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.
Tip: Floor is general admission, mezzanine reserved; the rear of the orchestra has the cleanest sound. Doors at 19:00 most shows.
Address: 3790 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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.
Tip: Climb 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.
Tip: Doors 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.
Tip: General 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.
Tip: Most shows free or under $20. Beer garden opens at noon weekends; live music starts around 20:00 most nights.
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.
Tip: Weekday afternoons walk in easily; Friday and Saturday after 19:00 reserve through OpenTable. The 16th-floor patio holds the best sunset.
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 bookings.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Friday and Saturday DJ sets run to 02:00; hotel guests get priority entry on busy nights.