{"id":1718,"date":"2016-10-11T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/complexcon\/"},"modified":"2016-10-11T21:29:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T21:29:00","slug":"complexcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/complexcon","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Snoop Dogg to Headline Night Two of ComplexCon in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-48397\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/complexsnoop.jpg\" alt=\"complexsnoop\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Screenshot of Complex Instagram announcement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE |\u00a0<\/strong>Kanye West pulling out of ComplexCon may have been a good thing. Complex announced through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLb-C_Yg6_Q\/?taken-by=complex\">Instagram<\/a> today that Snoop Dogg will not only be taking Yeezy&#8217;s place to headline Night Two, but will also be performing for the first time in Long Beach, for free.<\/p>\n<p>Rapper and hip hop artists from Georgia, 2Chainz and Migos, will also headline Night Two. City officials said the show is free upon registration for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/complexcon.com\/tickets\">Sunday day pas<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/complexcon.com\/tickets\">s<\/a>\u00a0to ComplexCon, which is $45, and that fans shouldn&#8217;t sleep on obtaining their passes, which will be distributed in Southern California this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em>This report was updated on 10\/13\/16 at 2:50PM, with new information from city officials detailing the cost of the Snoop Dogg concert.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Snoop Dogg&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snoopdogg\/\">Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-48398\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/complexkanye.jpg\" alt=\"complexkanye\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Screenshot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/complexcon\/\">@complexcon<\/a>\u2018s Instagram announcement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY:\u00a0Kanye West Pulls Out of Long Beach ComplexCon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/21\/16 at 2:57PM |\u00a0<\/strong>ComplexCon informed ticket holders in an email Wednesday afternoon that Kanye West will no longer be performing on Sunday\/Night 2 of the culture festival. The organizers offered a Saturday\/Night General Admission ticket and a Two-Day Expo Pass for all daytime performances all weekend, or a full refund if the ticket holder can&#8217;t attend Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket holders must contact customer service by Friday, September 30 to change their original orders. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s headliners, Skrillex, Kid Cudi, Travis Scott and Virgil Abloh are still slated to perform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY: Kanye West Added as Night Two Headliner at Highly Anticipated ComplexCon in Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/12\/16 at 1:55PM |\u00a0<\/strong>ComplexCon tweeted this morning that joining the already stellar lineup will be Kanye West\u2014Yeezy himself\u2014set to headline the second night of the highly anticipated culture festival scheduled for November 5 and 6 at the Long Beach Convention &amp; Entertainment Center.<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\">@KANYEWEST<\/a> WILL BE IN THE HOUSE.<\/p>\n<p>TICKETS 3PM EST&#8212;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvaM4IXb0I\">https:\/\/t.co\/gvaM4IXb0I<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akbFi1N7y5\">pic.twitter.com\/akbFi1N7y5<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 ComplexCon (@ComplexCon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexCon\/status\/775334490508029953\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the inaugural ComplexCon were released at noon today and seem to be selling quickly, according to the organization&#8217;s Twitter account. Even Mayor Robert Garcia commented on the \u201cgreat lineup\u201d set to invade downtown in a tweet today.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/complexcon.webhook.org\/tickets\/\">here<\/a> to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY: ComplexCon Announces Skrillex, Kid Cudi to Headline Night One of Culture Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-48399\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lead-001_ugztsq.jpg\" alt=\"Lead-001 ugztsq\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of ComplexCon designed by Takashi Murakami.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>8\/3\/16 at 6:21PM |<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skrillex\/\">Skrillex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidcudi\/\">Kid Cudi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travisscottlaflame?fref=ts\">Travis Scott<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/virgil-abloh-profile\">Virgil Abloh<\/a>, under his DJ name Flat White, have been scheduled to headline Night One of ComplexCon. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skrillex, maker of such the hits &#8220;Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,&#8221; &#8220;Bangarang&#8221; and &#8220;Where are \u00dc\u00a0Now&#8221; will join Pharrel Williams and Takashi Murakami on the host committee, according to Complex&#8217;s Tuesday tweet. The electronic music producer and entrepreneur will also be\u00a0celebrating the fifth anniversary of his label\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/owsla.com\/\">OWSLA<\/a>\u00a0with a pop-up shop and a never-before-seen interactive art piece, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Skrillex\">@Skrillex<\/a> will have an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OWSLA\">@OWSLA<\/a> pop-up shop at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexCon\">@ComplexCon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0Zc1x0e1h\">https:\/\/t.co\/G0Zc1x0e1h<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexPop\/status\/760496017045282816\">August 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY: ComplexCon to Land in Long Beach Come November, with Pharrell at the Helm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5\/11\/16 at 5:08PM |\u00a0<\/strong>Complex has announced that the millennial-focused street culture trend reporter and media company will bring its inaugural culture festival, ComplexCon, to the Long Beach Convention &amp; Entertainment Center November 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>Founded as Complex Magazine in 2002 by fashion designer and entrepreneur Marc Ecko, the publication\u2019s website now boasts some 57 million unique visitors a month and an online community \u201cthat publishes the best, most diverse and most relevant voices in culture, period.\u201d Complex is partnering with ReedPop, the producers of Agenda, and musician, designer and producer Pharrell Williams\u2019 multi-media collective i am OTHER to push this \u201cunique, new initiative,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith ComplexCon, we will bring the spirit and energy of our brand to life, beyond just the Internet into real life,\u201d stated Ecko. \u201cOur audience, and all the contributors that shape our like-minded universe of content are some of the most influential people in the world. Period. We wanted to create an event that celebrates them and creatively push ourselves to constantly elevate and re-imagine our shared horizons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dPCGnj8UCUU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pharrell will also head the convention as the cultural director and host committee chair, while internationally renowned contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has been tasked with designing the convention\u2019s visual identity and overall aesthetic, according to Complex\u2019s announcement also released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s basically our website, magazine, and video operation rolled up into a two-day festival and dropped on the unsuspecting citizens of Long Beach[&#8230;]\u201d the announcement read.<\/p>\n<p>Two major contemporary culture-centric events come to mind when considering ComplexCon as a viable method to deliver just that to Long Beach and the 15,000 fans expected to attend. Both POW! WOW! Long Beach and <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/agenda-long-beach-provides-the-streetwear-and-lifestyle-connections-for-industry-insiders-to-sell-a-life-well-lived\/\">Agenda<\/a>, two events that continue to bring alternative culture to the city run along a similar vein, where art, brands, business and converge in a glorious mix of talent and inspiration aplenty.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url('images\/keeley\/AgendaPhotos\/IMG_5117.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; float: left; margin-right: 30px; display:none;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p> <small style=\"font-weight: lighter;\">RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n<h2 ><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Related Link', 'click', 'Realted Link v1');\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/agenda-long-beach-provides-the-streetwear-and-lifestyle-connections-for-industry-insiders-to-sell-a-life-well-lived\/\">Agenda Long Beach Provides Streetwear and Lifestyle Connections for Industry Insiders to Sell a Life Well-Lived<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; 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