Photograph: Mallory Turner
Photograph: Mallory Turner

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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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
  • Pop
  • Inglewood
  • price 4 of 4
KIIS FM’s annual holiday behemoth’s lineup reads like a roll call of the station’s playlist: Alex Warren, Audrey Hobert, Conan Gray, Feid, Jackson Wang, Jessie Murph, the Kid LAROI, Leon Thomas, Reneé Rapp and Zara Larsson will all take over the Intuit Dome this holiday season. And perhaps the most notable act of all: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami—better known as the singing voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters. The best seats will cost you a boatload, so look out for news of a potential free pre-show with some of the artists on the lineup.
  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Westwood
  • price 2 of 4
Don something festive and head over to Royce Hall to hear the angels sing—the Angel City Chorale, that is. The America’s Got Talent semifinalists will sing a host of holiday classics at their annual holiday concert. The 150-member group, known for its mishmash of classical, pop, world, contemporary and gospel genres, will perform silver-screen-worthy soundtrack arrangements at the holiday-film-themed show. Also promised are photo ops, carol sing-alongs and some surprises. If you can’t make it, the Sunday concert will also be livestreamed.
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  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Downtown
  • price 3 of 4
Strike the harp and join the chorus with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s annual Holiday Sing-Along at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The family-friendly seasonal program offers two performances hosted by Melissa Peterman with performances from a choir, a jazz combo and the venue’s massive pipe organ. Lyric sheets for the holiday classics will be provided, just in case you forget how many fa-la-la-la-las are in “Deck the Halls.” Show up early for complimentary cocoa and crafts for kids at 10:30am.
  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • Inglewood
  • price 3 of 4
  • Recommended
Strike the electrified, amped-up harp and join the chorus: The KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas lineup is here. Don’t let its dainty Christmas name fool you—the annual concert is most definitely a plugged-in affair, featuring some of the year’s top mainstream, alt-rock radio staples taking the stage at the Kia Forum. This year’s nostalgic lineup is made up of bands that’ll take you back to middle school: The All-American Rejects, Evanescence, Rise Against, Social Distortion, Third Eye Blind and Yellowcard, plus newcomers Wet Leg and the Paradox. Tickets for the concert—which is only one night these days, not two—go on sale Friday, November 7, at noon here.
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  • Music
  • Latin and world
  • Northridge
  • price 3 of 4
Mexican folk dance company Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles is taking the Soraya stage in Northridge once again for the 10th anniversary of this mariachi-infused holiday show, which celebrates the different regions of Mexico. The four music- and dance-filled shows will also feature the talents of Mexican actress and Grammy-nominated Ximena Sariñana.
  • Music
  • Classical and opera
  • Downtown
  • price 3 of 4
If the words “Disney” and “sing-along” normally make you think of mini-vans and Frozen, rethink your word associations and head to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the annual Messiah Sing-Along. The event allows the 2,200-member audience to sing their hearts out and try to hit the high notes alongside the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by artistic director Grant Gershon. Songs will be performed by the professional orchestra and a quartet of professional soloists—the audience fills in as the chorus. Show up early and warm up at the free Carols on the Plaza, a holiday sing-along on Jerry Moss Plaza at 6pm.
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  • Music
  • Music festivals
  • South Park
  • price 3 of 4
Ring in the New Year with confetti, pyro and thousands of your closest friends at Countdown. John Summit, Above & Beyond, Pryda, Madeon and a couple dozen other dance acts top this year-end fest, which moves from San Bernardino to Downtown L.A. this year.
  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • La Cienega
  • price 3 of 4
  • Recommended
Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy
The Wilco frontman’s freewheeling solo shows balance acoustic takes, deep cut requests and charming banter.
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  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • Inglewood
  • price 3 of 4
Green Day, Twenty One Pilots and Cage the Elephant top this radio-friendly rock fest at the Kia Forum. Sublime, Good Charlotte, Myles Smith, Gigi Perez and Almost Monday round out the lineup for the annual iHeartRadio event. If you can’t make it to Inglewood, you can tune in to ALT 98.7 to listen to the show live on January 17.
  • Music
  • Pop
  • Inglewood
  • price 3 of 4
  • Recommended
Now that her astonishing Coachella set and the first leg of her tour are behind us, Angelenos can partake in the mayhem once again: Lady Gaga will return her Mayhem Ball tour to the Forum in February. Expect Mayhem’s dance-pop return to work its way into much of the set alongside plenty of old favorites.

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