Ink By Day. Culture By Night.
Part tattoo shop, part venue — The first permanent home for LA's heavy underground. Built by the bands. Packed by the fans.
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About us
In The Pink isn’t just a venue — it’s a space we built because no one else would.
Part tattoo shop, part live venue, and part creative free-for-all, ITP is LA’s first all-ages home exclusively for heavy music and underground culture. We’re not here for the big names or the industry hype — we’re here for the openers, the pit crews, the scene kids, the locals, and the lifers.
This space was built by the bands who never got paid, and the fans who never missed a show.
We're here to shake up the industry and give power back to the real community. We built this space the way venues should have been built. A space that puts bands first, fans next, and egos nowhere.
No pay-to-play, no ticket minimums, no national headliners.
Whether you're here for the flash tattoos, the front row, or the community that holds it all together — welcome home.
Opening Doors In January 2026
Scheduled Opening
In The Pink is scheduled to open doors in January of 2026
News & Updates
Pre-Launch Event
We are offering a select group of people access to our pre-launch event scheduled for Dec 2025
Partnership Search
We are seeking partnerships with established local promoters for an opportunity to host an event at no cost. Applications start Nov 2025
What We Do
In The Pink (ITP) is more than a venue — a full-spectrum creative space built to serve artists, fans, and forward-thinking brands. We offer a unique mix of services that span music, tattooing, fashion, education, and media.
Click the images below to see a description of each feature that makes ITP a stand-out place to enjoy heavy music.
Our Story
For years, we watched the culture we loved get priced out, pushed aside, or exploited. Big-name venues focused only on headliners, charging pay-to-play fees that shut out rising bands and punished local promoters.
Fans got hit with higher ticket prices. Talented tattoo artists got buried under rent and foot-traffic droughts. DIY shows rose up in response — but they were chaotic, decentralized, and unsafe. The scene deserved better.
We built In The Pink because no one else would.
Founded by Franccesca Tardini, a touring musician and music marketer, and Angel Freeze, a veteran tattoo artist and fellow artist in the scene, ITP was born from frustration and carved out of love.
After a decade of building brands, throwing shows, and living on both sides of the stage, we realized the old model was broken. So we rewrote it.
We didn’t want another venue that relied on liquor sales and once-a-month big-ticket nights. We didn’t want another tattoo shop lost in a sea of storefronts. We wanted something more — something sustainable, inclusive, and built from the ground up by the very people who’ve carried this culture on their backs for decades.
Something Had to Change
So we built ITP. Not for the industry — but for the bands. For the fans. For the misfits who never had a place that felt like theirs.
No national headliners. No egos. No velvet ropes. Just a full-time cultural space that blends live music, tattoos, fashion, education, and digital content — with 11 synergistic revenue streams designed to support the community instead of drain it.
We’re still in the early days — building out our space, growing our network, laying the foundation.
But our mission is loud and clear:
To create a permanent home for heavy music and underground art. A space where young bands can grow. Where tattooers can thrive. Where kids can hang out and find something real.
Our vision is bigger than four walls.
We’re building a global platform — one that includes an artist roster app for gigging musicians, a streetwear line born from the scene, and a scalable model that proves you can still make money without selling out the people who built the culture.
This is the future of independent music. This is a landmark in the making.
This is In The Pink
You Can Help Build the Future of Heavy Music
Traditional Venues are Dead.
In The Pink exists to redefine what a venue can be — an all-ages, revenue-diverse cultural space and lifestyle brand that puts fans, artists, and underground community first.
We’re scaling something rare: a cultural space that works both online and off.
We’re looking for collaborators, creators, and community builders to help us take it global. Whether you want to help fund the future, support our mission, or get more involved behind the scenes, we’d love to connect.
Want to know how we’re doing it?
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Designed to scale beyond four walls— media, merch, community
The first venue model intentionally designed to bridge physical space and digital scale — from livestreams to app integration.
Built to dominate social platforms organically — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube — with creator-first infrastructure
Frequently Asked Questions
What is In The Pink?
In the Pink is a woman-owned, community-first cultural space, tattoo shop, retail store, and venue. In The Pink exists to redefine what a venue can be — an all-ages, revenue-diverse cultural space and lifestyle brand that puts fans, artists, and underground community first.
Are you open for business?
We are not currently open, but plan to open doors January of 2026. Subscribe to our mailing list for news and updates on when we will be open for business!
Is it all ages?
YES -- Every show and event at In The Pink is all ages. For tattoo services you must be 18 or older with valid government issued ID
How Can My Band Get Booked?
Unfortunately, we aren't currently accepting band submissions. However, we will be accepting submissions starting November 2025
How can I contact you?
You can contact us here. We are always happy to answer your questions.
How Can I Sell My Merch At Your Store?
We will be partnering with bands, brands and local vendors to sell their merch and products in our retail shop. You can contact us to discuss partnership opportunities
Contact Us
We're here to support our community.
We plan to start accepting band submissions and promoter partnership inquiries November of 2025. For everything else, complete this form and we will get back to you!