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 selectors.
Tip: Buy advance tickets through Resident Advisor; the Friday techno bookings sell out, weekday parties walk in easier.
Address: 1642 N Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Avalon Hollywood on Vine is the megaclub housed in the 1927 Hollywood Playhouse, running house, techno, trance and hardstyle headliners on weekends.
Tip: Doors at 22:00 most weekends. The mezzanine has the cleanest sight lines; floor pit fills at the rail before midnight.
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.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday, sometimes Sunday afternoons in summer. General admission runs $20 to $50, holiday weekends climb past $100.
Avalon Hollywood on Vine is the megaclub housed in the 1927 Hollywood Playhouse, running house, techno, trance and hardstyle headliners on weekends.
Tip: Doors 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.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday only, 22:00 to 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.
Tip: Open 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 monthly.
Tip: Tickets 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.
Tip: Friday 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 straight.
Tip: Open Wednesday through Saturday 21:00 to 02:00. Reserve a karaoke suite for groups of 10 to 20 through Tock at least a week ahead.