Here were the best concerts in Los Angeles in October 2026, from popular arena shows to indie gems at the cityโs coolest independent venues. The month brought Hayley Williams to the Hollywood Bowl, Chappell Roanโs Super Graphic Spectacular to the Shrine, Turnstile, Gorillaz at the Kia Forum, and Phoebe Bridgers closing out the month at Intuit Dome.
We caught many of these shows live, so look for links to our photos and reviews throughout the list. For whatโs happening now, see our best concerts in LA this month.
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Top Picks This October
- Oct. 5โ6 โ Hayley Williams at Hollywood Bowl
- Oct. 9 โ Mac DeMarco at Hollywood Bowl
- Oct. 9 โ Death Valley Girls at Scribble
- Oct. 9 โ Blonde Redhead at The Bellwether
- Oct. 10 โ JUNGLE at Crypto.com Arena
- Oct. 14 โ Turnstile at Ventura County Fairgrounds
- Oct. 14 โ Peter Bjorn and John at Pacific Electric
- Oct. 16 โ Sudan Archives, N8NOFACE, Automatic, Los Retros at Lodge Room
- Oct. 16 โ Nice As Fuck at Sid The Cat Auditorium
- Oct. 16-17 โ Love Spells at The Roxy
- Oct. 16 โ Boy Harsher at Hollywood Palladium
- Oct. 17 โ Peaches at Fonda Theatre
- Oct. 17โ18 โ Charli xcx at Kia Forum
- Oct. 21โ22 โ Chappell Roan at Shrine Auditorium
- Oct. 21-31 โ My Chemical Romance at Hollywood Bowl
- Oct. 23 โ Andrew Bird at Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Oct. 24 โ Gorillaz at Kia Forum
- Oct. 30โ31 โ Phoebe Bridgers at Intuit Dome
- Oct. 30-31 โ Halloween Weekend in Los Angeles: The Best Haunting Concerts, Witchy Club Nights & Horror Film Screenings
Oct. 2-3 โ Xiu Xiu at 2220 Arts + Archives
2220 Arts + Archives hosts Xiu Xiu for two nights, Oct. 2-3, performing their “Eraserhead Live” score both nights. Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo’s unflinching, abrasive art-pop has pushed at the edges of experimental music for over two decades, the same restless noise-and-synth we witnessed as early as 2010 at the Casbah in San Diego, still audible today on tracks like the explosive “Common Loon”.
Oct. 2-3 โ Bruno Mars w/ RAYE: The Romantic Tour at SoFi Stadium
Bruno Mars brings The Romantic Tour โ his first global stadium outing in nearly a decade โ to SoFi Stadium for two nights, Oct. 2-3, with RAYE and DJ Pee .Wee opening. We tracked the tour’s presale rollout back when this very stop was added as the tour’s fifth Los Angeles date. BTW, gonna be honest here, RAYE is the main reason why I would go to this show. Have you listened to her new album!? My goodness. Across 17 tracks that play like a film noir with a gumshoe detective on the case, or a whimsical fairytale, or a Charleston-fueled musical โ RAYEโs new album, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE., astral projects you to different planes where sound and raw storytelling score everyday life.
Oct. 4 โ An Evening with Menahan Street Band at The Ford
Menahan Street Band is one of music’s best secret weapons from recent memory, so it’s only right they’re getting the spotlight for their new album ILLUSIONS at The Ford on Sunday, Oct. 4. Joining the already all-star lineup of instrumental musicians is Mississippi-raised singer-songwriter Kirby, Brazilian singer-songwriter Rogรช, and fellow soul-stirrers The Sha La Das โ the same horn-driven outfit we caught backing Charles Bradley at the Echo back in 2011.
Oct. 5-6 โ “The Hayley Williams Show” at Hollywood Bowl
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams takes over the Hollywood Bowl for two nights, Oct. 5-6, under “The Hayley Williams Show” banner. It’s the same run we broke down the verified presale details for earlier this year โ expect a set that draws from her solo work and maybe a Paramore surprise or two. Williams is always full of side quests and pleasant surprises. We caught her live set recently at Kilby Block Party this past May, and the crowd was thick despite the rain.
