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DTLA17201720 puts metal bands, hardcore bills and electronic dance parties into a Downtown warehouse, with the promoter setting the crowd's direction.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · October Charity ShowHistoric Filipinotown2220 Arts + ArchivesA volunteer-run cultural center in Historic Filipinotown where about a dozen independent programmers and nonprofits share a single calendar of film, music and readings.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · tp Dutchkiss, deep glens, strangejane, SLCZaferiaAlex's BarPunk bands, garage rock and dance-floor DJs share Alex's Bar, a Long Beach stop whose calendar also makes space for karaoke and trivia.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Violette Rain + Stateira + Karissa Love + VidaAlhambraAlhambra Performing Arts CenterA free monthly concert series run as a community arts program, with jazz, chamber music, Latin bands and vocal groups sharing a 130-seat church hall.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 7:00 PM · Sheng-Ching Hsu – Live Violin ConcertSan PedroAlva's ShowroomAlva's arranges about 99 seats like a small amphitheater, bringing San Pedro audiences close to jazz players, instrumental groups and visiting singers.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · NARDIA -Etta James meets Eva Cassidy TributeDTLA: ChinatownApothekeApotheke gives Chinatown cocktails a botanical bent, with music bookings that include vinyl sets as well as drinks made from herbs and produce.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 5:00 PM · Sunday Sessions LA (Vinyl Only) Open AirArcadiaArcadia Performing Arts CenterTouring singers share Arcadia's performing arts center with an educational mission, bringing professional concerts onto a high school campus.Next: Sat Jan 23 · 8:00 PM · The SpinnersHollywoodAvalon HollywoodAvalon puts electronic dance music inside a Hollywood theater whose stage has also served Broadway performers, television shows and rock bands.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 10:00 PM · Petit Biscuit w/ Forester in L.A.MalibuAviator Nation Dreamland MalibuBehind an Aviator Nation store in Malibu, Dreamland gives a former 1970s music venue another turn as a concert stop.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Bobby AluHollywoodB-Side at Blue Note Los AngelesB-Side is the smaller space inside Blue Note Los Angeles, at the same Hollywood address as the main stage.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 10:00 PM · BEYOND THE BEAT A Celebration of True Music Hosted by Brian CollierHollywoodBlue Note Los AngelesThe Los Angeles outpost of Blue Note, the Greenwich Village jazz club Danny Bensusan opened in 1981.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · ChlöePlayhouse DistrictBoston Court PasadenaBoston Court pairs new plays with concerts at a small scale, giving Pasadena audiences performances in two spaces that each seat fewer than 100.Next: Thu Oct 22 · 7:30 PM · at the very bottom of a body of waterClaremont CollegesBridges AuditoriumA painted zodiac stretches above the audience at Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College's large stage for touring music, comedy, dance and public talks.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 8:00 PM · Yachty By NatureSan PedroCabrillo Marine AquariumThe aquarium becomes a concert site when Grand Vision brings music to San Pedro's waterfront, using the John Olguin Auditorium and occasional outdoor stages.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM · The Music of Fleetwood Mac Gypsy DreamsDTLACamille's at The BellwetherCamille's is the smaller stage inside The Bellwether, west of downtown, used for bills that would be lost on the main floor.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 9:00 PM · Golden Era Rave - 2010's EDM ClassicsLong BeachCarpenter Performing Arts CenterThe Carpenter Center is Cal State Long Beach's public stage, programming touring music, dance and theater for the campus and the city alike.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 8:00 PM · Mumu FreshHollywoodCatalina Jazz ClubCatalina Jazz Club has been Hollywood's straight-ahead jazz supper club since Catalina and Bob Popescu opened it in October 1986.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:30 PM · B.B. king Tribute feat. Daryl Darden All-Star BandArlington HeightsCatch OneCatch One carries the history of a Black LGBTQ gathering place into a present-day complex of dance floors and concert stages on Pico Boulevard.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 10:00 PM · Afrobeats to the World (Los Angeles)CerritosCerritos Center for the Performing ArtsA large suburban performing-arts center that occasionally presents film with live musical accompaniment and other event-style screenings.