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1652 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim, CA 92801

714-635-6067

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Best Rock Club
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Coffeehouse, Tea
Entertainment: Live Entertainment

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Remember when you were 17 and all you wanted to do was to be able to see your favorite band that never played any all-ages venue? EVER? Well the Chain Reaction solves all that. This is like the introductory venue for every band that passes through Orange County--everyone's played the Chain at some point in their careers. It's a small, slightly dingy venue located in a sketchy Anaheim shopping center surrounded by car dealerships. The floors are sticky, the stage is small, dusty T-shirts of bands that have played the venue grace the walls and any space that's free is covered in bumper stickers. But since when was rock and roll ever clean? This place is a no-fuss, straight to the point venue where covers are cheap and indie bands are frequent. Everyone wins.

2011 | Best Rock Club

Orange County's finest all-ages club is the physical representation of an angsty teenage boy. It looks (and smells) like a sweaty locker room. Every time you visit, Chain Reaction will be packed to the gills with 15-year-olds bouncing off the walls from too much . . . youth. Enjoy it. Get a buzz from eating a shitload of candy and drinking a ton of soda (as that's all they sell--duh), raise your fist up high and prepare to mosh. If nothing else, adrenalin is super-contagious. More »
2008 | Best Place to Party on a School Night

For more than a decade, Chain Reaction has seen its share of big names cross the stage--either scheduled and sold-out shows or surprise appearances. Now, Orange County's premier all-ages venue is the place to play if all your band members are still in high school. Hosting shows every night (except Mondays) means the kids have a good excuse not to do their homework, but moms needn't worry: Chain Reaction's concerts start at 7:30 and end at 11 p.m., so little indie-rockers and... More »

At the Skylines Smash the Screamo Stereotype

By ADAM LOVINUS | Thu, May 17, 2012

The Huntington Beach metal/hardcore outfit At the Skylines are poised for a national breakthrough. They've just released a debut LP, The Secrets to Life, on Roadrunner Records (the heavy-metal arm of Warner Music Group) and will hit the road—hard—... More »
Suburban Legends' Brian Klemm Has the Bedroom of a 40-Year-Old Virgin

By Sarah Bennett | Thu, May 3, 2012

Longtime Orange County ska outfit and Disneyland's favorite choreographed band-with-horns Suburban Legends have been looking for locals to open for them at their album-release show tomorrow night at C... More »
Bleeding Through Show Their Lighter Side

By RYAN RITCHIE | Thu, January 26, 2012

Bleeding Through have always been known as a heavy band with just enough metal and hardcore influences to please a wide variety of fans. The Great Fire, the group's latest full-length record set for release on Tuesday (Jan. 31), won't change that ... More »
K.Flay at Chain Reaction Last Saturday Night

By Michael Chin | Mon, November 21, 2011

K.FlayNov. 19, 2011Chain ReactionChain Reaction is one of those venues that reminds me of shows I saw back in high school: a kind of ramshackle place with refrigerators full of soda and racks of candy... More »
Vampires Everywhere

By BRANDON FERGUSON | Thu, October 13, 2011

Everybody knows Vampires are all the rage. And this Los Angeles based post hardcore band blends some musical elements perfect for raging to. We're talking about high-pitched screams, rapid fire double bass and some gnarly autotune vocals. But it w... More »
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ocweeklybestof | Costa Mesa, CA | 160 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

For more than a decade, Chain Reaction has seen its share of big names cross the stage�either scheduled and sold-out shows or surprise appearances. Now, Orange County's premier all-ages venue is the place to play if all your band members are still in high school. Hosting shows every night (except Mondays) means the kids have a good excuse not to do their homework, but moms needn't worry: Chain Reaction's concerts start at 7:30 and end at 11 p.m., so little indie-rockers and screamo enthusiasts can make it home before curfew.
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bryan12722006 | Placentia, CA | 2 Reviews

| Thu, February 10, 2011

Many many memories
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theewafflepants | Anaheim, CA | 1 Reviews

| Mon, May 17, 2010

best shows ever. Love this place
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