Spiritualized inaugurates Theatre at Ace Hotel

Spiritualized, fronted by Jason Pierce, left, performs at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

An ornate light fixture hovers over visitors to the newly reopened United Artists Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Guitarist Tony “Doggen” Foster, left, jams with the band Spiritualized at the Ace Hotel theater.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

The view from the balcony seats of the newly reopened historic theater at the Ace Hotel, which featured Spiritualized in a Valentine’s Day concert.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A couple are framed by a heart projected against curtains of the newly reopened United Artists Theatre at the Ace Hotel.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Maria Levin views the ornate lobby area from a balcony inside the Theatre at Ace Hotel.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Brit band Spiritualized inaugurated the newly reopened historic theater at the Ace Hotel.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors enjoy the view from the third-story balcony of the newly reopened United Artists Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors make their way toward the newly reopened Theatre at Ace Hotel, housed in the historic United Artists Theatre.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)