The Novo

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The Novo
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The Novo
Full nameThe Novo
Former namesClub Nokia (2008-16)
Address800 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90015-1360
Location South Park, Downtown Los Angeles
Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group
OperatorGoldenvoice
Capacity 2,400
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 5, 2005 (2005-09-05)
OpenedNovember 8, 2008 (2008-11-08)
Construction cost$80 million
Architect Gensler
Batay-Csorba
Project managerFaithful+Gould
Structural engineer Nabih Youssef & Associates
General contractorPCL Construction Services
Website
Venue Website

The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) is an indoor club located at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, California. The club's seating capacity is 2,400.

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History

The venue opened on November 8, 2008, as "Club Nokia" with shows held by the musician Beck over the first two nights. [1] Its name was changed in March 2016, several months after the neighboring Nokia Theater's name was changed to the Microsoft Theater. The theater continues to be booked by Goldenvoice. [2]

Name

Concerts

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Elize Ryd performing at Club Nokia in 2014
DateArtist/EventTourAttendanceRevenue
November 8, 2008 Beck
November 9, 2008
November 12, 2008 Lupe Fiasco
February 25, 2011 Miranda Cosgrove Dancing Crazy Tour 1,254 / 1,254 [5] $54,660 [5]
March 26, 2011 Seth MacFarlane
June 8, 2011 Crush 40 Sonic Boom 2011
December 2, 2011 [6] The Dan Band
February 8, 2012 [7] Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Tour
March 30, 2012 [6] The Dan Band
May 18, 2012 [6]
September 23, 2012 [8] Demi Lovato A Special Night with Demi Lovato
October 20, 2012 [6] The Dan Band
July 19, 2013 [9]
September 9, 2013 Ariana Grande The Listening Sessions Tour 2,351 / 2,351 [5] $88,736 [5]
January 11, 2014 [10] Linkin Park, The Offspring, Bad Religion, Heart, The Filharmonic, Mike Einziger, Travis Barker Music for Relief
February 1, 2014 [6] The Dan Band
December 19, 2014 [11]
January 29, 2015 [12] Jackie Evancho Awakening: Live in Concert
February 20, 2015 [13] Kalin and Myles The Dedication Tour
February 28, 2015 [14] Bo Burnham Make Happy Tour
March 1, 2015 [15] Fifth Harmony, Mahogany Lox
Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides
Reflection Tour 2,351 / 2,351 [5] $73,950 [5]
March 20, 2015 Lavell Crawford 788 / 1,515 [5] $22,593 [5]
March 26, 2015 Boyz II Men 888 / 1,858 [5] $50,228 [5]
March 27, 2015 Jazmine Sullivan 1,533 / 2,300 [5] $52,440 [5]
April 16, 2015 [16] Azealia Banks 2,341 / 2,341 [5] $60,564 [5]
May 18, 2015 [17] Jessie J, Luke James Sweet Talker Tour 2,357 / 2,357 [5] $94,435 [5]
May 30, 2015 Ciara Jackie Tour 1,453 / 2,405 [5] $44,288 [5]
June 11, 2015 Alan Parsons 850 / 1,434 [5] $39,835 [5]
June 26, 2015 [18] Miguel
July 26, 2015 BTS 2015 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet
October 13, 2015 Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Aston Matthews
October 15, 2015The 2015 Geekie Awards
October 24, 2015 Bianca Del Rio Rolodex of Hate
January 9, 2016 Apink Pink Memory: A Pink North American Tour 2016
January 30, 2016 Seshollowaterboyz
February 12, 2016 Beats Antique, Lettuce (band), Lafa Taylor1,202 / 2,356 [5] $40,283 [5]
February 26, 2016 Tyga 1,754 / 2,356 [5] $46,591 [5]
March 11, 2016 Waka Flocka Flame, Robb Banks 2,356 / 2,356 [5] $23,560 [5]
March 16, 2016 Young Thug 2,356 / 2,356 [5] $75,415 [5]
March 18, 2016 Hopsin 2,155 / 2,356 [5] $21,150 [5]
March 25, 2016 Migos 1,640 / 2,356 [5] $42,308 [5]
April 22, 2016 King Lil G
July 10, 2016 GOT7 Fly Tour
June 16, 2016 The Pharcyde
June 22, 2016 Buckethead
September 2, 2016 Killswitch Engage
June 6, 2017 XXXTentacion The Revenge Tour
July 23 — 24, 2017 Monsta X Beautiful World Tour
November 18, 2018 Day6 First World Tour "Youth"
May 24, 2019 TXT TOMORROW X TOGETHER SHOWCASE: STAR in US
July 5–6, 2019 Aqours Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours World Love Live in LA ~Brand New Wave~
November 4, 2019 Jay Park SEXY 4EVA World Tour
January 17, 2020 Itzy Itzy Premiere Showcase Tour "ITZY? ITZY!"
July 22, 2022 (G)I-dle Just Me ( )I-dle World Tour
November 5, 2023 Tini Tini Tour
May 17th, 2024 Panchiko North America Tour 2024

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