If you have yet to bless your ears with the spectacular African orchestrations of Tinariwen, I highly suggest you enter this contest to win a free pair of tickets to Tinariwen this Saturday, Oct. 29 (8pm) at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. They’ve done two Los Angeles shows in the past few months and this may be their last one for a while.

Tinariwen was formed in 1979 by group members from Tessalit, an oasis in the Sahara Desert in northern Mali. The group draws some rad music from rock as well as African and Middle Eastern music mixing acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, drums, and gnarled picking patterns from West African lutes. Yeah, dope!

SPECIAL GUESTS: Sophie Hunger and DUBLAB DJS: Nanny Cantaloupe & Sun Araw with a visual art presentation by Vince McKelvie. Tickets are $25 – $45 and can be purchased by calling the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600 or via Ticketmaster, or you can win a free pair below!

Here’s How You Win Tickets!

You must have a Twitter or Facebook to enter the contest. First make sure you’re following Grimy Goods on Twitter here and/or “like” our Facebook page here. We’ll pick winners at random on Thursday, Oct. 27. The winners will be direct messaged on Twitter or contacted below their contest entry comment on the Grimy Goods Facebook page. Winners will have until noon Friday, Oct. 29 to claim their win or the tickets will be forfeited. To increase your chances, enter the contest both ways!

Via Twitter: How did you hear about Tinariwen? Send your Tweet to @GrimyGoods, mention @TINARIWEN and be sure to include the following hashtag in your Tweet: #ContestLFT. 

Via Facebook: How did you hear about Tinariwen? Leave a comment on the Grimy Goods Facebook pag letting us know! Be sure to mention Tinariwen at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex so we know which contest you’re entering.

For more cool shows coming up at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex click here.  To enter other Grimy Goods contests, click here.