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The best upcoming concerts in L.A.

Check out our calendar of upcoming concerts in L.A. to find out which of your favorite bands have shows in the city

Michael Juliano
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Michael Juliano
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Whether you’re looking for local bands or Coachella-caliber headliners, there are plenty of upcoming concerts in L.A. every night of the week. We’ve scoured venue listings and scoped out new artists to bring you everything from secret shows on Sunset Boulevard to free concerts. All of the city’s best music is right here in our calendar of upcoming concerts in L.A.

The best upcoming concerts in L.A.

  • Music
  • Folk, country and blues
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  • Westlake

Adored and decried in almost equal measure by the country-rock/alterno-pop community, Bright Eyes main man Oberst steps out solo. Expect songs with clever lyrics cloaked in a sweet wooziness and stripped-back, piano warmth, but also with gritty, kick-ass rockisms and occasional acoustic interludes.

  • Music
  • price 3 of 4
  • Downtown

Treat your ears to a vibrant concert on a spring or summer night this year, by attending MUSE/IQUE’s annual program. This monthly series of performances, held venues (largely outdoors) across L.A., features a mix of performances inspired by landmark albums and public figures, including tributes to Ed Sullivan, Bob Dylan, Abraham Lincoln, Oklahoma! and more. In order to attend, you’ll need to become a MUSE/IQUE member; you could make a $75 donation for a single event, but if you’re interested in more than just one, it’s cheaper per event to become a full-fludged member.

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  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Downtown

Can’t get enough of his yearly appearance at the Bowl? The LA Phil follows up John Williams’s summertime set with the first of two years of live scores and concerts in his honor at Disney Hall.  You can see live scores of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Nov 2, 3) and Superman (Mar 15), plus a Gustavo Dudamel-led evening that includes a performance of a suite of Harry Potter compositions (May 18, 19). Expect Williams scores to also make their way into the David Newman-conducted “A Century of Film” program (Feb 2–4).

  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • price 2 of 4
  • Highland Park

Weezer, though far-removed from their glory period (the Blue Album and Pinkerton being iconic, massively influential indie rock records), can still pump out entertaining, sometimes ham-fisted rock fare. The L.A. band revs up the nostalgia for a tour where they’ll play the Blue Album in full, including an intimate kickoff show at the Lodge Room with the Keanu Reeves-fronted Dogstar followed by an arena-sized date at Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome with the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr.

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  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • South Park

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme hosts this benefit show at the Belasco that includes an unbelievable mix of music, comedy and magic from the likes of Beck, Bill Burr, Dave Grohl, Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys, Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, Sarah Silverman, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, St. Vincent, the Kills, Tyler Parkford, Vivant, Justin Willman and Homme’s Queens of the Stone Age bandmates Troy Van Leeuwen and Michael Shuman. All of the proceeds will benefit Homme’s Sweet Stuff Foundation, a nonprofit that provides assistance to music industry professionals and their families struggling with illness and disability.

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  • Music
  • Music festivals
  • San Bernardino

This springtime spin-off in Insomniac’s Wonderland series takes its whimsical, carnival-like atmosphere to this trance-heavy festival. The dreamy, multi-stage experience includes the likes of the Chainsmokers, Madeon, Subtronics, Rezz, Zeds Dead and more.

  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • price 2 of 4
  • Koreatown

Everyone reunites—it’s human nature—so it’s no surprise that Sleater-Kinney came back together in 2014. Though the comeback was welcome, the departure of drummer Janet Weiss a few years later sure wasn’t. Even so, this duo version of Sleater-Kinney with Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein still thrashes and swings with a sound quite unlike anyone else.

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  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • price 2 of 4
  • USC/Exposition Park

Mitski has a talent for swift transformation. Over the past several years, she’s rocketed from self-releasing her first two albums and playing DIY gigs to selling out major venues months in advance. Catch her at the Shrine in support of her latest album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

  • Music
  • Pomona

Once affectionately known as Localchella, now officially (and boringly) billed as “Goldenvoice Presents April,” this two-week series brings a bunch of Coachella acts to smaller stages considerably closer to home. For 2024, you can catch Blur, Jungle, Hatsune Miku and more at venues like the El Rey, Fonda and Fox Theater Pomona. (You’ll also find shows in the Bay Area and San Diego.)

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