It had been a while since this 17,500-seat space was the city’s go-to arena, and its fading halls were beginning to belie its rich history: “Showtime” Lakers, Gretzky-era Kings, ‘84 Olympics, Led Zeppelin, Queen and a ridiculously long set from Guns N’ Roses. The Crypto.com Arena (née Staples Center) had been hogging the spotlight ever since, but around the half-century mark the Inglewood venue regained some of its former glory. After a $100 million renovation—thanks to New York’s Madison Square Garden Company—the Forum (now with Kia branding at the front of its name) has shaped up to be fabulous once again, and the destination for arena shows.
The Electric Light Orchestra are back in business for one last tour, with symphonic pop master Jeff Lynne playing the Forum. If past shows are anything to go by, this one promises more of the bombastic, string-laden ’70s outfit you know and love.
Though he hasn’t released a new album in nearly a decade, R&B stalwart Maxwell still packs them in. Catch him at the Forum with support from Jazmine Sullivan and October London.
The Oakland singer, whose music blends pop, R&B, neosoul and hip-hop influences, headlines the Forum.
Aussie psych-rock explorers King Gizzard geek out about mythological monsters and unconventional time signatures, creating songs that unfold like Heavy Metal magazine vignettes set to a trippy and technical soundtrack.
The YouTube sensation has become a bona fide pop star thanks to a transition from delicate folk songs to soulful dance pop.
Did this year’s Coachella catapult Sabrina Carpenter into the spotlight? Or was the onetime Disney Channel personality already on the precipice of pop superstardom? Ponder that as you wait in the ticketing queue for the “Espresso” singer’s three shows at the Crypto.com Arena and the Forum, which so far are the only L.A.-area stops on the “Short N’ Sweet Tour.”
The legendary rock band plays the Forum during its “Peace Out” tour, which is being billed as a farewell from the “Walk this Way” rockers.
Out of context samples from The Office, horror movie-inspired music videos and the slurping sounds of an Invisalign being removed may not seem like the makings of a pop jugernaut, but L.A. local Billie Eilish has become a free-spirited icon of her generation.
The disco pop queen is blessing us with two dates at the Forum on her “Radical Optimism Tour.”
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