This Week’s Best Shows in LA: Mei Semones, The Pharcyde, SiR & More (July 14-20, 2025)

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles feature chamber pop, hip hop, punk rock, and more. Mei Semones will bring her big indie pop/folk sound to both the Lodge Room and the Highland Park Ebell for two unforgettable nights. 90s hip hop lovers won’t want to miss The Pharcyde at The Ford. And SiR will bring his diverse palette of R&B to the Hollywood Bowl. Also, Ha Vay and her whimsical witchy ballads will be on full display at El Cid, while punk and garage rock fans can shake things up with Bratmobile and Death Valley Girls at The Belasco. A lot more concerts and indie shows in Los Angeles to be experienced! Take your pick!

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* Shows in bold are super recommended

7/14 Paul Simon at Walt Disney Concert Hall

7/14 Bummer Girl, Practically People at MakeOutMusic

7/15 The Fin. at El Cid

7/14 Jeremiah Chiu, Marta Sofia Honer at Zebulon

7/15 The Cinematic Scores of Alexandre Desplat at Hollywood Bowl

7/15 Dear Silas at Lodge Room

7/15 Bastille Day with Geyster, Belle Affaire featuring Hannah Brier at California Plaza (Grand Performances – free show)

7/15 Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene) at Largo

7/15 Katy Perry at Kia Forum

7/16 Ha Vay at El Cid

7/16 Dance Myth, Derek Zanetti at Permanent Records Roadhouse

7/16 Paul Simon at Walt Disney Concert Hall

7/16 Zack Keim, Adam James, Cesar Saez at Gold-Diggers

7/16 Juanes, La Lom at Hollywood Bowl

7/16 Rio Kosta at Zebulon

7/16 CAAMP, Whitney at The Greek Theatre

7/16 The Arcadian Wild at Moroccan Lounge

7/17 Mei Semones, Lionmilk at Highland Park Ebell

7/17 Jeff Parker, Mary Lattimore at Largo

7/17 Helado Negro and Rodrigo Amarante at Skirball Cultural Center (FREE)

7/17 Hexvessel at Moroccan Lounge

7/17 M. Ward (& The Undertakers) at Lodge Room

7/17 The 4411, The Band Friday at Moroccan Lounge

7/17 Osees, Total Shutdown at Teragram Ballroom

7/17 Maoli at The Greek Theatre

7/17 Dorio, GOODTWIN, Jennie Lawless at Permanent Records Roadhouse

7/17 Dummy with Maral and DJ Set by Peaking Lights at the Hammer Museum (FREE)

7/17 Spirit of the Beehive, Her New Knife at The Regent Theater

7/18 Mei Semones, Lionmilk at Lodge Room

7/18 Flee Lord and Eto (RocAmerikkka) at The Paramount

7/18 Bach Bebop w/ Suraj Partha and the Colburn School of Music at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)

7/18 Bratmobile, Death Valley Girls at The Belasco

7/18 The Driver Era at Hollywood Palladium

7/18 The Pharcyde, Pharoahe Monch, Tha Liks, Blu & Exile, Ras Kass, DJ Nu-Mark, MC Supernatural at The Ford

7/18 Harbour at Teragram Ballroom

7/18 The Buttertones at Troubadour

7/18 yungatita, Superworld, Star 99, Dive Time at MakeOutMusic

7/18 Old Mervs at The Echo

7/18 Jacuzzi Boys, Grady Strange, SNACKS, Sept at The Roxy

7/18 Sacrifice, Kommand, Death Rites at Zebulon

7/19 Medusa, Beat Junkie Institute of Sound at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

7/19 Berimbau: Sounds of Resilience! at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)

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7/19 Chet Faker (DJ set) at Don Quixote

7/19 Mustard Service, Tony Jupiter at Echoplex

7/19 The Church at Fonda Theatre

7/18 Trio Los Caramelos + Los Chicos del Mambo at The Paramount

7/18 Cumbia dance party with Enrique Cruz of RF Dance Center Jerry Moss at Jerry Moss Plaza (FREE)

7/19 Of Montreal at The Belasco

7/19 Haunt Me, Past Self, Future Nobodies at El Rey Theatre

7/19 Kelcey Ayer, Rusty Santos at Permanent Records Roadhouse

7/19 Millkzy at Moroccan Lounge

7/19 MC Davo, Sabino at Teragram Ballroom

7/19 Colin Blunstone (of The Zombies), Rooney (acoustic) at The Bellwether

7/19 60 Juno, Sweatcult at The Echo

7/19 The Buttertones at Troubadour

7/19 Concrete, DoKnow, Jerry Garcia at The Ford

7/19 Ceelo Green at Burton Chase Park (FREE)

7/19 Gilligan Moss, Bad Tuner at The Roxy

7/20 SiR, Leon Thomas at Hollywood Bowl

7/20 The Beautiful Mistake, Tokyo Rose at Los Globos

7/20 Bob Baker Marionettes, Juanita & Juan (Alice Bag & Kid Congo Powers) at The Ford

7/20 The Red Clay Strays at The Greek Theatre

7/20 Year of the Cobra at Permanent Records Roadhouse

7/20 Roots of House Music featuring an all-vinyl experience from Deejay Clifton, Liz O., Loopdropkid at Sunday Sessions at Gloria Molina Park (FREE)

More Recommended Shows in LA this July, August and September

7/22 Los Bitchos, Theia at Zebulon

7/23 Rakim & Friends at The Ford

7/25 Reggaeton dance party with Dennis Guzman at Jerry Moss Plaza (FREE)

7/26 Emile Mosseri at The Getty (FREE)

7/26 Tropa Magica, South Central Skankers, Raskahuele, The Paranoias, and more at Catch One

7/24 La Perla, Meridian Brothers at Skirball Cultural Center (FREE)

