The best upcoming concerts in L.A.

It’s hard to imagine a lovelier setting than the Huntington’s rose garden in bloom. Add in live music provided by the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and there’s no better place to spend a Monday afternoon. Wander among the blooms while solo and duo performers share their strings skills on violin, cello and guitar. Admission is included with your $29 Huntington ticket.

The San Bernardino rave scene injects itself with a bit of Halloween flair at this annual music fest—this year dubbed Escape Psycho Circus. Insomniac Events—the group behind EDC and the Wonderland series—is setting up multiple stages at the NOS Events Center; last year’s headliners included Zedd, Ice Cube, Excision, Richie Hawtin, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, Alok and Morten. Explore the grounds to find mazes alongside ominous artwork and freak show performers.

Are you listening? The anthemic Jimmy Eat World pairs up with reunited indie pop darlings the Format for this celebration of two aughts classics, Bleed American and Dog Problems, at the Hollywood Bowl.

With its tongue exercise of a title, the Tyler, the Creator–curated hip-hop fest returns to Dodger Stadium for two days of live tunes, carnival rides, games, food trucks and more. The lineup for the 12th edition of the carnival Turnstile, Steve Lacy, Future and Don Toliver, plus a performance from Tyler himself.

Time to dance away the sadness to the beat of a whole lot of drum machines: Darker Waves is bringing a bunch of ’80s new wave, post punk and alternative rock legends to Huntington Beach. Morrissey and Smashing Pumpkins top the lineup, with additional sets from Simple Minds, Bad Religion, Adam Ant, the Psychedlic Furs, Soft Cell and more, including some more contemporary picks like Silversun Pickups, Cold Cave and Mariachi El Bronx.

Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme headlines this benefit show at the Wiltern for the Sweet Stuff Foundation and CORE. In case the whole “doing good” part isn’t enough motivation for you, the stellar lineup sure might be: The evening includes appearances and performances by “Weird Al” Yankovic, Justin Willman, Norah Jones, Beck, St. Vincent, the Kills, Michael Shuman, Troy Van Leeuwen, Chad Smith, John McEnroe, Andrew Watt, Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Dean Delray and Dan Soder, plus an award presented by Jack Black.

This returning fest from industry titans Insomniac takes four stages of trance music to the Queen Mary waterfront—including the new Long Beach Amphitheater. For this year’s fest, you’ll find the likes of Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and Marsh, Dash Berlin, Aly & Fila, Vini Vici, Infected Mushroom, Artbat and Enrico Sangiuliano.

KIIS FM’s annual holiday behemoth’s lineup reads like a roll call of the station’s playlist: Olivia Rodrigo, Hilary Duff, RAYE, OneRepublic, SIENNA SPIRO, Freya Skye, Bella Kay, Stella Lefty and the Beaches will all take over the Intuit Dome this holiday season. 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.

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 nostalgia-tinged lineup includes Foo Fighters, Weezer, Sublime, Interpol, Joyce Manor, Julia Wolf, Almost Monday and the Linda Lindas.

Continuing a more than quarter-century-long tradition, R&B legend Stevie Wonder will again host his Christmastime House Full of Toys benefit concert, this time around at Intuit Dome for a 50th anniversary celebration of Songs In The Key of Life. Get into the giving mood and bring along an unwrapped toy to be given to a child in need.