Oct. 6 โ Father John Misty (solo) at Fonda Theatre
Fonda Theatre marks its 100th anniversary with a solo set from Father John Misty on Oct. 6, with Omar Velasco opening. Josh Tillman wowed us when he charmed the Greek Theatre last summer, and this stripped-down, solo format promises an even more intimate look at his wry, orchestral songwriting.
Oct. 8 โ Empire of the Sun at Hollywood Bowl
Australian synth-pop duo Empire of the Sun bring their flamboyant stage show to Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 8, as announced earlier this year, with Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation opening. Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore have been a Grimy Goods favorite since 2011, the same duo who delivered a colorful, dream-like set at Just Like Heaven last year.
Oct. 8 โ Body/Head at Zebulon
Kim Gordon and Bill Nace bring their improvisational noise-rock duo Body/Head to Zebulon on Oct. 8. The pair have spent well over a decade stretching guitar feedback and abstraction into something closer to live sound sculpture, the same hypnotic, drone-soaked intensity that turned The Echo into an intimate night of noise back in 2015 โ a far cry from Gordon’s Sonic Youth days but no less confrontational.
Oct. 9 โ Death Valley Girls at Scribble
Fuzzed-out garage rockers Death Valley Girls celebrate the release of their new album Welcome to Earth with a record release show at Scribble on Oct. 9. Bonnie Bloomgarden and company have spent over a decade building a cult following in LA’s DIY scene, the same one that saw them rattle the Lodge Room with pure rock ‘n’ roll fervor alongside Kate Clover and The Crocodiles back in 2019 โ and we recently featured lead single “Message From the Venus Flower” in our weekly 3 new songs column.
Oct. 9 โ Mac DeMarco at Hollywood Bowl
Slacker-pop icon Mac DeMarco headlines Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 9. His woozy, lo-fi guitar sound has carried him from DIY house shows to amphitheater stages since the early 2010s. If you missed DeMarco at the Greek last year, don’t miss this next amphitheater gig at the Bowl.
Oct. 9 โ Blonde Redhead at The Bellwether
Art-rock trio Blonde Redhead play The Bellwether on Oct. 9. Kazu Makino and twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace have spent three decades layering shoegaze textures with noise-rock edges, the same dreamy intensity that enchanted a small private crowd at a secret West Hollywood performance back in 2015.
Oct. 9 โ Shabaka at Blue Note Los Angeles
Saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings brings his meditative, spiritually-minded experimental jazz to Blue Note Los Angeles on Oct. 9. The former Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the Ancestors bandleader has increasingly centered the flute in his solo work, trading saxophone’s bite for something more contemplative.
Oct. 9-10 โ Fight to Unite at The Belasco
Punk Rock Bowling takes over The Belasco on Oct. 9-10 for Fight to Unite, a two-night, all-ages punk bash running across the Main Stage, Upstairs, and Downstairs rooms. The 32-band lineup is stacked with Lambrini Girls, Spiritual Cramp, Surfbort, Generaciรณn Suicida, Dillinger Four, Teenage Bottlerocket, Dead to Me, Codefendants, Swinginโ Utters, Nerf Herder, Mean Jeans, and Get Dead, plus a Fat Wreck Chords night celebrating the labelโs 35th year. A portion of every ticket benefits Siempre Unidos LA, which supports immigrant families affected by ICE raids and deportations in Los Angeles.
Oct. 10 โ Remi Wolf at Fonda Theatre
Remi Wolf closes out the week at the Fonda Theatre, the same room where we caught her back in 2022. Her Oct. 10 show is part of the venueโs 100th-anniversary run. We first piled into her โMonte Carloโ world in 2020, and the neon-bright, funk-drenched pop sheโs made since is louder, weirder, and more fun. If you want to start early, sheโs also throwing a free Mud & Sud album release party at a Los Feliz car wash on Friday, Oct. 9.
Oct. 10 โ JUNGLE at Crypto.com Arena
Groovy soul outfit JUNGLE headlines Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 10, with Rio Kosta opening, as part of the band’s 2026 return to Southern California. Their insatiable falsetto-driven funk has carried the group from choreographed music videos to full arena productions, the same buoyant energy that had them delivering one of Saturday’s best feel-good performances at Coachella back in 2015, followed by a Hollywood Bowl show opening for Underworld. But it was their 2024 performance at the Hollywood Bowl that made us absolutely fall in love with Jungleโs live show.