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Legends in Concert ®: Legendary LadiesMalibuCielo FarmsCielo Farms puts live sets among Malibu vineyards, with the Santa Monica Mountains beyond the stage.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 6:30 PM · Art Rebel + Sunset Paint SeriesBoyle HeightsDon QuixoteDon Quixote gives Boyle Heights a club set up for both dancing and live bands on East Olympic Boulevard.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · Goth O Ween Fest 2026Echo ParkEchoplexThe Echoplex is the larger space beneath The Echo in Echo Park, with its entrance around the corner on Glendale Boulevard.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · Arrows in Action - I Think We've Toured Here BeforeSilver LakeEl CidA flamenco club and restaurant on Sunset in Silver Lake, where the Saturday show is built around dinner and the tables face the stage.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Swapmeet with JoyerDTLAExchange LAExchange LA is a downtown nightclub running live DJ shows and electronic bills across several floors, most weekends of the year.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 10:00 PM · Kyle Watson 360°Claremont VillageFolk Music CenterInstruments are both merchandise and museum pieces at Claremont's Folk Music Center, where concerts grow out of a working music shop.Next: Sat Mar 20 · 7:30 PM · Losing is a LuxuryBelmont ShoreGaslamp Long BeachGaslamp pairs a full restaurant with tribute bands, country dancing and big-band jazz, giving Long Beach audiences several ways to combine food and music.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 9:00 PM · 80's with Knyght RyderPacific PalisadesGetty Villa Outdoor TheaterGreek and Roman drama has an unusually literal setting at the Getty Villa: an outdoor theater modeled on ancient examples.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 12:00 PM · Antigone: In the Language of KingsEast HollywoodGold-DiggersGold-Diggers puts a public music club beside working recording studios and a hotel, making East Hollywood's music-making part of the setting.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · L.A. Underground: Oddly ShrugsSan PedroGrand AnnexThe Grand Annex brings concerts to a 150-seat cabaret in San Pedro, where some bills add a wine tasting before the music.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · OPEN MIC NIGHT Monthly, Every 2nd ThursdayGriffith ParkGreek TheatreThe Greek is a 5,900-seat outdoor amphitheater set in Griffith Park, open since 1930 and owned by the City of Los Angeles.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · for KING & COUNTRYLong BeachHamburger Mary's Long BeachNext: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Drag Show: “THIRSTY THURSDAYS” @ Hamburger Mary's Long BeachWest HollywoodHamburger Mary's West HollywoodNext: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Roll Call @ Hamburger Mary's West Hollywood LocationEast HollywoodHarvard and StoneHarvard & Stone sets live bands and burlesque among exposed brick, ironwork and cocktails in East Hollywood.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 5:00 PM · Young Boy Dancing GroupSanta MonicaHarvelle'sHarvelle's has been running blues nights a block from the Santa Monica pier since long before the neighborhood got expensive.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 9:15 PM · Alastair GreeneDowntown Long BeachHarvelle's Long BeachHarvelle's Long Beach puts live bands and burlesque on the same calendar, with comedy cabaret adding another use for its downtown stage.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · Serial Killer SpeakeasyDTLA: Arts DistrictHigh TideHigh Tide pairs DJs and live music with a tropical setting in the Arts District.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 10:00 PM · Feel Good LA! Tony Touch, KG Superstar, Mister WilsonHollywoodHollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl spreads a concert across a natural canyon, with box seats below and long rows of benches climbing the hillside.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · Empire of the SunHollywoodHollywood PalladiumThe Palladium's broad dance floor carries a line from big-band Hollywood to rock, punk and hip-hop, all inside a Streamline Moderne ballroom.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · SCHOOLBOY Q - 10 Years of Blank Face LPHollywoodHollywood Pantages TheatreThe Academy Awards were handed out here for ten years, and a renovation at the turn of this century took the Hollywood Boulevard theater back to its 1930 look.Next: Tue Dec 1 · 7:30 PM · Elf The MusicalInglewoodIntuit DomeIntuit Dome brings major concerts to the Clippers' Inglewood home, beneath a double-sided Halo Board that wraps around the arena.