bc this will slay me and I can just fall into an open grave.
— Josey Pickering (@JoseyPickering) September 22, 2014
Fans who are hoping to score tickets to the Lana Del Rey shows at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery are out of luck. Tickets for the gigs sold out within 10 minutes, leaving those who dilly-dallied with a pair of empty hands. Someone may sell you their tickets if you have enough cash on-hand, but it’s not recommended that you hold your breath.
According to Complex, Lana Del Rey will rock the tombstones on October 17 and 18. Since fans aren’t allowed to hang around the cemetery all day to secure a spot, you may have to fight tooth and nail with other Del Rey fanatics for a space in front of the stage.
If you’ve never heard of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and would like a quick history lesson before attending the upcoming Lana Del Rey shows, then check out the quick description below. Interested parties can also take a tour of the grounds.
“Hollywood Forever is a cemetery unlike any other in the world. One of the world’s most fascinating landmarks, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place to more of Hollywood’s founders and stars than anywhere else on earth. Founded in 1899, the cemetery was an integral part of the growth of early Hollywood. Paramount Studios was built on the back half of the original Hollywood Cemetery, where the studio is still in operation today. The cemetery of choice for most of the founders of Hollywood’s great studios, as well as writers, directors, and, performers, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is now listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.”
Are you a fan of Lana Del Rey? What do you think about the singer performing at the famous Los Angeles cemetery? Is this insanely cool or totally disrespectful?
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