Oct. 10-11 โ Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC Tour at Hollywood Bowl
Laid-back troubadour Jack Johnson brings his SURFILMUSIC Tour to Hollywood Bowl for two nights, Oct. 10-11, with Hermanos Gutiรฉrrez opening both nights. He’s spent over two decades soundtracking beach bonfires with his easy-going folk-pop, and we covered the presale details when this tour was first announced. We hope you scored those early tickets!
Oct. 14 โ Peter Bjorn and John: Writer’s Block 20th Anniversary at Pacific Electric
Peter Bjorn and John mark 20 years of Writer’s Block with a full-album set at Pacific Electric on Oct. 14. The Swedish trio’s whistled hit “Young Folks” made them unlikely 2006 crossover stars, and we sat down with the band to talk through two decades of the record ahead of this very anniversary run.
Oct. 14 โ Turnstile at Ventura County Fairgrounds
Out past LA proper in Ventura, but worth the trip up the coast: Turnstile headline the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Oct. 14, with Pennywise and Die Spitz opening, as part of the Never Enough Tour’s second run. The Baltimore band has spent the last few years blowing past hardcore’s usual ceiling, folding in shoegaze, R&B, and arena-size hooks without losing an ounce of pit-starting intensity, the same chaotic, community-minded energy that made the trip from LA to SLC worth it at Kilby Block Party earlier this year.
Turnstile will also perform at the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana on Oct. 18 with Boy Harsher and Terror.
REVIEW: Turnstile and Boy Harsher Drive Fans Wild at Observatory Festival Grounds Performance
Oct. 15 โ LP: All Is Not Lost Tour at The Wiltern
Powerhouse vocalist LP brings her ukulele-driven pop-rock to The Wiltern on Oct. 15 for her All Is Not Lost Tour. Laura Pergolizzi has spent over a decade stacking soaring, whistle-backed hooks with a commanding, husky voice that’s landed her songs in everything from ad campaigns to telenovelas.
Oct. 15 โ Cynthia Erivo: Let Me Sing at Hollywood Bowl
Tony and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo brings her Let Me Sing concert to Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 15, returning to the venue where she was cast as Jesus in a three-night run of Jesus Christ Superstar last year. The actor and vocalist built her name on Broadway and in Wicked before stepping into the spotlight as a recording artist in her own right, and this one-night show promises the kind of powerhouse belting she’s become known for.
Oct. 16 โ Boy Harsher at Hollywood Palladium
Darkwave duo Boy Harsher bring their moody, pulsing sound to Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 16. Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller have spent the past decade refining a cinematic strain of synth-driven dance music, pairing icy production with Matthews’s commanding vocal delivery. With their recent signing to Atlantic Records โ and their new, more synth-pop-leaning album, GET MEAN โ the pair are definitely evolving in a major way.
Oct. 16 โ Kelsey Lu at El Rey Theatre
Avant-garde cellist and vocalist Kelsey Lu plays El Rey Theatre on Oct. 16. Her genre-defying work blends classical composition with ambient electronics and soulful songwriting, carving out a singular lane between chamber music and experimental pop. We last caught Kelsey Lu’s live performance at Yola Dia at the LA State Historic Park, where she delivered a rather meditative set that featured a fusion of blues and electronic.
Oct. 16 โ Stones Throw 30: Automatic & Los Retros at Lodge Room
Stones Throw kicks off its 30th anniversary celebration at Lodge Room on Oct. 16, with co-headliners Automatic and Los Retros joined by Sudan Archives, N8NOFACE, Gabriel Da Rosa, and Angela Muรฑoz. Automatic’s tense, synth-driven post-punk and Los Retros’ breezy yacht-rock throwback make for a deliberately eclectic opening night, and Sudan Archives, for her part, has only gotten more electric since she turned the Fonda Theatre into an electrifying sci-fi rave on the final stop of her last tour.
