7 editor picks in Los Angeles.
7 dance clubs in Los Angeles our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Los Angeles nightlife.
Sound Nightclub in Hollywood is the Las Palmas room that built the LA techno and deep house scene with a Funktion-One rig and weekend bookings of touring.
TipBuy advance tickets through Resident Advisor; the Friday techno bookings sell out, weekday parties walk in easier.
Avalon Hollywood on Vine is the megaclub housed in the 1927 Hollywood Playhouse, running house, techno, trance and hardstyle headliners on weekends.
TipDoors at 22:00 most weekends. The mezzanine has the cleanest sight lines; floor pit fills at the rail before midnight.
Exchange LA in the former 1929 Stock Exchange building runs four floors and 25,000 square feet of Insomniac-booked EDM in Downtown LA's Historic Core.
TipOpen Friday and Saturday only, 22:00-02:00. Buy table service through Discotech for guaranteed entry on big-name nights.
Academy LA on Hollywood Boulevard is the Insomniac-affiliated EDM room with a Funktion-One rig, LED ceiling panels and two patios for the weekend dance crowd.
TipOpen Friday and Saturday, sometimes Sunday afternoons in summer. General admission runs $20 to $50, holiday weekends climb past $100.
1720 in DTLA's Warehouse District is the 700-capacity former garment factory with an L'Acoustics rig running electronic, hip-hop and the LGBTQ Heav3n party.
TipTickets go through the venue site or Resident Advisor; Heav3n parties sell out fast, midweek bookings walk in.
Catch One on Pico, founded by Jewel Thais Williams in 1973, is the longest-running Black queer dance club in LA, now three dance floors over two stories.
TipFriday and Saturday cover varies by room. Designated LA Historic Cultural Monument 2024; check the calendar for legacy parties.
Break Room 86 hides behind a vending machine inside Koreatown's Line Hotel, with four karaoke suites, a dance floor and an 80s high school theme played.
TipOpen Wednesday through Saturday 21:00-02:00. Reserve a karaoke suite for groups of 10 to 20 through Tock at least a week ahead.
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