Admission
Doors open at 7:30 PM – Event ends at 11:00 PM
Age: You must be 16 years of age or more to attend this event (no exceptions). | Photo ID – We require original physical (non-digital) photo ID and use ID scanning. Without ID we will refuse you entry. | | Access – Standing. There are no seats assigned. The venue is arranged on several floors with many stairs and no lift. Find out more about accessiblity.
About Rocket
Rocket have had a busy few years. The Los Angeles crew with friendships stretching back to their
childhood formed in 2021, convening in an unmarked shed to put their debut EP to tape. Despite it
being the first time Alithea Tuttle (vocals, bass), Baron Rinzler (Guitar), Cooper Ladomade (Drums)
and Desi Scaglione (Guitar) had ever seriously approached the idea of a ‘band,’ they seemed to arrive
fully formed with combustible, airtight songs.
R is for Rocket, the quartet’s remarkable debut album, is a joyride through sonic terrain that is
gloriously loud, anthemic, bombastic and beautiful, with instantly captivating songs that achieve the rare
feat of evoking nostalgia while sounding completely new. Tracks such as “One Million,” “Wide Awake,”
“Crossing Fingers” and “The Choice” display Rocket’s dreamy intensity, with their thick blast of guitars
and driving rhythms balanced by Tuttle’s sweetly hypnotic vocals and dynamic shifts that leave you
weak in the knees. The band’s jagged, fuzzed-out sound has antecedents in ‘90s guitar bands like
Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, but Rocket are doing something uniquely their own with those
touchstones. It’s no wonder they are widely considered one of the most promising guitar-forward bands
While the album builds on the energy of their critically lauded Versions of You EP, R is for Rocket is
also hugely evolutionary, elevating the band’s craft in major ways. By the time they began work on the
album in early 2024, they’d been on a near constant touring schedule, spending countless hours on the
road opening for their heroes Ride, Sunny Day Real Estate and Silversun Pickups, and writing in their
modest studio – a back house in drummer Cooper Ladomade’s parents’ yard – both refining and
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