7/25 Natalie Bergman at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

7/25 & 29 Deltron 3030 at The Bellwether

7/25 Father John Misty, Lucinda Williams, Hamilton Leithauser at The Greek Theatre

7/25-26 Diana Ross at Hollywood Bowl

7/26 Baby Rose, Angelica Garcia, Francesca Harding at California Plaza (Grand Performances – free show)

7/26 My Chemical Romance, Wallows at Dodger Stadium

7/26 Empress Of at The Getty (FREE)

7/26 Katzù Oso at Location TBA Boyle Heights Los Angeles

7/26 Empress Of at The Getty (FREE)

7/26 Bleached at Zebulon

7/19 Corinne Bailey Rae at Burton Chase Park (FREE)

7/27 I Want My ’80s w/ Rick Springfield, John Waite, Wang Chung & more at Hollywood Bowl

7/27 The Natural World of Studio Ghibli feat. The Wind Rises at The Ford (family-friendly movie under the stars)

7/28-29 Lady Gaga at Kia Forum

7/31 Very Be Careful with Healing Gems and DJ Eléanorad at the Hammer Museum (FREE)

7/24 MULA, Frente Cumbiero at Skirball Cultural Center (FREE)

August Preview (More To Come)

8/1 Disco dance party with Miss Funk & Breeze-Lee of Versa-Style Street Dance Company at Jerry Moss Plaza (FREE)

8/1 Sun Araw, nudo, Barrett Avner at 2220 Arts + Archives

8/1-2 Lady Gaga at Kia Forum

8/2 Ozomatli at Burton Chase Park (FREE)

8/2 Eddie Chacon & Society of Shadows + Thee Heart Tones at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

8/5-6 Olivia Dean at Fonda Theatre

8/7 Say She She, Jojo Abot at Skirball Cultural Center

8/8 Femi Kuti (& The Positive Force) at Fonda Theatre

8/8-9 The Lumineers, Tom Odell at Kia Forum

8/9 Jessie Reyez at YouTube Theater

8/9 The Spazmatics at Starlight Bowl (FREE)

8/9 Latin Goes Ska ft. Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)

8/9 Afro Funke’ presents Blaq Pages, Wazumbians (Ghana), Africa in America (Dance) w/ DJ Novena Carmel (KCRW) & special guestsEddie Chacon & Society of Shadows + Thee Heart Tones at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

8/10 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Sarah Hicks at Hollywood Bowl

8/12 Jorja Smith at Hollywood Palladium

8/13 Alabama Shakes, Shannon and the Clams at Hollywood Bowl

8/13 Kokoroko at The Regent Theater

8/14-16 Alexandra Savior at Troubadour

8/16 RÜFÜS DU SOL at Rose Bowl

8/16 St. Paul & The Broken Bones at Burton Chase Park (FREE)

8/16  Lxs Cochinxs! at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

8/17 Soul Source with Chicago house legend Roy Davis Jr. & more at Gloria Molina Park’s Sunday Sessions (FREE)

8/19 My Morning Jacket at Hollywood Palladium

8/19 Open Mike Eagle with Jordan Patterson and J.Rocc at the Hammer Museum (FREE)

8/20 Midnight Generation at Echoplex

8/20-21 Ethel Cain, 9million at Shrine Auditorium

8/20 H.R. (of Bad Brains) at Whisky a Go-Go

9/21 Air with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Bonobo (DJ Set) at Hollywood Bowl

8/22 The J-Town Bronzeville Suite at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)

8/22 Japanese Breakfast, Ginger Root at The Greek Theatre

8/23 Kinky & Los Abandoned  at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

8/23 Oro Sólido at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)

8/26 Spoon, Pete Molinari at The Observatory (Orange County, no LA show)

8/28 Angelique Kidjo, Yo-Yo Ma at Hollywood Bowl

8/29-30 Cyndi Lauper at Hollywood Bowl

8/29 The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory at Kia Forum

8/29-31 Mac DeMarco at The Greek Theatre

8/30 Betty Who, LA Phil at The Ford

8/30 Redd Kross, Juanita & Juan, Kate Clover & DJ Keith Morris at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)

8/31 Sílvia Pérez Cruz, La Muchacha, Y La Madrigal (Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba) at The Ford

September Preview (More To Come)

9/3 Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy at Hollywood Bowl

9/4  Calva Louise, Mike’s Dead, Sicksense at The Roxy

9/4 The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Dehd at The Greek Theatre

9/5 Jenny Hval at Lodge Room

9/5 Thievery Corporation at The Greek Theatre

9/6-7 Oasis, Cage the Elephant at Rose Bowl

9/7 ASTROPICAL (members of Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana) at Hollywood Bowl

9/9 Ninajirachi at The Roxy

9/15 Cuco at The Greek Theatre9/13 Sonido Gallo Negro, É Arenas at The Ford

9/15 Neil Young (and the chrome hearts) at Hollywood Bowl

9/18 Kumo 99 at The Paramount

9/18 JP Saxe at The Ford

9/18 Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize at Kia Forum

9/19 Anika, Lauren Early at Echoplex

9/19 Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize at Kia Forum

9/19-20 Aly & AJ, Amanda Shires at The Ford

9/21 Arc de Soleil at Fonda Theatre

9/24 Band of Horses, Iron and Wine at The Wiltern

9/25-26 LCD Soundsystem, Pulp at Hollywood Bowl

9/26 Mr. Gnome at Gold-Diggers

9/27 Big Thief at Hollywood Bowl

9/27 Magdalena Bay at Hollywood Forever

9/27 Hunx and His Punx at The Belasco

9/27 The Murder Capital at The Echo

9/28 Spiritualized at Orpheum Theatre

9/30 Sparks at The Greek Theatre

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