Oct. 16 โ Nice As Fuck at Sid The Cat Auditorium
Nice As Fuck marks ten years since its debut with an anniversary set at Sid The Cat Auditorium on Oct. 16, with DJ Alix Brown opening. The project pairs Jenny Lewis with members of Au Revoir Simone and The Like for a looser, groove-driven detour from her solo work, the same lineup we covered Nice As Fuck at the Glass House back in 2016, and they brought quite the immersive dance party.
Oct. 16-17 โ Love Spells at The Roxy
Love Spells plays The Roxy for two nights, Oct. 16-17, with special guest Orca. The rising project’s dreamy, romantic alt-pop has been quietly building buzz since linking up with Kevin Abstract on “97 Jag,” and earlier this year it turned up for a secret show alongside Julia Jacklin in Los Angeles.
Oct. 16 & 18 โ Miley: Bass Persuades at Hollywood Bowl
Miley takes a stripped-down, bass-forward detour through Hollywood Bowl for two non-consecutive nights, Oct. 16 & 18, on her Bass Persuades run. She’s spent two decades reinventing her sound across country, pop, and rock, and this residency finds her leaning into moodier, low-end-driven territory.
Oct. 17 โ Peaches at Fonda Theatre
Peaches brings her confrontational electroclash to Fonda Theatre on Oct. 17, with Gelli Haha and Soltera opening. Merrill Nisker has spent a quarter-century turning filthy, minimalist beats into a genuinely radical statement on gender and sexuality, the same unfiltered chaos that had her and CHRISTEEN rocking our fuckin’ socks off at The Regent alongside the Regrettes back in 2015, and at Just Like Heaven in 2023.
Oct. 17 โ Thee Sinseers: Love Stories Tour at The Wiltern
Thee Sinseers bring their Love Stories Tour to The Wiltern on Oct. 17, with a second stop the following night at Pacific Electric. The East LA soul revivalists have spent the past several years reviving vintage doo-wop and oldies-inspired soul for a new generation, the same sound we spotlighted when they headlined a Noche Cรณsmica bill at The Ford back in 2022, and later heard woven into a packed El Rey Theatre during Cuco’s album premiere last year.
Oct. 17 โ Stones Throw 30: Peanut Butter Wolf at Lodge Room
Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf headlines night two of the label’s 30th anniversary run at Lodge Room on Oct. 17, backed by a sprawling lineup including Aloe Blacc, a Tuxedo DJ set from Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, A-Trak, Dฤm-Funk, J.Rocc marking Donuts‘ 20th anniversary, Karriem Riggins, Wildchild & DJ Romes, MNDSGN, Rasco & Planet Asia, Koreatown Oddity, The Architect, Fanatik, and Eric Andre. The DJ and label head has spent three decades curating one of hip-hop and funk’s most consistently inventive rosters, the same soulful, funky sounds he brought to the Penthouse as part of ArtDontSleep during the Music Center’s Sleepless after-hours event back in 2016.
Oct. 17-18 โ Iron and Wine at The Ford
Iron and Wine โ the recording project of Sam Beam โ plays The Ford for two nights, Oct. 17-18, with Ken Pomeroy opening the first night. Beam’s hushed, literary folk songwriting has anchored nearly a quarter-century of records, moving fluidly between whisper-quiet acoustic ballads and lush, full-band arrangements.
Oct. 17-18 โ Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film Tour at Kia Forum
Charli xcx’s Music, Fashion, Film Tour lands at Kia Forum for two nights, Oct. 17-18, with underscores opening. This is a huge leap from when we first covered her show in 2012, when she was the opening act for Santigold. The brat-era provocateur has spent the last couple of years redefining what a pop arena show can look like, and we covered the $20 angel-ticket rollout when this very tour was announced. Did you score? We sure hope you did.
Oct. 18 โ Stones Throw 30: Mild High Club at Lodge Room
Stones Throw closes out its 30th anniversary weekend at Lodge Room on Oct. 18, with Mild High Club headlining a bill stacked with Egyptian Lover, John Carroll Kirby, Bardo, Michi, Gary Wilson, Jerry Paper, Lionmilk, Vex Ruffin, Maylee Todd, and Kyle Mooney. Alex Brettin’s project has spent over a decade filtering psychedelic pop through warped, lo-fi production, a fittingly hazy note to end the label’s three-night run on.