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 8:00 PM · Phoebe Bridgers | The Lost TourInglewoodKia ForumThe Kia Forum trades its old basketball and hockey calendar for arena concerts, with decades of Inglewood music history behind the stage.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · The Neighbourhood: THE WOURLD TOURCulver CityKirk Douglas TheatreThe Kirk Douglas is Center Theatre Group's smallest stage, in downtown Culver City, and the one where it stages the most world premieres.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Dogman: The MusicalHollywoodKnucklehead HollywoodNext: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Phantom / Intoxicated / Satans GraspNorth HollywoodKulak's WoodshedKulak's Woodshed gives songwriters a 50-seat audience and a live webcast, with volunteers helping keep this North Hollywood listening venue running.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Faith FloydFlorence-FirestoneLa Boom Night ClubA large Latin nightclub built around dancing, DJs and live acts, with current concert bills leaning heavily toward tropical, reggaeton and regional Latin artists.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Vilma Diaz Y La Sonora & MasDTLALa Cita BarLa Cita brings a dance floor and a back patio to a Downtown bar with deep ties to Mexican music.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 9:00 PM · Tropa Magica Album Release PartyMalibuLisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at PepperdinePepperdine's arts center pairs touring music and dance with a main auditorium just 15 rows deep.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · Syncopated LadiesHighland ParkLodge RoomA former Masonic meeting hall gives Highland Park concerts cherry-wood paneling and preserved architectural details above the street.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · BalkansDowntown Long BeachLong Beach ArenaWyland's ocean mural wraps Long Beach Arena, giving a large downtown concert and event venue an exterior that is hard to mistake.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 1:00 PM · Formula Drift FRIDAY ONLY Sneak PeekLong BeachLong Beach PlayhouseLong Beach Playhouse keeps two stages busy with plays and musicals, backed by a community company that dates to 1929.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · REEFER MADNESS: The MusicalSilver LakeLos GlobosLos Globos gives Silver Lake two floors of DJs and live acts, each with its own stage.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 10:00 PM · Exclusive Thursday’sDTLAMayan TheaterNext: Fri Oct 9 · 9:00 PM · 03 Greedo At the Mayan TheatreNorth HollywoodMayflower ClubThe Mayflower Club puts big-band music, swing classes and Celtic gatherings on the same North Hollywood calendar, with visitors welcome alongside members.Next: Sat Oct 31 · 7:30 PM · Outrageous SpooktacularSanta MonicaMcCabe's Guitar ShopMcCabe's turns the back of a Santa Monica instrument shop into a 150-seat stage for folk, bluegrass and Americana.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock (THURSDAY SHOW)El SerenoMilkysMilkys brings punk, hardcore and experimental programming to a DIY space in El Sereno that also houses a working recording studio.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 5:00 PM · Side 2 Side Night 2Old TorranceMom Said Yes PizzaMom Said Yes combines pizza and smash burgers with live bands, making a meal and a show possible at the same table.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:30 AM · Landen Tusi Live at Mom Said Yes Pizza | Live Music TorranceSanta MonicaMorgan-Wixson TheatreMorgan-Wixson's volunteer-built theater gives Santa Monica a steady supply of musicals, straight plays and productions for younger audiences.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Into The WoodsWest AdamsNate Holden Performing Arts CenterEbony Repertory brings theater rooted in the African diaspora to the Nate Holden, alongside music, dance and lectures.Next: Thu Nov 19 · 7:30 PM · Matilda: The MusicalHighland ParkOblivionOblivion folds live bands into a Highland Park surf and vintage shop, with a small-scale setting on North Figueroa.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Send Medicine, High Tatras, Kontrol IncDTLAPacific ElectricNext: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Son LuxPacific PalisadesPacific Palisades Woman's ClubThe Pacific Palisades Woman's Club hosts performances in a neighborhood clubhouse supported by a charitable organization founded in 1925.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 8:00 AM · KaffeeklatschPacific PalisadesPalisades VillageLive music at Palisades Village happens on the green, with shops and restaurants forming the edges of the audience.