J Balvin, Kali Uchis, Daddy Yankee and more headline the inaugural Viva! LA Music Festival at Dodger Stadium, which also includes Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Carla Morrison, Devendra Banhart, Chicano Batman, the Marías, Cuco, Omar Apollo, Lido Pimienta, the Red Pears, Shannon & the Clams, Tijuana Panthers, Beach Fossils, Sadgirl and more.
Incoming: Countdown New Year’s Eve 3.0, Catch One NYE, Heav3n NYE, the World Is Yours NYE 2022, Clifton’s Decadence New Year’s Eve, Swingtronic Speakeasy New Year’s Eve 2022, Dr. Jeri’s Annual NYE Party to Cure Parkinson’s Disease, Pink Martini, Fishbone, English Beat, Blxst, Grateful Shred, Tinashe, DIIV, the Drums, Inner Wave, Cheekface, Deathchant, John Summit, Beach Fossils, Liz Cooper, Boots Electric Allstars, Blaqk Audio, Silence of You, All Dolled Up (New York Dolls tribute), Donavon Frankenreiter, Trish Toledo, Dead City, Andrew Cole, James Tillman, Matthewdavid, Brin, Tomas Dolas (Mr. Elevator & OSEES), Dan Rincon (OSEES), Matt Caskitt & the Bricks, Near Beer, Data Maps, the String Cheese Incident, Waxahatchee, Robyn Hitchcock, Brenda Carsey, Christopher del Rosario
Incoming: Dreamstate, “Set It Off!” Fest, American Music Awards, Culture Jam Festival, Pershing Square All Dayer, L.A. WOMAN All Femme Revue, Chad’s Home Fest, #20DollarsFest Picolandia, Armin Van Buuren, Aurora, the Crystal Method, Foster the People, Everclear, Dirty Bird, Ricky Martin, