The best live music in Los Angeles
Your complete guide to live music Los Angeles style, from concert calendars to iconic venues and more
When it comes to live music, Los Angeles reigns. Ours is a storied history, from the rambling folk history of Woody Guthrie to the rock 'n' rolling, raunchy ways of bands like the Doors, Van Halen and Motley Crue. And to this day, the city remains one of the best for amazing concerts—and amazingly free concerts—not in small part due to its wide array of venues, from gorgeous outdoor amphitheatres to hole-in-the-wall clubs and dive bars. There's a steady stream of impressive local talent here, and no big-name artist completes a tour without stopping in L.A. We've got it all, when it comes to live music in Los Angeles and we're damn lucky—see for yourself below.
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Massive Attack
The trip-hop icons celebrate the 21st anniversary of their Mezzanine album with what’s being billed as a totally new audio/visual production....
The Chemical Brothers
Twenty years on from their big beat imperial period, Ed ’n’ Tom Chemical are still pumping out those block-rockin’ beats: their latest...
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers
We don’t think anybody predicted the remarkable resurgence of Nile Rodgers a few years back but, with new material and a collabo with the world’s...
The Rolling Stones
The world’s grayest…er, greatest rock & roll band is back to get its rocks off in Pasadena with a show at the Rose Bowl. The reason to hit...
