Upcoming Must-See Concerts in Los Angeles (Aug. 4-10, 2025)

This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles feature two nights with Shakira at SoFi Stadium, Olivia Dean at Fonda Theatre, Leyendas del Mariachi at The Ford, Big Freedia at Hollywood Forever, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard at the Hollywood Bowl, Derya Yildirim with Grup Şimşek at Zebulon, Car Seat Headrest at Greek Theatre, SadGirl with The McCharmlys at The Belasco, Crystal Waters, CeCe Peniston at Pershing Square, and a lot more shows. Check out all the best concerts happening in Los Angeles this week.

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* Shows in bold are super recommended

8/4 Shakira, Black Eyed Peas at SoFi Stadium

8/4 Gabriel Bernini Record Release, Night Shop at Zebulon (FREE)

8/4 Jake Minch: George On Tour with Hana Bryanne at Moroccan Lounge

8/5 John K at Moroccan Lounge

8/5-6 Olivia Dean at Fonda Theatre

8/5 Just Friends, Carpool Tunnel, Tommy Ragen at The Echo

8/5 Shakira, Black Eyed Peas at SoFi Stadium

8/5 Hornsbee, Dougie Stu, Tino Drima at Zebulon (FREE)

8/6/225 Supercrush / Dusk at Permanent Records Roadhouse

8/5 Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls at The Greek Theatre

8/5 Vansire at The Belasco

8/5 Ezra Furman, The Ophelias at Teragram Ballroom

8/5-6 CA7RIEL, Paco Amoroso at The Novo  

8/5 Russ “Into The W!LD Tour” with Big Sean & Sabrina Claudio at Intuit Dome

8/6 John Maus at Hollywood Forever

8/6 BashfortheWorld at The Belasco

8/6 Fatal Jamz, Lucola, Omotola at Gold-Diggers

8/6 Sosocamo at The Echo

8/6 Primus, Ty Segall at The Greek Theatre

8/6 The Rose at YouTube Theater

8/6 Julianna Joy, Shana Sarett, Saras at Moroccan Lounge

8/6 Gracie Abrams, Griff at Kia Forum

8/6 Benji Blue Bills at The Echo

8/7 An Evening with Leyendas del Mariachi at The Ford — Enter our ticket giveaway

8/7 Wiz Khalifa, Dom Kennedy, Earl Sweatshirt, & more at YouTube Theater

8/7/225 yeemz Album Release Show at Scribble

8/7 Naomi Sharon at Echoplex

8/7 Wunderhorse at Fonda Theatre

8/7 Gracie Abrams, Griff at Kia Forum

8/7 Rosali, Walt McClements at Permanent Records Roadhouse

8/7 Big Freedia at Hollywood Forever

8/7 yeemz at Scribble

8/7 La Cassandra at Moroccan Lounge

8/7 Blood Incantation, Cynic, Krallice at The Wiltern

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

8/7 Mamas Gun at Zebulon

8/7 Chalk Talk at The Echo

8/7 World’s First Cinema, Lyncs at Moroccan Lounge

8/8 HLLLYH (ex-Mae Shi) at Permanent Records Roadhouse

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

8/8 Keyshia Cole with Wale, Amerie, and Elijah Blake at Crypto.com Arena

8/8 Dozer, Moon Destroys, Abrams at Lodge Room

8/8 La Muerte, Los P2, Libertadores, Los Waraperos & more at The Regent

8/8 Car Seat Headrest at The Greek Theatre

8/8 Dougie Poole, Nicole Lawrence at Pico-Union Project

8/8 Mystery Skulls at The Roxy

8/8 Newmoon, Cold Gawd at The Echo

8/8 Cory Hanson, Barry Johnson at Zebulon

8/8 Teamarr at Peppermint Club

8/8 The Acacia Strain, Bodysnatcher, Ingrown, No Cure at 1720

8/8 EST Gee at The Novo

8/8-9 Jurassic Park in Concert with the LA Phil at Gustavo Dudamel at Hollywood Bowl – Enter our ticket giveaway

