S.Lo on May 31st, 2018

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* Updated September 23

From city to valley to beach to suburb — north, south, east and west — nearly every neighborhood in Southern California is hosting free shows of nearly every genre of music and performance on nearly every single day of the summer from now through September. 

To help navigate and decide among as many as nine free events per night across the region– all special and enjoyable under the sunshine or on a balmy summer night– we bring you Buzz Bands LA’s Guide to Free Summer Concerts, the 2018 edition.

You can alternatively spread your choices across the week: A hot indie rock band on Monday, a jazz quartet on Tuesday, traditional music from near or far on Wednesday, then an emerging singer-songwriter on Thursday, then a folk-country act on Friday. Finally, on the weekend, catch rock legends on Saturday, then a tribute to rock legends on Sunday. It’s all possible and we’re leaving it up to you. Whatever you wanna do. We’re good with whatever. Seriously, you choose. What do you feel like seeing? That’s fine. Let’s go. 

Below find our long list of free summer shows and handy links to their original series. If a series is not highlighted, it’s because an update to this year’s dates and lineups are still forthcoming. We’ll be updating this post as we get more information. Have we missed anything? Leave us a comment. 

Abbot Kinney Festival
Anaheim GardenWalk
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Chinatown Summer Nights
Eagle Rock Music Festival
Echo Park Rising
Figat7th Downtown Festival
Friday Flights at the Getty Center
Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series
Grand Performances at California Plaza
Grand Park Sunday Sessions
Glendale Open Arts & Music Festival
The Grove Summer Concert Series (Playlisted Music Series)
Happy Sundays Festival in Long Beach
Highland Park’s Play Music on the Porch Day After Party
KCRW Summer Nights
L.A. Phil 100 at the Hollywood Bowl and Open Streets Festival 
Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Long Beach’s Summer and Music
Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
Mr. Shovel’s Check One Two Live at SeaLegs at the Beach in Huntington Beach
MOCA Music at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Monrovia Music Fest
Music at LACMA
NoHo Summer Nights
One Colorado Summer Concerts
Orange County Parks Summer Concert Series 
Pasadena Playhouse Block Party
Pershing Square Downtown Stage Saturday Concert Series
Popfuji 2018
Off the 405 at the Getty
Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
South Bay Summer Concert Series at Redondo, El Segundo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beaches (including the Point and Terranea Resort)
South Pasadena Summer Concerts
Summer Nights at the Hammer Museum
Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
Tastes & Sounds on South Lake
Twilight on the Santa Monica Pier
Tarfest at the La Brea Tar Pits Park
West Adams Block Party 
West Hollywood Summer Sounds
Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green

