Anaheim’s own Gwen Stefani is set to perform in front of a sold-out hometown crowd at Honda Center on Saturday, Sept. 9 as part of the venue’s 30th anniversary celebration.
Stefani is the top-performing female artist in the arena’s history, with the forthcoming headlining show tying her with British singer and pianist Elton John and Mexican singer-songwriter and musician Marco Antonio Solís with 10 live appearances. She first played at what was then the Arrowhead Pond with her band No Doubt back in 1996 as the group opened for Bush and Goo Goo Dolls.
In 1997, No Doubt played two sold-out shows on May 31 and June 1, during which the band filmed its “Live in the Tragic Kingdom” concert movie. In 2002, the band ended its tour in support of its “Rock Steady” album with Garbage and The Distillers at the venue. The band was back in 2005 for the Music For Relief benefit concert alongside Linkin Park, Jay-Z, Jurassic 5 and others who raised money for those in South Asia following a devastating tsunami.
She made her first solo appearance at the venue in 2004 as the surprise guest at KIIS 102.7/FM’s Jingle Ball and returned for two shows in 2005 in support of her solo debut, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.” She was back in 2007 as a performer at KIIS 102.7/FM’s Homecoming concert, where she played songs off of her sophomore solo album, “The Sweet Escape.”
No Doubt formed in 1986, just down the street from Disneyland. The group went on to become a huge success and cranked out albums that spawned hits like “Just a Girl,” “Don’t Speak,” “Hella Good,” “Simple Kind of Life,” “Sunday Morning” and more. Solo, Stefani has been equally successful with songs like “Hollaback Girl,” “What You Waiting For?” and “Make Me Like You.” More recently, she released a best-selling Christmas album, “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” and she’s been teaming up with husband, country singer and fellow judge on NBC’s “The…
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