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Photograph: Rozette Rago
Photograph: Rozette Rago

Summer concerts in L.A., including free shows

Scope out the best summer concerts of 2025, plus the best free summer music series across Los Angeles

Michael Juliano
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Get out your calendars: Your guide to the best summer concerts of 2025 has arrived. Here, our picks for the best warm-weather gigs, including summer concert series, free showssummer music festivals and more. Make sure to check out our monthly concert calendars, too, for shows in outdoor venues, clubs and theaters.

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Summer concert calendars by month

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Summer music festivals

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  • Punk and metal
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Panic! at the Disco and Blink-182 top the now-annual Las Vegas festival that features just about every emo-pop act from the early 2000s. Seriously, we’re not kidding: Weezer, Avril Lavigne, the Offspring, All Time Low, the Used, Knocked Loose, the Gaslight Anthem, Bad Religion, Yellowcard and more are all set to take over the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 18 and 19, 2025, with a special focus on each band’s most beloved album.

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