Even though he didn't play in the Los Angeles derby on Friday, Bale made his mark on both sides of the game as the sun set over the Hollywood hills.
Bale's new team LAFC beat David Beckham's former team LA GALAXY in a game that signaled their intent to put their city rivals in the shade.
After being introduced to the supporters who made the match feel like a carnival, Bale was sucked in by their passion and joined in on the action.
The excited fans, who are still coming to terms with being able to sign their own Galactico from Real Madrid, were happy to hear about it.
Some may question whether Bale going to Major League Soccer is the best preparation for Wales' World Cup campaign in November, but with the season already in full swing, the scheduling is perfect.
If he can help LAFC win their first MLS title, his name could go down as one of the greatest MLS players of all time.
At half-time, he said that the place felt like home.
He will love Los Angeles. Betsy is an LAFC fan since the team began. It was great to see him try the chant after the game and he will also feel the great camaraderie between the players and fans.
It will put our name on the international map if we get a name like Bale."
It's time to win the MLS Cup. We can do it with the help of Bale and Chiellini.
With the team's fans letting off black smoke flares prior to kick-off and downtown LA making a stunning backdrop to the new Banc of California stadium, the benefits of Bale moving to the U.S. are obvious.
From a performance point of view, the Welsh captain should be able to make his mark in matches such as Friday's derby, where he and former Manchester United and LA Galaxy forward, Carlos Vela, showed flashes of their quality.
Are games like this the best way for Bale to get used to playing in a World Cup?
Even if both teams exchanged possession on a frustratingly regular basis, the match showed there was no shortage of effort with sparks of brilliance.
Some of the play out from the defence is really poor, and some MLS games in mid week can be unwatchable, but when you have a premier game like this, everyone gets.
There will be no shortage of chances for Bale if he wants to improve his shooting, and he has shown that even when games were hard to come by, he can still rise to the occasion.
The LAFC fan who is wearing a t-shirt with the words "LAFC, Wales, Golf" to signal what he hopes Bale's new priorities will be says the level here is improving.
He won't need to wait until pre-season is over because he will be joining a club and a league already in its rhythm.
Signing for LAFC has given Bale many opportunities.
It is possible to engage with new audiences, help grow an existing team, and even offer future investments with Beckham now an MLS franchise owner himself.
The club is attractive and Bale wants to help a young team.
LAFC have always been playing catch up, but the club has worked hard to market itself differently, and large swathes of the support are drawn from the city's Hispanic and South American communities.
By recruiting Bale, the club have also been smart in being able to take their support and slick branding to a European and United Kingdom audience. There were already a couple of Welsh flags in the crowd on Friday night. The club's band of supporters known as "the 3252", based on how many seats there are in the stadium's north stand, are social media gold.
They did a good job of welcoming LA's subcultures when they first started. I don't know why I didn't get into the GALAXY. LAFC was more of a grassroots club than anything else.
"We are a fresh team, the new kids on the block, but I think Los Angeles are afraid because we are growing faster than them." The cheering from the first minute until the last shows how passionate we are about the team.
We will support any player like Bale until the end.
Bale described his reception as incredible. Could he become an icon in Los Angeles?
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