The latest street fashion, a hip-hop music festival and a culinary feast are all on deck for the 2023 ComplexCon as the two-day festival returns to the Long Beach Convention Center on Nov. 18-19.
“You’re going to come to ComplexCon and you’re going to find your new favorite restaurant, your new favorite brand and your new favorite artist all in one weekend,” said Neil Wright, who helps organize the event.
Now in its seventh year, ComplexCon includes a sort of pop-up mall, where fashion forward companies will often debut new surprise items like shoes, clothes and other gear. Then there’s the music, which this year includes a headlining set by Kid Cudi, along with several other artists performing throughout the weekend. If you’re hungry, there’s an entire food festival just outside the Convention Center dubbed the First We Feast Lagoon.
“The show overall is an evolution and it’s always kind of new each year. It’s paying attention to what is actively going on in this community. It’s not cookie-cutter, it’s not the same every year. We’re always trying to pay attention to what’s going on with fashion, music and even the food,” said Matt Senna, senior vice president of experiential for BuzzFeed, which organizes ComplexCon.
Here’s what’s going on at Complex Con this year.
First you feast
It’s a long weekend, so make sure to fuel up with some good grub. While ComplexCon started with a focus on fashion and music, it has more recently made food a part of the main lineup with the First We Feast Lagoon, which will be located just outside the Convention Center at Rainbow Lagoon.
First We Feast is an online food-culture magazine and YouTube channel that co-produces the series “Hot Ones,” a widely popular show where celebrities eat increasingly hot chicken wings while answering in-depth questions from host Sean Evans, who is set to make an appearance at ComplexCon.
Besides the hot wings, there will be more than 30 of the hippest…
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