The Echo ★ 4.5
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Echo ParkMon-Wed varies by show, Thu-Sat 19:30 doors, varies, Sun varies by show.
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 ★ 4.5
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HollywoodMon-Wed varies by show, Thu-Sat 19:00 doors, varies, Sun varies by show.
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 ★ 4.4
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Downtown LaMon-Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-02:00.
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.
Perch ★ 4.4
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$20 cocktails, no cover, smart casualDowntown LaMon-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 15:00-02:00, Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-00:00.
Perch in Downtown LA sits 15 and 16 floors above Pershing Square, with French bistro plates downstairs and a rooftop terrace over the DTLA skyline view.
TipWeekday afternoons walk in easily; Friday and Saturday after 19:00 reserve through OpenTable. The 16th-floor patio holds the best sunset.
Skybar at Mondrian ★ 4.1
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$25 cocktails, upscale casual dressWest HollywoodWed-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-18:00. Closed Mon-Tue.
Skybar at Mondrian on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood is the poolside open-air rooftop the Standard chain opened in 1996, refreshed in 2024 with new.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Friday and Saturday DJ sets run to 02:00; hotel guests get priority entry on busy nights.
Bar Lis ★ 4.4
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$24 cocktails, smart casual enforcedHollywoodMon-Wed 16:00-00:00, Thu-Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-00:00.
Bar Lis on the 10th floor of the Thompson Hollywood is the Cote d'Azur themed rooftop opened 2021, a tile-paved terrace with cabanas and full Hollywood Sign.
TipReservations through Resy or the venue site; smart casual dress code is enforced. The sunset slot at 19:30 fills first.