Hot on the heels of the first New York edition of Festival of Disruption last month, David Lynch today announced the return of the festival to its trusted Los Angeles venue, the Theatre at the dowtown Ace Hotel, on October 13 and 14, 2018.
UPDATE (9/12/2018): Several additions to the lineup have been announced (see names in bold below) and single day, daytime and evening passes starting at $55 have been made available (scroll down for an overview).
The Festival of Disruption is not only a music festival, it‘s also an art festival and forum for speakers to share ideas and inspire creativity. It promotes Transcendental Meditation, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to end suffering for the people and bring happiness and peace. The Festival of Disruption wants to disrupt the old bad, and bring in the new good!
—David Lynch
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday and here’s what David in a tweet describes as possibly their “most disruptive lineup yet.” It’s hard to disagree with that statement.
LIVE SCORE
- RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber
RZA will re-score the classic 1978 kung-fu film “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” from opening sequence to closing credits, syncing scenes from the movie with tracks from Wu-Tang’s legendary discography.
TALKS AND SCREENINGS
- David Lynch Q&A with Coffee and Donuts
- Francis Ford Coppola and Jack
- Grace Jones and Bloodlight and Bami
- Carrie Brownstein
- Barry Gifford and Wild At Heart
- Amber Tamblyn reads Dark Sparkler
MUSIC
- Dover Quartet plays Twin Peaks,
- Dylan Carlson
- Justin Johnson
- Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
- Mike Patton and DJ QBert
- Richard Reed Parry
- Saint Motel (DJ set)
- Vic Mensa
- Mercury Rev plays songs from “Deserter’s Songs”
- TOKiMONSTA
SOUNDBATH
- Liminal with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós)
- Alex Somers and Paul Corley
EXHIBITS
- David OReilly
- David Lynch’s Fetish photography & Christian Louboutin’s Fetish objects (US Premiere)
ON MEDITATION
- Dr. Norman Rosenthal
- David Lynch Foundation
- Koyaanisqatsi
TICKET CATEGORIES:
$55 – SATURDAY DAY TALKS AND SCREENINGS SESSION
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
TALKS AND SCREENINGS
Grace Jones and Bloodlight & Bami
Barry Gifford and Wild at Heart
Dr. Norman Rosenthal & Mario Orsatti: The Power of Light on Happiness
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$65 – SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC SESSION
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
LIVE SCORE
RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber
MUSIC
Mike Patton & DJ QBert
Vic Mensa
Dylan Carlson
Justin Johnson
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$109 – SATURDAY FULL DAY
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
TALKS AND SCREENINGS
Grace Jones and Bloodlight & Bami
Barry Gifford and Wild at Heart
Dr. Norman Rosenthal & Mario Orsatti: The Power of Light on Happiness
LIVE SCORE
RZA: Live from the 36th Chamber
MUSIC
Mike Patton & DJ QBert
Vic Mensa
Dylan Carlson
Justin Johnson
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$55 – SUNDAY DAY TALKS AND SCREENINGS SESSION
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
TALKS AND SCREENINGS
David Lynch Q&A with Coffee and Donuts
Francis Ford Coppola Q&A and Jack
Carrie Brownstein
Koyaanisqatsi
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$65 – SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC SESSION
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
MUSIC
Mercury Rev
Tokimonsta
Dover Quartet plays Twin Peaks
Amber Tamblyn reads Dark Sparkler
Saint Motel (DJ)
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$109 – SUNDAY FULL DAY
Includes General Admission balcony seating on a first-come, first-served basis for:
TALKS AND SCREENINGS
David Lynch Q&A with Coffee and Donuts
Francis Ford Coppola Q&A and Jack
Carrie Brownstein
Koyaanisqatsi
MUSIC
Mercury Rev
Tokimonsta
Dover Quartet plays Twin Peaks
Amber Tamblyn reads Dark Sparkler
Saint Motel (DJ)
Plus access to the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
TWO DAY PASSES
$199 – GENERAL ADMISSION (BALCONY) – TWO DAY PASS
General Admission balcony seating for ALL Theatre events on a first-come, first-served basis. Plus access to Liminal with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), Alex Somers and Paul Corley, the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$399 – DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE (ORCHESTRA) – TWO DAY PASS
Includes access to orchestra section for ALL Theatre events on a first-come, first-served basis, and VIP entry. Plus access to Liminal with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), Alex Somers and Paul Corley, the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
$999 – DONOR (PRIME ORCHESTRA) – TWO DAY PASS
Includes access to prime orchestra section for ALL Theatre events on a first-come, first-served basis, onsite concierge service, a signed limited edition David Lynch print, plus an invitation to an intimate cocktail party reception hosted by David Lynch with Shepard Fairey DJ Set at Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery on Friday, Oct 12. (Cocktail party reception attendees must be 21 years of age or older.) Plus access to Liminal with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), Alex Somers and Paul Corley, the David Lynch, Christian Louboutin, and David OReilly exhibits, Food Trucks, and more.
*Liminal with Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), Alex Somers and Paul Corley is only included with full two-day passes (GA, Director’s Circle, Donor).
Purchase your desired ticket(s) here.
Fire walk with 
Mike Patton, from Faith No More and Mr. Bungle?? If so, wow, that’s impressive!
Lots of good guests for this one.