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 4:00 PM · Social Hour at VIOLET GREYCivic CenterPasadena Civic AuditoriumPasadena Civic Auditorium has hosted everything from Ella Fitzgerald to televised talent shows, with concerts and stage productions continuing its broad public role.Next: Tue Nov 10 · 7:30 PM · LAist Presents An Evening With David SedarisCypress ParkPermanent Records RoadhouseA Cypress Park record store and bar that deals mostly in used vinyl and puts on shows in the same building.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 9:00 PM · Calvin LovePico RiveraPico Rivera Sports ArenaA Pico Rivera arena where regional Mexican music, corridos, rodeo culture and large community celebrations share the same concrete bowl.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · Halloween Picolandia 2026Pico-UnionPico Union ProjectPico Union Project puts concerts and community work inside a former synagogue whose stained-glass windows still carry Stars of David.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Minty Boi Presents: Levi.SCT Live in Los AngelesDTLA: Bunker HillREDCATCalArts runs this contemporary arts center inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, programming performance, film and exhibitions in a flexible black-box theater and an adjoining gallery.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Democracy Sessions: Order and Its OthersRedondo BeachRedondo Beach Performing Arts CenterRedondo Beach's performing arts center turns a former high school auditorium into a regional stage for musicals, dance and touring entertainment.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 7:00 PM · RBC: "Through The Pages"WestwoodRoyce HallRoyce Hall brings concerts and dance to UCLA's 1,800-seat theater, in a building modeled on a medieval Milanese church.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of RememberingBeverly HillsSaban TheatreNext: Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM · The Musical Box'and Then There Was PhilOld Town CalabasasSagebrush CantinaSagebrush Cantina puts live music beside Mexican and American food in Old Town Calabasas, from acoustic performers to full bands.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · The replayHighland ParkScribbleA small DIY space on York Boulevard in Highland Park, holding about a hundred people for whatever its operators decide to put on.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Minaret Presents: My Trio, Salami Rose Joe Louis & FlanafiInglewoodSoFi StadiumSoFi Stadium is the Inglewood arena built by Rams owner Stan Kroenke, home to the Rams and Chargers and to the largest touring shows.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 1:05 PM · Los Angeles Chargers v Denver BroncosHollywoodSound NightclubSound builds the Hollywood club experience around a sunken dance floor and an elevated DJ booth, with electronic music driving the schedule.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 10:00 PM · Roddy LimaDowntown Long BeachTerrace TheaterThe Terrace Theater is the concert hall inside the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, sharing a campus with the arena and the ballroom.Next: Fri Feb 19 · 7:00 PM · World Ballet Company: Swan Lake With A LIVE OrchestraLincoln HeightsThe AirlinerThe Airliner sends DJs and live artists upstairs while Asian comfort food and cocktails anchor the bar below.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Finnish Postcard Album Release ShowDTLAThe BellwetherThe Bellwether is an independent music venue just west of downtown LA, opened on Boylston Street as a mid-size stage between the clubs and the arenas.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:45 PM · Lukas Nelson & Molly TuttleEcho ParkThe EchoThe Echo keeps touring bands at neighborhood-club scale on Sunset Boulevard, with local residencies woven into its history in Echo Park.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · Arrows in Action - I Think We've Toured Here BeforeHollywoodThe FordThe Ford sits against a Hollywood hillside, with no seat more than 96 feet from its open-air stage.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Punch BrothersDowntown PomonaThe Glass HouseThe Glass House brings touring bands to Downtown Pomona at an 800-person scale, with an all-ages history rooted in alternative rock.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 6:00 PM · Thousand BelowDTLAThe Lexington BarA small Downtown bar used in 2026 for underground house parties and after-hours DJ sets, with lineups often secondary to the series itself.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 11:00 PM · Nightshift AfterhoursHermosa BeachThe Lighthouse CafeThe Lighthouse's jazz history still has a place in Hermosa Beach, with Sunday brunch and jam sessions alongside reggae, salsa and rock.