Hollywood Blvd. will be closed to through traffic from Vine to Gower.  Large screens will be set up for everyone’s viewing pleasure.  This event had VIP tickets for KROQ listeners and sources say they will also give out an additional 3k seats, so hang out and try to sneak in early as the show will begin at 8p.m.  Early arrival is suggested.

Info from L.A. Times:

Parts of the 8 p.m. event will be videotaped for airing later that night on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show.

Concert planners say the event is designed to both promote the band's new "Sounds of the Universe" album and world tour as well as the "return of Golden Age excitement and lifestyle" to Hollywood with the new W Hotel.

The $350-million development, scheduled for completion this fall, includes a 305-room hotel and 143 adjoining luxury condominiums that will come with hotel concierge service.

Promoters said Depeche Mode fans have snapped up all of the free passes for the concert, although 3,000 more have been set aside for KROQ-FM (106.7) and Kimmel's in-studio audience at the nearby El Capitan Entertainment Center. They said that as many as 10,000 can be accommodated in the block-long concert area, which will be equipped with large-screen TVs so those in the back can see the show.

The best way to get there is to use the Metro - Red Line Subway and get off on the Vine exit.

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