The best concerts in L.A. this January

These California legends of classic rock may not live life in the fast lane any more, but the surviving members are still traveling the world to bring their slick, plastic country-rock and perfect harmonies to their whopping international fanbase. For its final tour, the band is returning to the Forum.

Paramore, the 1975, the Black Keys, Thirty Seconds to Mars, BUSH, Sum 41, Yellowcard, lovelytheband and the Last Dinner Party top this radio-friendly rock fest at the Honda Center.

The LA Phil is entering its 20th season at the singular Walt Disney Concert Hall, and to celebrate the orchestra will mount a series of tributes to and collaborations with the hall’s architect. The season starts with an opening night gala in honor of Frank Gehry (Oct 5) and continues with appearances by Esa-Pekka Salonen (Oct 27–29), who conducted the LA Phil when Disney Hall opened, as well as the U.S. premiere of Thomas Adès “Tower – For Frank Gehry” (Nov 4, 5). The centerpiece, though, is a Gustavo Dudamel-conducted staging of Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold, with scenic design by Gehry (Jan 18–21). Look out for a display of Walt Disney Concert Hall models at the Getty in conjunction with the celebration.

DJ Shadow became an instant headphone hero in the ’90s with his debut album, Endtroducing…, a stone-cold hip-hop classic that set off decades of a scene swamped with imitative efforts by fellow sample slayers and turntable terrors.