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 4:00 PM · Boy Band Tribute w/ Three of a Kind Saturday Show limited free ticketsCal State LAThe Luckman Fine Arts ComplexThe Luckman brings international music and dance to Cal State LA, with gallery exhibitions adding another reason to visit the campus.Next: Thu Dec 10 · 8:00 PM · Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas ReyesMid-CityThe MintThe Mint fits live bands and dinner into a small Pico Boulevard club whose acoustics were engineered as a recording studio.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:10 PM · Allisongrace, Danny Zucker, Dingbat, Sustain PetalsDTLA: Arts DistrictThe Moroccan LoungeThe Moroccan Lounge is a small downtown club booking emerging acts, run by the same people as the Teragram Ballroom and The Bellwether.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:30 PM · AmbréDowntownThe NovoThe Novo puts a concert crowd above the shops and restaurants of LA Live, with a standing floor and a seated balcony.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Hudson WestbrookBoyle HeightsThe ParamountThe Paramount puts touring bands and local acts on a restored ballroom stage in Boyle Heights.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Olas PerdidasWest HollywoodThe Peppermint ClubNext: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · KeznamdiWest HollywoodThe Roxy TheatreNeil Young opened the Roxy in 1973 and returned for its fiftieth anniversary. The Sunset Strip club still holds only about 500 people.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · LilyisthatyouDTLAThe SmellThe Smell makes DIY literal: the people playing and attending shows also book them, staff the door and run the sound.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 12:00 PM · Drac & The Swamp RatsNorthridgeThe SorayaOrchestras, touring dance companies and singers from around the world come to the Soraya, CSUN's 1,700-seat performing arts venue in Northridge.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane Featuring Branford Marsalis QuartetHollywoodThe SpotlightThe Spotlight brings Framework's club programming to Hollywood, with a garden and restaurant attached to the main lounge.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 10:00 PM · MagaWestlakeThe Teragram BallroomThe Teragram Ballroom keeps a 600-person Westlake concert focused on the stage, with a standing floor and a calendar heavy on touring bands.Next: Sat Oct 31 · 10:00 PM · Yoi Toki Halloween ft. Saint Pepsi B2B VantageWest HollywoodThe TroubadourThe Troubadour has booked West Hollywood's most consequential small-club bills since 1957, and still runs a show most nights of the week.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · The BendsEast HollywoodThe Vermont HollywoodThe Vermont Hollywood gives East Hollywood concerts a broad dance floor, an upstairs viewing option and a patio for eating before the show.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 9:00 PM · Torture Garden Los Angeles 2026Virgil VillageThe VirgilA family-owned cocktail bar on the edge of Silver Lake, split into a Stage Side that carries live comedy and music and a B Side that carries DJs.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · ce-LIBRA-tionTopangaTopanga Community CenterTopanga Community Center puts concerts in a clubhouse the canyon's residents fund and maintain themselves.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 5:00 PM · OktoberfestBeverly HillsWallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsA former Beverly Hills post office leads into the Wallis, where dance, plays and concerts share a two-theater complex.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 2:00 PM · La Opera: Jamie BartonDTLA: Bunker HillWalt Disney Concert HallInside Frank Gehry's steel curves, Walt Disney Concert Hall uses wood and carefully modeled acoustics to bring an unamplified orchestra into focus.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 11:00 AM · Mälkki Conducts BartókWest HollywoodWhisky a Go GoThe Whisky has been on the Sunset Strip since 1964, at the corner of Clark, and still books four or five bands a night.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Soulfly, Nailbomb , Incite, Out of ChaosTopangaWill Geer Theatricum BotanicumWill Geer's refuge from the Hollywood blacklist became a Topanga theater where Shakespeare shares the grounds with folk music.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 2:00 PM · InformationFrogtownZebulonZebulon separates a Frogtown cafe and patio from a concert stage, leaving space to talk before stepping into the music.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Body/Head, My GenerationNorth HollywoodZombie Joe's Underground Theatre GroupZombie Joe's makes live horror at close quarters in North Hollywood, with disturbing imagery and performance art central to its approach.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 8:30 PM · TURKEYS! THE MUSICAL: 10 Years of TURKEYS!