10 editor picks in Los Angeles.
10 live music in Los Angeles our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Los Angeles nightlife.
Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood has booked rock in Los Angeles since 1964, when the Doors were the house band on Sunset.
TipDoors usually 19:30. All-ages most shows, standing-room floor. The corner of Sunset and Clark holds the line.
The Roxy Theatre on Sunset in West Hollywood has booked rock and indie since 1973 under Lou Adler and Elmer Valentine, a 500-capacity Los Angeles room.
TipAll-ages, standing-room only mostly. Buy advance tickets through the venue site; door pickups can run a block.
Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood has run live music in Los Angeles since 1957; Elton John, Taylor and Waits all played early sets.
TipTwo-room layout, balcony upstairs, floor downstairs. All-ages, doors at 20:00 most nights. Tickets through the venue site.
The Hollywood Bowl in the Hollywood Hills is the 17,500-seat amphitheatre, summer home of the LA Philharmonic and touring concerts June through September.
TipPark-and-ride from Universal City Metro station; on-site parking is stacked and slow. Bring a picnic, the Bowl allows outside food.
The Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, opened 1930, is the 5,900-seat outdoor amphitheatre hosting touring rock, pop and jazz through October.
TipStacked-parking lot empties slowly; reserve a paid stack or take Lyft. The trees behind the upper terrace cut wind for late shows.
The Wiltern at Wilshire and Western in Koreatown, Los Angeles, is the 1931 Stiles O Clements Art Deco hall, now a 1,850-capacity Live Nation room.
TipFloor is general admission, mezzanine reserved; the rear of the orchestra has the cleanest sound. Doors at 19:00 most shows.
Lodge Room in a 1922 Masonic hall above Figueroa is the 500-capacity Highland Park music hall in LA booking indie and electronic touring acts.
TipClimb two flights from the Figueroa entrance. Free street parking past 20:00; the Metro A Line Highland Park stop is a five-minute walk.
The Echo on Sunset in Echo Park, with the larger Echoplex room below, has booked indie, electronic and hip-hop in Los Angeles since 2001 under Spaceland.
TipDoors at 19:30 most nights; the back patio bar opens an hour earlier. Both venues share the bill on big nights.
Hollywood Palladium on Sunset and Argyle in Los Angeles, opened 1940, is the 4,000-capacity Live Nation Streamline Moderne ballroom for touring rock and pop.
TipGeneral admission floor fills early; the upper balcony is reserved seating with the cleanest sight lines. Doors at 19:00 typically.
Resident in the DTLA Arts District pairs a 210-capacity music room with a 300-capacity beer garden built around a refurbished Spartan trailer.
TipMost shows free or under $20. Beer garden opens at noon weekends; live music starts around 20:00 most nights.
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