Oct. 18-19 โ Kacey Musgraves at Crypto.com Arena
Kacey Musgraves holds down Crypto.com Arena for two nights, Oct. 18-19, with Gabriella Rose and Estevie splitting opening duties. The Texas-born singer-songwriter has spent over a decade bridging country songwriting with cosmic, genre-blurring production. We first experienced her live in 2016 at SXSW and have been hooked ever since.
Oct. 20 โ Modest Mouse at Hollywood Palladium
Modest Mouse returns to Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 20, with Caroline Rose opening. Modest Mouse has spent three decades turning jittery, off-kilter indie rock into arena-sized anthems, the same restless energy that once had them continuing to amaze with a thrilling performance at Fox Theater Pomona back in 2017. That was seriously one of the best shows ever.
Oct. 21 โ beabadoobee: The Powerlines Tour at Kia Forum
beabadoobee’s Powerlines Tour lands at Kia Forum on Oct. 21, with Wisp opening, following the artist presale rollout for this very run. Bea Kristi’s project has grown from bedroom-pop beginnings into full-band indie rock, an evolution already taking shape when she brought her guitar-peddling bedroom pop to the Fonda for two nights back in 2021. It’s been wild seeing her evolution into an arena act.
Oct. 21 โ An Evening with Cuco at Fonda Theatre
Fonda Theatre hosts an evening with Cuco on Oct. 21 โ LA’s beloved Cuco, whose bedroom lo-fi romanticism has blossomed into lush, lowrider-indebted pop, continues to shapeshift. He’s leaned further into that sound since finding his high ground with lowrider music at his El Rey Theatre album premiere for Ridin’ last year. And we love it.
Oct. 21-31 (Select Dates) โ My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade 2026 at Hollywood Bowl
My Chemical Romance’s Black Parade 2026 run touches down at Hollywood Bowl for several nights on Oct. 21, 23, 24, 30 & 31 marking the tour’s grand finale with rotating support from Iggy Pop, Babymetal, Pierce The Veil, The Mars Volta, and more. Gerard Way and company revived their iconic 2006 album for arena and stadium crowds, the same production that lit up Dodger Stadium for a Black Parade doubleheader last summer โ a far cry from the painkiller-fueled dental surgery that birthed the album’s ferocious “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” over two decades ago.
Oct. 21-22 โ Chappell Roan: The Super Graphic Spectacular at Shrine Auditorium
Chappell Roan takes over Shrine Auditorium for two nights, Oct. 21-22, for her charity benefit The Super Graphic Spectacular. The pop phenomenon brings together drag performers, comedians, and fellow musicians for a night of camp and spectacle, with all net proceeds benefiting The Midwest Princess Project’s work supporting trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities โ we broke down how the presale worked when the shows were first announced. We hope you were able to score tickets, because trust, you won’t want to miss the Spectacular, especially if you missed out on last year’s shows at the Rose Bowl, which were such an impressive big deal.
To top it all off, Chappell just announced The Super Graphic Block Party ahead of her two shows at The Shrine!
REVIEW: Chappell Roanโs Super Graphic Spectacular Imagined a Bigger Role for Pop Stardom
Oct. 22 โ Talib Kweli & Friends Residency at Blue Note Los Angeles
Talib Kweli settles into a residency at Blue Note Los Angeles on Oct. 22, backed by a rotating cast of friends. He’s spent three decades as one of conscious rap’s most reliable voices, the same one that once dusted off Reflection Eternal at a Belasco gig to much fanfare alongside Hi-Tek.
Oct. 22 โ Doja Cat: Tour Ma Vie World Tour at Kia Forum
Doja Cat’s Tour Ma Vie World Tour touches down at Kia Forum on Oct. 22. We covered the presale rollout when this arena run was first announced. The tour supports Doja Catโs fifth studio album, Vie, released on September 26, 2025, through Kemosabe Records / RCA Records. The new shows find her leaning into her most theatrical, genre-hopping live set yet.