June

1: Higher! The Psychedelic Soul & Genius of Sly and the Family Stone (1996-1983) at Grand Performances at California Plaza
1: Poolside and Mallrat at FIGat7th 
1: The Nick Mancini Collective at Jazz at LACMA 
1: 80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
2: Pinky Pinky and DJ Dan Wilcox at KCRW Summer Nights at One Colorado
2: The Secret Shine & Shimmer Show at Grand Performances at California Plaza
2: Chuchito Valdés at Latin Sounds at LACMA
2: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
3: Ciaramella Early Music Ensemble at Sundays Live at LACMA
3: Roger Espinosa, the Whistling Diva, Dyon Dawson, Mikael Pederson, the Traveling Fools and Hardly Sisters at Monrovia Music Fest  
6: Good Things Happen When We… Speak Up! Stories from the Frontline at Grand Performances at California Plaza
6: L.A. Dance Party USA at Grand Performances at California Plaza
8: Lion Babe and Dave B at FIGat7th
8: Phil Ranelin at Jazz at LACMA
8: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series 
9: Boogaloo Assassins, Caught a Ghost, California Feetwarmers, Makoto Taiko Drumming and more at Pasadena Playhouse Block Party 
9: Ulali at Grand Performances at California Plaza
9: Bostich + Fussible and the Paranoias at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
9: Lily Hernandez & Orquesta at Latin Sounds at LACMA
9: Wise at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
10: Sonidos Salvadoreños at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
10: Afrofunk’s 15-year anniversary (with Jeremy Sole, Glenn Red and Rocky Dawuni) at Sunday Sessions at Grand Park
10: Shawn Klush & Justin Shandor (Elvis tribute) and the Black Whisky Union at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
14: Moon Honey and the Paranoyds at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
15: Quinto Sol and Alika at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
15: Gabriel Garzón-Montano and Jarina De Marco at FIGat7th
15: Bobby Bradford Mo’tet at Jazz at LACMA
15: Kristina Wong, Peter J. Harris, d. Sabela grimes – C.O.L.A. Night at Grand Performances at California Plaza
15: The Springsteen Experience (tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
16: The Slackers and C Minus at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
16: Shey Baba and DJ Chris Douridas at KCRW Summer Nights at One Colorado
16: Kátia Moraes & Brazilian Hearts at Latin Sounds at LACMA
16: Queen Nation (Queen tribute) and Marina V at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
16: Kristina Wong, Peter J. Harris, d. Sabela grimes – C.O.L.A. Night at Grand Performances at California Plaza
16: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
17: Tamal Festival, feat. Doris Montenegro and Resurrección Mexican Folk at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
17: Surf’s Up (Beach Boys Tribute) at El Segundo Summer Concerts in the Park at Library Park on Main Street
17: Fortunate Son (John Fogerty & Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute) and Xs and Arrows at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
21: Katsù Oso and Rudy De Anda at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
21: TT, WIVES (Brooklyn) and more at MOCA Music: Spaceland Presents at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
21: Donavon Frankenreiter and Adam Lasher at OC Summer Concert Series at Craig Park
22: The Delirians and Pinky Pinky at Mr. Shovel’s Check One Two Live at SeaLegs at the Beach at Huntington Beach
22: Thee Midnite Cruzzers and Allensworth at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
22:  WAVVES and Thumpasaurus at FIGat7th
22: Chassol – INDIAMORE at Grand Performances at California Plaza
22: Jeff Littleton Quintet at Jazz at LACMA
22: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
23: Peaking Lights Family Band and Onochie Chukwurah at Off the 405 at the Getty
23: 35th Anniversary OG Radiotron at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
23: Secret Life of Muslims at Grand Performances at California Plaza
23: Dayren Santamaria & Made in Cuba at Latin Sounds at LACMA 
23: Billy Mitchell & the Circle of Friends and Katie Ferrara at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
23: FKA720 (DaM-FunK and others) at Summer and Music in Long Beach at the Promenade and Broadway
23: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
24: The Seoul of Korea at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
24: Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles at West Hollywood Summer Sounds at Plummer Park
24: The Highwaymen Live (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings tribute) and Katie Dix at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
27: Gavin Turek and Zolita at the Playlisted Music Series at the Grove
27: Stone Soul (classic soul/Motown) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series bonus show at Elks Lodge of Garden Grove
28: Feels and Hooveriii at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
28: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Orion Walsh at OC Summer Concert Series at Craig Park
29: Fishbone at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
29: David Hillyard & the Rocksteady 7 and the Delirians at Grand Performances at California Plaza
29: Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz), No) One. Art House (featuring Akua and Anthony Calonico),  Sarah Davachi, Artists’ Books Fest at Friday Flights at the Getty Center
29: Melissa Morgan at Jazz at LACMA
29: 80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
30: Chinatown Summer Nights, with Gothic Tropic, Blacktop Queen, Holy Wars, Hawk Percival and Friends, The Tracks, Enola Fall and Soft Streak, along with KCRW DJs Liza Richardson and Garth Trinidad, at Central Plaza and Mandarin Plaza in Chinatown
30: 4th of July Celebration feat. La Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
30: Louie Cruz Beltran at Latin Sounds at LACMA
30: The Love Uninhibited Orchestra at Grand Performances at California Plaza
30: Center Stage Opera Presents– The Best of Broadway, Vol IV and A.T.R. (Artists That Rock) at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
30: Kevin Sousa at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series

