Mitski Performs Five‑Night Residency at Hollywood High
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- Mitski performed a five‑night residency at Hollywood High School's 1,900‑seat auditorium, a venue previously used by Elvis Costello (1978) and Morrissey (2013).
- Principal Samuel Dovlatian said Mitski’s choice of a classic high‑school auditorium was a tribute and throwback that puts the audience in a familiar assembly‑concert setting.
- Mitski told the audience the school setting triggered her feelings of being a youthful misfit and that she deliberately primed the crowd for emotional turmoil before playing her songs.
- Hollywood High School donated 46 tickets to students via a contest, and 96% of the 168 entrants attended the shows.
- Hollywood High School boasts a long entertainment alumni list—including Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and many others—and its mascot the Sheiks references Rudolph Valentino’s 1921 film “The Sheik.”
- Mitski’s previous 2024 L.A. performances were at the 6,000‑seat Shrine and the 17,500‑seat Hollywood Bowl, making the high‑school residency a markedly more intimate venue.
- Hollywood High School features a museum with a WPA mural, an alumni Wall of Fame, and a converted auto‑body shop studio used for student productions and industry‑partner projects.
Why it matters: The residency gives Mitski a distinctive, intimate promotional stage for her new album while providing Hollywood High students a rare live experience, reinforcing the school's brand as a historic entertainment incubator and potentially boosting its community engagement and future partnerships.
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