Oct. 23 โ The Adicts at The Novo
British punk veterans The Adicts bring their theatrical, clockwork-orange-inspired stage show to The Novo on Oct. 23. Monkey and company have been at it since the late ’70s, the same gleeful chaos that had them proving punks just wanna have fun at the Fonda Theatre back in 2015.
Oct. 23 โ Chelsea Wolfe: THE DARK World Tour at Orpheum Theatre
Chelsea Wolfe brings her THE DARK World Tour to Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 23. She’s spent over a decade fusing doom-metal heaviness with gothic folk atmosphere, and we’ve been under her spell ever since we caught her live at the First Unitarian Church in 2013.
Oct. 23 โ Flying Lotus at Fonda Theatre
Flying Lotus brings his singular blend of jazz, glitch, and hip-hop to Fonda Theatre on Oct. 23. The Brainfeeder founder and grandnephew of Alice and John Coltrane has spent nearly two decades reshaping what beat music can sound like, and he delivered exactly that the last time we caught him, turning the Novo into a mystical homecoming full of otherworldly sensory explorations back in 2019 and then at a secret 420 show in 2021.
Oct. 23 โ Moon Block Party 15 ft. Cold Cave at The Glass House
Also not LA, but worth the drive: Moon Block Party marks its 15th edition at The Glass House on Oct. 23, headlined by Cold Cave with Pixel Grip opening โ the latter, whom we just experienced for the first time at Just Like Heaven. Wesley Eisold’s project has spent nearly two decades refining its blend of post-punk gloom and synth-driven darkwave, pairing well with Pixel Grip’s own moody, club-ready take on the genre.
Oct. 23 โ Andrew Bird with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Andrew Bird joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a one-night collaboration at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 23. The whistling violinist and songwriter’s chamber-pop sensibilities have always flirted with orchestral grandeur, so a full symphonic backing feels less like a gimmick than a natural extension of his sound.
Oct. 23-24 โ JAY-Z30 at SoFi Stadium
Jay-Z brings his JAY-Z30 celebration to SoFi Stadium for two nights, Oct. 23-24. He marks three decades since Reasonable Doubt with a career-spanning stadium show, and we covered the presale rollout when the date was first announced. Did you get tickets?
Oct. 24 โ The Offspring: Rock 2 Freedom Benefit at The Wiltern
The Offspring headline the Rock 2 Freedom benefit at The Wiltern on Oct. 24. Dexter Holland’s band has spent four decades turning gnarly pop-punk hooks into generation-spanning anthems. If you missed the Offspring’s 2025 tour stop in Los Angeles, here’s your next chance to see them.
Oct. 24 โ WEEZER: The Gathering at Crypto.com Arena
Weezer bring The Gathering to Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 24, with The Shins and Silversun Pickups opening. Rivers Cuomo’s band has spent three decades turning nerd-rock hooks into arena-sized singalongs. Weezer is just one of those bands that never seems to take a beat. So if you miss them this time around, don’t worry; there will probably be more shows next year. However, this lineup is too good to miss. So there’s that.
Oct. 24 โ Animal Collective at Fonda Theatre
Animal Collective bring their brief Feels Live run to Fonda Theatre on Oct. 24, the first local show from the experimental quartet in years. Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin’s kaleidoscopic art-pop has only grown stranger and more layered since they transformed the very same venue into a psychedelic carnival a decade ago.
Oct. 24 โ Gorillaz: The Mountain Tour at Kia Forum
Gorillaz bring The Mountain Tour to Kia Forum on Oct. 24, with Deltron 3030 opening. Damon Albarn’s virtual band has spent over two decades blending animated mythology with genre-hopping collaborations. We went inside the limited Hollywood Palladium shows that preceded this arena run earlier this year, and it was quite the teaser that left us craving more.
Oct. 25 โ Blu DeTiger at The Echo
Blu DeTiger brings her Want You Baby Tonight Tour to The Echo on Oct. 25. The bassist-turned-pop artist built a following on viral bass licks before channeling that into her debut LP “All I Ever Want Is Everything” in 2024, a record that balances irresistible hooks with disarmingly earnest songwriting, and she’s kept that momentum going with new music off her upcoming N.Y. Baby, out Nov. 6.
