Grammy-winning superstar Ed Sheeran performed a sold out show at Inglewood’s 81,000-seat SoFi Stadium back in September. Now, he’s playing to an audience of just 3,000 at a casino outside of L.A., run by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians — and he’s not alone.
So why are the world’s biggest acts skipping the stadiums for smaller digs in the desert?
August Brown covers the music industry for the L.A. Times and joined Lisa McRee with the story.