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

8/9 Pijama Piyama at Permanent Records Roadhouse

8/8-9 ATEEZ at BMO Stadium

8/9 The Spazmatics at Starlight Bowl (FREE)

9/9 Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes at Greek Theatre

8/9 Kevin Kaarl at Shrine Expo Hall

8/9 Flight Facilities (DJ set) at 451 Gin Ling Way

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)

8/9 Chevy Metal, The Alive, The Anti Groupies at Alex’s Bar

8/9 The Lumineers, Tom Odell at Kia Forum

8/9 late night drive home, Alexsucks at Fonda Theatre

8/9 Derya Yildirim, Grup Şimşek at Zebulon

8/9 Kevin Kaarl at Shrine Expo Hall

8/9 SadGirl, The McCharmlys at The Belasco

8/9 Lyrah, Fi Sullican at The Echo

8/9 Molly Santana at Echoplex

8/9 We Came As Romans, After The Burial, Currents, Johnny Booth at The Wiltern

8/9 The Soul Shakedown with DJ Clifton + Cassandra Dalí at Zebulon

8/10 Crystal Waters, CeCe Peniston, DJ Irene, and more at Pershing Square (FREE)

8/9 Guantanamo Baywatch, Healing Gems, Uni Boys at Zebulon

8/10 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl — Enter our ticket giveaway

8/10 MSPAINT, Lip Critic, Pat and the Pissers at Lodge Room

8/10 Memo PST, Oog Bogo, DJ Gee Tee at Gold-Diggers

8/10 Taylor Tomlinson at Greek Theatre

8/10 Andy Grammer, AIJIA at The Ford

More August Show Recommendations

8/11 keshi, Starfall at Kia Forum

8/11 Shannon and the Clams, Vicky Tafoya, Chulita Vinyl Club at The Glass House

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 Horsegirl, Godcaster, Kraus at Teragram Ballroom

8/14-16 Alexandra Savior at Troubadour

8/15-16 Los Aguilar at the Hollywood Bowl

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)

8/16 Black Belt Eagle Scout, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Jlin feat. Glen Begay and Bearspring at The Broad

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

8/22-24 Maestro of the Movies celebrating the music of John Williams at the 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 Lula Washington Dance Theatre 45th Anniversary Celebration at The Ford

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

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

8/25 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones at The Ford

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

8/28 Sarabande Africaine: Angélique Kidjo & Yo-Yo Ma with Thierry Vaton and David Donatien 
and special guest Sinkane at the 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 Liberación Collective: Sudan & US Migrants Benefit feat. Lauren Jauregui, DannyLux, Zanib, Xiuhtezcatl, and more. at The Miracle Theater Inglewood

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

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 Youth Code with King Yosef at Echoplex

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

9/9 Ninajirachi at The Roxy

9/9 Sofiane Pamart at The Ford

9/9 Hot Chip at Fonda Theatre

9/10 Provoker, Choir Boy, Touching Ice at Fonda Theatre

9/11 Billie Marten at El Rey Theatre

9/15 Cuco at The Greek Theatre

9/13 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

9/20 TOPS at The Bellwether

9/21 Arc de Soleil at Fonda Theatre

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

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

9/24 Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute at Hollywood Bowl

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

9/26 Mr. Gnome at Gold-Diggers

9/26 yeule at The Belasco

9/26-27 Magdalena Bay at Hollywood Forever

9/27 Big Thief at Hollywood Bowl

9/27 Hunx and His Punx at The Belasco

9/27 Renée Elise Goldsberry at The Ford

9/27 The Murder Capital at The Echo

9/28 Spiritualized at Orpheum Theatre

9/30 Osees, Brigid Dawson, DREAM_MEGA at Teragram Ballroom

9/30 Sparks at The Greek Theatre

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