805Concerts is bringing iconic rap artist Ice Cube to Santa Maria for a live show. The prolific musician has been booked to headline a concert at the Elks Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Event promoter Pablo Ramos said he is expecting more than 4,000 people to attend the show, according to a release from 805Concerts. Ramos described the social media buzz for the concert as “on fire.”
“People are talking about it. This is the most feedback I’ve received for any concert I’ve promoted,” Ramos stated. “Our social media—I can’t even keep up with it because there are so many notifications now. It’s unbelievable.”
Local radio personality Jessica Carroll described the amount of listeners’ reactions to the Ice Cube announcement as “immense,” according to the release.
“People are really excited for this show, and I have no doubt that it’s going to sell out. … I think this is very exciting to have an artist like this come to our area,” Carroll said in a statement. “We’re used to having to drive to LA or San Francisco or San Jose. We get our couple weeks during the year during the fair to only have to drive an hour, but to do it where we can drive 10 to 15 minutes and see an artist of this caliber, it’s a really big deal.”
The Oct. 22 concert marks the second event in Santa Maria organized by 805Concerts, which hosted the 805 Funk and Soul Festival at the Santa Maria Fairpark in August. Additional acts slated to perform at the show, headlined by Ice Cube, will be announced prior to the concert.
Tickets to the show range from $40 to $150 and are available in advance at 805concerts.com. The Elks Event Center is located at 4040 Highway 101, Santa Maria.
This article appears in Oct 13-20, 2022.
