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Ballyhoo!

Name: Ballyhoo!
Start: 2026-04-17T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-17T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA

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Ballyhoo at The Observatory has a good crowd energy track record. They mix reggae-rock in a way that tends to get a room moving by the second song. Worth showing up before doors close if you want a s…

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Friday, April 17, 2026

12:00 PM PDT – 3:00 PM PDT

3503 S. Harbor Blvd., The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA

“Ballyhoo at The Observatory has a good crowd energy track…”

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There are rooms in Santa Ana where live music works differently, and The Observatory is one of them — the kind of space where the low end hits before the volume registers. Ballyhoo! performs at The Observatory in Santa Ana on April 17, 2026. Doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM, All Ages. The people who were there will describe it differently than anyone who heard about it later — that difference is what the ticket buys.

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