July

1: First Nations Now: Rhymes and Storytelling for Families (MC RedCloud, Jessa Calderon, and Saginaw Grant) (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.) at Grand Performances at California Plaza
1: Noche de Danzón ft. Banda Filarmónica Maqueos & Hollenbeck Folklorico at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
1: Encore Saxophone Quartet at Sundays Live at LACMA
1: Salute to the Troops Picnic & Concert at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
1: Stone Soul (soul/Motown) at South Pasadena Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
4: 4th of July Block Party, with QUITAPENAS and more, at Grand Park
4: Jack Mack and the Heart Attack at Councilmember Bob Blumenthal’s July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
5: The Steady 45s and Maria Blues at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
5: TennWest at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the International Boardwalk Stage 
5: Stone Soul and Adam Lasher at OC Summer Concert Series at Mason Park
5: DJ Aaron Byrd at KCRW Summer Nights at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
6: Pompeya and Mons Vi at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
6: Gingkoa and the Vignes Rooftop Revival at Grand Performances at California Plaza
6: Louis Van Taylor at Jazz at LACMA
6: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
7: Celso Piña at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
7: Bootsy Collins at Grand Performances at California Plaza
7: Freddie Ravel at Latin Sounds at LACMA
7: Susie Hansen Latin Band and Beau LePaige & the Family Band at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
7: Wanted (Bon Jovi tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
7: Smokin’ Smitty and the Masters of Music at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
7: Twisted at the Pike at Summer and Music in Long Beach
7: Headshine at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
8: Mosaico Musical Mexicano ft. El Conjunto Nueva Ola at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
8: Members of iPalpiti Festival International at Sundays Live at LACMA
8: The Dropofffs and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s Amphitheater
8: Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band and and Eva B Ross at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion 
8: Barbara Morrison, Bobby Barron & the Swing Thing at El Segundo Summer Concerts in the Park at Library Park on Main Street
8: Upstream (Caribbean) at South Pasadena Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
11: Feed the Kitty at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
12: La Chamba and María Del Pilar at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
12: DSB (Journey tribute) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park
12: Still Woozy, Neil Frances and KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole at KCRW Summer Nights at the Hammer Museum
12: Marina Del Rey Symphony: Opera at the Shore at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
12: Beatunes at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
12: Flashback Heart Attack and Matt Baxter at OC Summer Concert Series at Mason Park
13: Sotomayor and COASTCITY at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
13: I See Hawks in L.A. and special guests for Now More Than Ever: Protest Songs Sing-Along at Grand Performances at California Plaza
13: Scotty Barnhart at Jazz at LACMA
13: The Springsteen Experience (tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
14: Urban Badlands: Gemma Castro, the Altons, the Steady 45s at Grand Performances at California Plaza
14: The Bangles and Best Coast at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
14: Popfuji Indie Night with Mystic Braves, Death Valley Girls, Dead Feather Moon, the Pretty Flowers and Band Aparte at Browerij West 
14: Feels at Off the 405 at the Getty Center
14: Paul Thorn & the Blind Boys of Alabama at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
14: Echo Park Project at Latin Sounds at LACMA
14: DJs Aaron Byrd and Garth Trinidad at KCRW Summer Nights at the California African American Museum
14: Raymond Michael (Elvis tribute) and Ryder Green at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
14: L.A. Witch, Fart Barf, Cosmonauts, Shave, Sirena Serpentina at Twisted at the Pike & Punk Rock Prom at Summer and Music in Long Beach at the Pike Outlets
14: Kenny Metcalf (Elton John tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
14: Dark Desert Highway at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
14: Wise at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
15: Kiddie Karoo and Bob Baker Marionettes Theater at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
15: Alphabet Soup: *LGBTTQQIAAP (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.) at Grand Performances at California Plaza
15: Doc Martin, Tara Brooks and Anton Tumas at Sunday Sessions at Grand Park
15: Jamison Jarvis and Petty and the Breakers (Tom Petty tribute) at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
