"Daisy Jones & The Six" Offers a Dazzling Tour of New Orleans, Greece, and L.A.
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It’s hard to resist a tale about the rise and fall of an iconic 1970s rock band, and the new series Daisy Jones & The Six—now streaming on Prime Video—offers just that. Based on a novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the show follows a band inspired by Fleetwood Mac that’s fronted by two lead singers (played by Elvis’s granddaughter Riley Keough and Sam Claflin) with a complicated partnership. The series uses various filming locations to bring the fictional band’s home base, tour stops, and vacation destinations to life. As you observe the fascinating chronicle over the course of 10 episodes—to be released in batches on Fridays through March 24, with the first three now available to stream—take a look at what we know about the show’s dazzling filming locations.
California
Three main places offer backdrops for the show: Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Greece. Unsurprisingly, L.A. acts as the band’s home base. The production transformed landmarks on the Sunset Strip, taking them back to their former 1970s flair, according to Condé Nast Traveller. One such spot is The Viper Room, which was transformed back into Filthy McNasty’s. Another venue makeover took place at Whisky a Go Go, as well as neighboring shops on the strip.
Of course, the story wouldn’t be complete without the use of lavish Hollywood Hills homes that bring some star power. While L.A. scenes are mainly shot in the City of Angeles, the Los Angeles Lake region was filmed at Arizona’s Mount Baldy, where the band shoots their album cover, CNT reports.
Lousianna
New Orleans and other locations across Louisiana, including Hammond and Baton Rouge, were selected to portray the rest of the United States. Most notably, the Tad Gormley Stadium in NOLA’s City Park was turned into Chicago’s Soldier Field. A unique stage was built to make the stadium seem as large as the one in Chicago when, in reality, it’s less than half the size in terms of capacity. The series isn’t the only project to recently tap New Orleans as a stand-in for Chicago, as the new movie We Have a Ghost on Netflix did so too.
Greece
Outside of the U.S., the band visits Greece. The country’s capital of Athens and Hydra, one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, set the scene for a few moments in the show. Hydra, which is about a four-hour ferry ride from Athens, is no stranger to the music scene. The island is home to the recording studio and art residency The Old Carpet Factory and has been a haven for international artists like Leonard Cohen.
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