Today visionary composer and recording artist Danny Elfman has announced Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!  at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA on Thursday, August 3 and FivePoint Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 5 in Irvine, CA.

These live shows will feature Elfman backed by an all-star rock band, orchestra and choir that the artist played with during his set at Coachella 2022 and Halloween weekend shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

 Also the upcoming events will feature Elfman’s film scores and television themes from Alice in Wonderland, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Simpsons, and more. The audience will be transported into Elfman’s vision and magical world with his haunting compositions brought to life on stage and enhanced by visuals on the big screen.

The limited run of Southern California concerts will provide full-length versions of Elman’s previously  highly acclaimed performances. Band members include Stu Brooks on bass (Dub Trio, Lady Gaga), Nili Brosh on guitar (Dethklok), Robin Finck on guitar (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses),and Ilan Rubin on drums (Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves).

Tickets will be available starting with Artist and Citi presales  beginning tomorrow. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning this Friday at 10 a.m, through livenation.com.

Citi is the official card of the Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond! shows. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, May 11 at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. The Artist presale begins tomorrow at at 10 a.m. local time and ends Thursday, May 11 at 10 p.m. local time.

Elfman, film composer and singer-songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has been Tim Burton’s composer for more than 35 years, having scored 17 Burton films such as Batman, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, and Big Fish. 

Elfman has also frequently worked with director Sam Raimi on films such as Spider-Man and the blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, as well as Gus Van Sant for his Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. Additionally, Elfman wrote music for all the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films and the songs and score for Henry Selick’s and Tim Burton’s animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond! Tour Dates

8/3 – San Diego, California – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/5 – Irvine, California – FivePoint Amphitheatre