15: Phat Cat Swinger (swing) at South Pasadena Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
15: DSB (Journey tribute) and Dusk at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
18: The Radio Rebels (80s tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
19: Kauf, Sam Evian and KCRW DJ Valida at KCRW Summer Nights at the Hammer Museum
19: Georgia Anne Muldrow and Harriet Brown at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
19: The English Beat and DJ Velvet Touch at OC Summer Concert Series at Irvine Park
19: The Wild Kings at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the International Boardwalk Stage
19: The Answer (classic rock) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park
20: The Buttertones, Speakman and the Creeps at Mr. Shovel’s Check One Two Live at SeaLegs at the Beach at Huntington Beach
20: Tucuprá and Golpe AfroCaribe at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
20: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance at Grand Performances at California Plaza
20: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
21: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance at Grand Performances at California Plaza
21: INCA at Latin Sounds at LACMA
21: Lalah Hathaway at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
21: The Psychedelic Furs and She Wants Revenge at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
21: Paddy’s Pig and Circa 62 at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
21: CC Stugino at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
21-22: Fiesta Juliana at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
21: Green Today (Green Day tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
21: Kevin Sousa at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
22: Sock Puppet Sitcom Theater: Tale of the Mouth (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.) at Grand Performances at California Plaza
22: HanHan and Gingee at Grand Performances at California Plaza
22: Jungle Fire at West Hollywood Summer Sounds at Plummer Park
22: Alinea (alternative rock) and the Pine Mountain Logs (classic covers) at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
22: Kelly Rae Band at El Segundo Summer Concerts in the Park at Library Park on Main Street
22: Hard Day’s Night (Beatle’s tribute) at South Pasadena Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
22: Arrival from Sweden (ABBA tribute) and Deadwood Jones at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
25: Andy Grammer at the Grove Summer Concert Series
25: Barley at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
26: Cut Chemist and KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez at KCRW Summer Nights at the Hammer Museum
26: Almalafa and Hijos Del Sol at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
26: Goapele at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
26: Laurie Morvan Band at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
26: Marina Del Rey Symphony at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
26: The Funky Hippeez (70s retro revue) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park
26: Hollywood U2 and Topcat at OC Summer Concert Series at Irvine Park
27: Roger Guenveur Smith’s Frederick Douglass Now and Lula Washington at Grand Performances at California Plaza
27: The Billy Mitchell Group with vocalist Billy Redd at Jazz at LACMA
27: KX Fest feat. Sammy Sam & Flavor Flav at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
27: DJs Travis Holcombe and Jason Bentley at KCRW Summer Nights at Union Station
27: 80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
28: Inspired and the Sleep, Rosehardt, Hamish Anderson, Iconique, Krys Wright, Cosmos and Creature, La Louma and KCRW DJs Mathieu Schreyer and Anthony Valadez at Chinatown Summer Nights
28: KX Fest feat. Justin Park & Rocky Rock at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
28: Lola Kirke at Off the 405 at the Getty Center
28: Dayramir González & Habana enTRANCé: the Grand Concourse with special guest Candi Sosa at Grand Performances at California Plaza
28: SitaraSon at Latin Sounds at LACMA
28: Ozomatli and Jenny & Mexicats and Los Duques at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
28: Lisa Haley & the Zydecats and Luis Oliart & the Hinges at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
28: Hotel California (Eagles tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
28: 1969 at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
28: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
29: KX Fest at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
29: Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band: Nom, Nom, Nom (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.) at Grand Performances at California Plaza
29: Fate Unbound and Jungle Fire at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
29: The Answer (classic rock) at South Pasadena Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
29: Hot August Night and Cesar Mateus Latin Jazz Group at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion

