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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
  • 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.

  • 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).

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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Music
  • Pop
  • Hollywood

Even if you never really vibed with Jimmy Buffett’s whole “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and “Margaritaville” state of mind, you have to admit that the lineup for this tribute show at the Hollywood Bowl is akin to having a cheeseburger in Paradise. Paul McCartney, the Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi, Zac Brown, Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlile, Snoop Dogg, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Scotty Emerick, Jack Johnson, Caroline Jones, Mac McAnally, Jake Owen, Pitbull, J.D. Souther, Jake Shimabukuro and the Coral Reefer Band will all perform at the Hollywood Bowl on April 11 in honor of the late singer-songwriter.

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  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • price 3 of 4
  • La Cienega

The Wilco frontman’s freewheeling solo shows balance acoustic takes, deep cut requests and charming banter.

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  • Music
  • Music festivals
  • price 4 of 4
  • Indio

Nearly 125,000 music lovers make a pilgrimage to the Empire Polo Club during each identical weekend of Coachella, whether bound for campgrounds or shuttling over from golf resorts and midcentury modern homes. Though its bespoke dining experiences and hotel party scene may try to steal headlines, Coachella remains about the relaxed desert air euophoria of a well-curated music festival. Coachella’s all-embracing three-day lineup—topped this year by No Doubt, Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator—consistently crafts the pool of performers from which all other summer music festivals borrow. RECOMMENDED: See our complete Coachella coverage

  • Music
  • Rock and indie
  • price 3 of 4
  • Griffith Park

We can never really tell when the Black Crowes are together, on hiatus, getting back together, about to go on hiatus or what. Regardless, the Robinson brothers will hit the Greek in support of their latest album, Happiness Bastards.

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