Oct. 26 โ Gary Clark Jr. at Orpheum Theatre
Gary Clark Jr. brings his fierce blues-rock guitar to Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 26. The Austin native has spent over a decade updating classic blues traditions with hip-hop, soul, and hard-rock textures, the same firepower that had him delivering a virtuoso performance at the Fonda for a third sold-out night back in 2015.
Oct. 27 โ Montell Fish: The Nest Tour at The Ford
Montell Fish brings his Nest Tour to The Ford on Oct. 27. The Pittsburgh singer-songwriter and producer’s hushed, gospel-inflected bedroom pop moves between lo-fi R&B and devotional balladry, building a devoted following almost entirely outside the traditional industry machine.
Oct. 28 โ Lime Garden at Lodge Room
Lime Garden plays Lodge Room on Oct. 28. The Brighton quartet’s spiky, hook-laden indie rock earned them a spot on our Artists You Should Know roster earlier this year, and their live show has only grown more confident since.
Oct. 28-30 โ Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour at Greek Theatre
Malcolm Todd brings his Do That Again Tour to Greek Theatre for three nights, Oct. 28-30. The young singer-producer’s woozy, bedroom pop and alt R&B have carried him from viral TikTok clips to headlining amphitheaters in barely two years.
Oct. 29 โ Brigitte Calls Me Baby at El Rey Theatre
Brigitte Calls Me Baby brings its retro-soaked rock ‘n’ roll to El Rey Theatre on Oct. 29, a stop we flagged as new music worth catching ahead of the band’s latest single. The Chicago band’s vintage croon and reverb-heavy arrangements had us witnessing frontman Wes Leavins sing like a shooting star at The Wiltern back in 2024, a melancholic, old-school fervor that’s only grown since.
Oct. 30-31 โ Phoebe Bridgers at Intuit Dome
Phoebe Bridgers plays Intuit Dome for two nights, Oct. 30-31, with Alex G opening both nights. We’ve been covering her since we first caught her live, opening for Television at the Teragram Ballroom back in 2015, and Halloween season always seems to suit her well โ we caught her and her band in their signature skeletal getups during a spooky-season stop at the Greek Theatre in 2021, and most recently watched her swoon a GRAMMYs-week crowd with boygenius at a secret acoustic show at The Smell โ a far cry from this arena-sized production, while Alex G’s lo-fi fuzz once filled the Constellation Room alongside Japanese Breakfast.
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Previous Best Shows of the Month
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Our Favorite Venues in LA
Whether you want underground grit or tour-level spectacle, pick your genre, choose your room, and make it a live-music week. Grimy Goods gots you. We’ve been covering the Los Angeles music scene and beyond since 2008. Here are our favorite venues in Los Angeles.
Hollywood Bowl – she’s a glamorous outdoor amphitheater (and haunted), historic icon, owned by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. The Summer Season is presented by the LA Phil; however, the county leases this legendary venue during the off-season to Live Nation and others.
Gold-Diggers (very cool independent small club venue)
Zebulon (super cool small club independent venue)
Lodge Room (independent small club venue)
The Forum (aka the Fabulous Forum, currently, the Kia Forum, she’s a historic arena, and an L.A. icon)
Permanent Records Roadhouse (cool independent small club venue)
Fonda Theatre (historic medium sized venue owned by Goldenvoice/AEG)
El Cid Sunset (historic and haunted independent venue)
Moroccan Lounge (independent small club venue)
The Troubadour (independent small club venue)
Teragram Ballroom (independent medium sized venue)
Sid The Cat Auditorium (fiercely independent, and in charming South Pasadena)
The Smell (independent small club venue)
United Theatre On Broadway (historic venue)
The Townhouse Venice / Del Monte Speakeasy (historic and haunted independent small club venue)
The Echo (small club venue owned by Live Nation)
Blue Note LA (small club jazz vibes owned by Blue Note Entertainment Group)
Hollywood Forever (historic cemetery! Independently owned)
The Roxy (independent, legendary venue on the Sunset Strip, however, Goldenvoice is the exclusive promoter & operator)
The Paramount (historic independent small club venue)
