# LA Invasion

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LA_Invasion
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LA_Invasion.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Invasion
> Source revision: 1345637185
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**KROQ LA Invasion** was an annual autumn [rock festival](/source/Rock_festival) organized by [KROQ](/source/KROQ-FM) radio.[1]

It began under the name "KROQ Inland Invasion" with a retro theme focus and was held at the [Hyundai Pavilion](/source/Hyundai_Pavilion) in [Devore, California](/source/Devore,_California), from 2001 to 2006. In 2007, it was renamed "KROQ LA Invasion" and moved to [the Home Depot Center](/source/The_Home_Depot_Center) in [Carson, California](/source/Carson,_California).[2] The last festival was in 2007.

## Line-ups

- *Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance.*

Date Line-up August 25, 2001 Main Stage: The Offspring, Mike D. & Mix Master Mike, Incubus, Social Distortion, Pennywise, Weezer, Long Beach Dub Allstars. Side Stage 1: Puddle of Mudd, Cold, Adema, Drowning Pool (cancelled), Scapegoat Wax. Side Stage 2: Bombay Black, Shoppy, Funktion. September 14, 2002 Main Stage: Sex Pistols, The Offspring, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, blink-182, Pennywise, Buzzcocks, New Found Glory, X, The Damned, Unwritten Law Side Stage: The Vandals, Charged GBH, Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L., The Adolescents, The Distillers September 20, 2003 Main Stage: The Cure, Duran Duran, Hot Hot Heat, Echo & the Bunnymen, Violent Femmes, The Psychedelic Furs, Interpol, Marc Almond (of Soft Cell), Fountains of Wayne, Bow Wow Wow, Dashboard Confessional, General Public. Side Stage: Berlin, Kings of Leon, Dramarama, Jet. September 18, 2004 Main Stage: Morrissey (cancelled, but did make-up show on Halloween), Siouxsie, Billy Idol, Franz Ferdinand, Devo, Tears for Fears, The Killers, Ian Brown of The Stone Roses, X, Muse. Side Stage: A Flock of Seagulls, Death Cab for Cutie, Missing Persons, The Walkmen. September 17, 2005 Main Stage: Cake, Oasis, Weezer, Beck, 311, Madness, Jet, Garbage, Live, Arcade Fire, The Bravery, DJ Am & Travis Barker. Side Stage: Bloc Party, Fishbone, Kasabian. September 23, 2006 Main Stage: Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains, Muse, Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Rise Against, Buckcherry, Atreyu, Poets & Pornstars. September 15, 2007 Main Stage: The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Chris Cornell, Cypress Hill, Satellite Party, Hot Hot Heat, Against Me!, Paramore. KROQ Locals Only Side Stage: Onesidezero, New Years Day, Orange, The Pricks.

## References

1. Lecaro, Lina (2004-09-20). ["'80s legends whip it good"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-20-et-lecaro20-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*

1. ["KROQ Changes Fall Show To 'KROQ L.A. Invasion'"](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/28778/kroq-changes-fall-show-to-kroq-l-a-invasion). *All Access Music Group*. 2007-08-13.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LA Invasion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Invasion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Invasion?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.