August

1: X Ambassadors at the Grove Summer Concert Series
1: Kevin Sousa Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
2: GospelbeacH and Laura Jean Anderson at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
2: Peter Mawanga at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
2: Franks & Deans at Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
2: DJ Marion Hodges at KCRW Summer Nights at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
2: Arnie Newman’s Country Club (modern country) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park 
2: Sweet & Tender Hooligans and Childlyke at OC Summer Concert Series at Mile Square Park 
3: When Moons Become Stars at Grand Performances at California Plaza
3: DJs Anne Litt and Dan Wilcox at KCRW Summer Nights at Union Station
3: Western Standard Time at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
3: (THEONE) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
4: Boogaloo Assasins at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
4: The English Beat and the Easy Star All-Stars at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
4: Füzon and Disco Füzon at Grand Performances at California Plaza
4: Savor (Santana tribute) and Ruby Clouds at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
4: Matchbox Twenty Too (Matchbox 20 tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
4: Cat Power at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
4: The Midnight Hour with DJs Garth Trinidad and Travis Holcombe at Summer Nights Backyard Party @ KCRW HQ on Santa Monica College’s CMD Campus
4: Bicycle Drive-In at Summer and Music in Long Beach
4: L.A. Swing Barons at Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier
4: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
5: Noche Norteña with Banda Maravillosa and Los Norteados Del Sur at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
5: English Beat at Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts at the South Side of the Hermosa Beach Pier
5: Good Vibe and Aileen Quinn & the Leapin’ Lizards at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
5: Midnight Ride at El Segundo Summer Concerts in the Park at Library Park on Main Street
5: Bostyx (Boston/Styx tribute) and Lunden Reign at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
8: Jack Dani (90s tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
9: SWIMM and Winter at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
9: The Marías at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
9: Katharine McPhee at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
9: King Chris at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
9: The Fenians and Vinnie & the Hooligans at OC Summer Concert Series at Mile Square Park
9: Flashback Heart Attack (new wave/80’s) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park
10: Quetzal and Chulita Vinyl Club at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
10: Classic Roots & Natasha Fisher and Nakotah LaRance at Grand Performances at California Plaza
10: DJs Raul Campos and Anthony Valadez at KCRW Summer Nights at Union Station
10: 80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
11: The Aggrolites at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
11: El Vez & Phranc at Grand Performances at California Plaza
11: FooZ Fighters (Foo Fighters tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
11: Jim James and DJs Liza Richardson and Chris Douridas at Summer Nights Backyard Party @ KCRW HQ on Santa Monica College’s CMD Campus
11: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Luci at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
11: Danny Dean at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
11: Wise at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
12: Mundo Maya Celebration at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
12: Supernova and LACO String Quartet at Grand Performances at California Plaza
12: Sashamon at Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts at the South Side of the Hermosa Beach Pier
12: Kato Rose (singer-songwriter) and Hard Day’s Night (Beatles tribute) at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
12: The Long Run (Eagles tribute) and Shytown at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
15: Detour at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
16-19: Echo Park Rising, lineup TBA
16: La Resistencia at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
16: HOODBOI, PROMNITE, ZIKOMO, BOOTYCHAAAIN and Comfort Zone DJs at MOCA Music: Spaceland Presents at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
16: Ranky Tanky at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
16: L.A. Vation (U2 tribute) at Garden Grove Free Summer Concert Series at Eastgate Park
16: Identity Theft at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the International Boardwalk Stage
16: The White Buffalo and Matt Costa at OC Summer Concert Series at Salt Creek Beach
17: Very Be Careful and Weapons of Mass Creation at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
17: La Marisoul curates: The California Feetwarmers & Hermanos Herrera at Grand Performances at California Plaza
17: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
18: X at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
18: Gato Prieto and Earth Arrow at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
18: Sogand at Grand Performances at California Plaza
18: Henry Rollins DJ set with fellow KCRW DJs Dan Wilcox and Eric J. Lawrence at Summer Nights Backyard Party @ KCRW HQ on Santa Monica College’s CMD Campus
18: Smash Mouth and Spin Doctors at the Summer Concert Series at Pershing Square
18: The Pettybreakers (Tom Petty tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
18: Big Mess at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the International Boardwalk Stage
18: Kevin Sousa at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
19: Jessica Fichot at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock 
19: Flamenco meets Peru with Matalache at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
19: The Lady Lucks at West Hollywood Summer Sounds at Kings Road Park
19: The Do Over at Sunday Sessions at Grand Park
19: Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts at the South Side of the Hermosa Beach Pier
19: Minor Problem and Doo-Wah Riders at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater 
19: Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute) and AVIVA at Woodland Hills Concerts on the Green at Warner Center Park – Lou Bradlow Pavilion
22: Rockit (Top 40 tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
23: The Delirians and Jackie Mendez at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
23: Kishi Bashi at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
23: In Contempt at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
23: Tijuana Dogs and Family Style OC Summer Concert Series at Salt Creek Beach
23: Marina Del Rey Symphony: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park 
24: Church in the Park feat. Mark De Clive-Lowe, Ras G, Linafornia and more at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
24: The Springsteen Experience at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
25: TAMPA, Caught a Ghost, CLARA-NOVA, Jasper Bones, Mini Bear, Jane Holiday and Emma Cole and KCRW DJs Raul Campos and Jason Bentley at Chinatown Summer Nights
25: Combo Chimbita at Off the 405 at the Getty Center
25: Flor De Toloache at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
25: The Ultra 4, the Mexican Standoff, the Andersons and Mario Alcaraz at Highland Park’s Play Music on the Porch After Party at the Highland Park Senior Citizen Center
25: 40 oz to Freedom (Sublime tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
25: Like Zeppelin at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
25: Marina Del Rey Symphony: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park 
25: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
26: Jake Snider (from Minus the Bear), The Shrine, Audacity, Caught a Ghost, White Woods, Death Valley Girls, the Paranoyds, Draemings, Ramonda Hammer, Yip Yops, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Holy Wars, Lucy & La Mer, Easyfriend and more at Happy Sundays Festival in Long Beach’s Zaferia District (multiple venues)
26: LA’s Got Talent ft. YMF Youth Orchestra, J.U.I.C.E., Tony Sauza’s Kids Indie Rock, Virgil Middle School Drumline at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
26: Venice at Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts at the South Side of the Hermosa Beach Pier
26: Pier Pressure and Blue Breeze Band at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
29: Pink Roach at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point
30: Alice Bag and Generacion Suicida at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
30: Gili Yalo at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
30: Strange Days at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
31: Jungle Fire and Here Lies Man at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
31: 80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series

