Women rule this month’s best concerts in Los Angeles. August offers a bit of everything, from Olivia Rodrigo and The Breeders to Bikini Kill, St. Vincent, Amyl & The Sniffers, Alanis Morissette, Laufey, Gaby Moreno, Cults, and more. Shows you absolutely cannot miss this month include Talib Kweli, Las Cafeteras, Saul Williams, Jon Batiste, Jamie XX, and more. Check out all the shows below!
Every month, we handpick all the best shows in Los Angeles, spanning all genres and venue sizes. We hope these hot show pickshelp you discover new artistsandenjoy the acts that you already know and love.
We update this list a few times a week with new and upcoming shows.
8/1-3Jamie xx at Secret Location
8/1Jennylee, Audio, Stella Mozgawa (DJ set) at Zebulon
8/1 Brijean, Colloboh at Lodge Room
8/1 Jagged Baptist Club, Hushmoney at Gold-Diggers
8/2 Hermanos Gutiérrez, El Oms at The Troubadour
8/2Arushi Jain, Maral, Lara Sarkissian at Lodge Room
8/2Iress, Twolips, SLUGS at The Echo
8/2 Sabrina Carpenter at the GRAMMY Museum
8/2Prayers, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult at The Novo
8/2Las Cafeteras at The Paramount
8/2 & 3John Legend at Greek Theatre
8/2 & 3 Hard Summer w/ Jamie XX, Disclosure, Fisher & more at Hollywood Park
8/3 & 4José Feliciano,Trio Los Panchos, Los Caramelos at The Ford
8/3Goapele at Burton Chase Park (FREE)
8/3Gaby Moreno at Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center (FREE)
8/3 Y La Bamba, Buyepongo at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)
8/3 Hermanos Gutiérrez, El Oms at Lodge Room
8/3 Anthony Green at Permanent Records Roadhouse
8/3 Wand, Flaccid Mojo at the Troubadour
8/4 Norah Jones, Mavis Staples at Greek Theatre
8/4 Spice Pistols, Shamon Cassette at The Monty Bar
8/4Tolliver,Tydell,Decorator at Genghis Cohen
8/4 The Juliana Theory, rosecoloredworld at The Troubadour
8/4 Hermanos Gutiérrez (DJ Set) w/ special guest Dan Auerbachat Gold-Diggers
8/5 Swandive, Velvet Starlings at Genghis Cohen
8/5 King Buzzo (Melvins), JD Pinkus at Lodge Room
8/6 The Gaslight Anthem, Joyce Manor at Greek Theatre
8/6 Celebrating the music of Elliott Smith at The Regent
8/7 Laufey with the LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl
8/7 Amen Dunes, Hyperdawn at The Bellwether
8/8 Egyptian Lover, Peanut Butter Wolf, Prince Paul, J. Rocc + at Lodge Room
8/8 Vagabon at Skirball Cultural Center (FREE)
8/8 Roosevelt, Caroline Loveglow at The Bellwether
8/9Charley Crockett at Greek Theatre
8/9 Hana Vu, BABEBEE at Lodge Room
8/9 The Motherboard Suite featuring Saul Williams at The Ford
8/9 Seal, Emily King at Hollywood Bowl
8/9 Foo Fighters, The Hives, Amyl and The Sniffers at BMO Stadium
8/9 & 15Megadeth, Mudvayne, All That Remains at YouTube Theater
8/9 Daniel Villarreal w/ special guest Bardo (of Chicano Batman) at Gold-Diggers
8/10 Los Cafres, Raskahuele at The Ford
8/10Jon Batiste at Greek Theatre
8/10 Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at KIA Forum
8/10 Khruangbin, Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl
8/10 The Last Dinner Party, King Isis at Fonda Theatre
8/10 The Shivas at Permanent Records Roadhouse
8/11 Foo Fighters, The Pretenders, Alex G at BMO Stadium
8/11 Khruangbin, Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl
8/11 Valley Queen at The Venice West
8/13,14,16,17 Olivia Rodrigo, The Breeders at KIA Forum
8/13Odessa Jorgensen, Scout LaRue Willis at Zebulon(FREE)
8/13Jane’s Addiction, Love and Rockets, Crawlers at YouTube Theater
8/13 Brittany Howard at GRAMMY Museum
8/14-15 Amyl & The Sniffers, Lambrini Girls at Fonda Theatre
8/14 Foster The People at The Roxy
8/14 Herbie Hanco*ck at Hollywood Bowl
8/15-16 Bikini Kill, The Ghost Ease / Death Valley Girls at the Wiltern
8/15 Ethio Cali at Gold-Diggers
8/15The Japanese House, Del Water Gap at Greek Theatre
8/15 Ski Mask the Slump God at Hollywood Palladium
8/15 Galactic feat. Jelly Joseph at The Bellwether
8/15-16 Young Miko at Peaco*ck Theater
8/16St. Vincent, Eartheater at Greek Theatre
8/16 The Sonics, The Rhythm Shakers at Echoplex
8/16 The Gipsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes at Hollywood Bowl
8/16 Wild Nothing at The Regent
8/17Madison McFerrin at Grand Performances (FREE)
8/17 Lila Downs at Burton Chase Park (FREE)
8/17 Schoolboy Q at the El Rey
8/3 Red Store Bums at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)
8/17 Echo Park Rising with Miya Folick, 60 Juno, Ariella + more at Echo/Echoplex (FREE)
8/17 Mexican Institute of Sound at KCRW HQ Courtyard (FREE)
8/17 Rhyme Fest: Atmosphere, Living Legends, Visionaries, more at The Torch
8/18 Xscape and SXW at KIA Forum
8/18The Neighborhood Orchestra at Grand Performances (FREE)
8/18 Schoolboy Q at Fonda Theatre
8/19 Ice Spice at Hollywood Palladium
8/20 Brookelen, Maya Abee at El Cid
8/20 Son Little at Hollywood Forever
8/20-21 Olivia Rodrigo, The Breeders at Intuit Dome
8/21 Gary Clark Jr. at The War And Treaty at Hollywood Bowl
8/21 Lamb of God, Mastodon at KIA Forum
8/21-22 SiR at Hollywood Palladium
8/22 The Marías, Automatic at Hollywood Forever
8/22 Bellsaint, Anna Moon at Permanent Records Roadhouse
8/22Squeeze, Boy George at YouTube Theater
8/22 Kings of Leon, Phantogram at KIA Forum
8/23 Son Little at Venice West
8/23 The Marías, Automatic at Hollywood Forever
8/23 JPEGMAFIA, Jane Remover at Hollywood Palladium
8/23-24 Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, Andrew Bird Trio at Hollywood Bowl
8/23 Diesel at Shrine Expo Hall
8/25 & 25Happy Sundays in Long Beach (FREE)
8/24 Woods at The Getty (FREE)
8/25 Bambina and WTRGRL xat Gold-Diggers
8/25 Mt. Joy, Local Natives at Hollywood Bowl
8/25 Bloody Beetroots at The Roxy
8/27 McKenna Grace at The Troubadour
8/28 Talib Kweli at Fonda Theatre
8/28 Jazz is Dead: The Mizell brothers at The Ford
8/29 Lola Kirke at The Troubadour
8/29 Sinead Harnett at Fonda Theatre
8/30 Osees, Zig Zags at The Bellwether
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