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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Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
It’s hard to say where that tongue exercise of a title came from, but the Tyler, the Creator–curated hip-hop fest returns—this time at...
Death Cab for Cutie
A couple of lukewarm albums and a personnel shake-up don’t change the fact that Ben Gibbard and Co. still serve up some of the finest melancholy,...
Thom Yorke
Don’t expect many Radiohead songs in singer Thom Yorke’s solo shows. The iconic frontman instead focuses almost solely on his solo...
Chvrches
Scottish electropop trio Chvrches (pronounced “churches”) caused a serious stir with its single “The Mother We Share,” a shimmering,...