September

1: Wonder-Full: A Stevie Wonder Celebration at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
1: La Santa Cecilia at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park 
1: Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
2: Havana Secret and El Haru Kuroi at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
2: KRS-One, Masta Ace, Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark, Illa J + Frank Nitt with Ma Dukes, Rhettmatic, Los Rakas, Pato Watson and Niña Dioz at the West Adams Block Party at Delicious Vinyl
2: Chroma Haze (Rock) and DSB (Journey tribute) at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
2: The Sgt. Peppers (Beatles tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
5: Latin Waves at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with Orquesta Akokán, Jarina de Marco, QUITAPENAS and Sister Mantos
6: DJ Travis Holcombe at KCRW Summer Nights at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
7: The Springsteen Experience (tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
8: The Blasters, Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Psychic Temple, Trulio Disgracias and more at Buskerfest in the East Village Arts District at 1st and Linden Ave in Long Beach
8: Wise at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
12: Australia Rocks the Pier at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with Betty Who, Touch Sensitive, CXLOE and Death Bells 
14: (THEONE) Country Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
15: Vagabon at Off the 405 at the Getty Center
15: Allah-Las, Jesse Jo Stark, Georgia Ann Muldrow, Thumpasaurus, La Chamba and the Altons at Glendale Open Arts and Music Festival
15: Kevin Sousa at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
16: Carol Bach-y-Rita at West Hollywood Summer Sounds at Kings Road Park
16: Focus DJs (Nonfiction and Josh Billings), David Montoya, Juliet Mendoza and Lacey IQ at Sunday Sessions at Grand Park
19: Island Vibes at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with Judy Mowatt, Bokanté, Twilight Steel Drums and DJ Danny Holloway
20: Late Night Laggers with Jesse Baez with the.Wav, Nick & Navi and special guests Dave Nada x Tittsworth at MOCA Music: Spaceland Presents
22: Freedom Fry, Wild, Caught a Ghost, Smoke Season and Jane Holiday at Tarfest
26: Eclectic Indie at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with Brazilian Girls, Sudan Archives, Capyac and yOya  
27: Danke and Yialmelic Frequencies (Diva Dompe’s “Resonant Frequency Sculptures”) at MOCA Music: Spaceland Presents
29: The Thens, the Roswell Universe, Klez, Nico Franc, Parker Ainsworth, O Future, Chris Avetta at Chinatown Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
29: Arms Akimbo, the Sound of Ghosts, the Regrettes, VÉRITÉ and Larkin Poe with DJ William Reed at Tastes & Sounds on South Lake in Pasadena
30: Gustavo Dudamel conducts the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra with guests Katy Perry, Herbie Hancock, Kali Uchis and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles at L.A. Phil 100 at the Hollywood Bowl  
30: Dengue Fever, Dustbowl Revival, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jason White and Co., Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Klezmer Juice, Las Cafeteras, Ozomatli, Phoebe Bridgers, Pink Martini, Poncho Sanchez, Ricardo Lemvo, TAIKOPROJECT and more at L.A. Philharmonic’s Open Streets Festival 
30: The Morning Yells, Nocona, Matt Ellis, Paul Chesne, Mad Hawkes, Feisty Heart, the Wildfires,   Until the Ribbon Breaks, Smoke Season, Anthony Valadez, Corey Harper, XYLO and more at the Abbot Kinney Festival
30: Avonlea at the Playlisted Music Series at the Grove

October

3: Afrobeat and R&B at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with “Fela! The Concert,” Tiffany Gouche, Twilight Drum Circle and DJ Nnamdi
6: Vintage Trouble, Cut Chemist, the Lions, Almalafa, the Paranoias, Billy Changer, Lily Waters, Healing Gems, Gingee and more at the Eagle Rock Music Festival
7: South Asian Sounds at Twilight on the (Santa Monica) Pier, with Red Baraat, Vidya Vox, DJ Rekha and Discostan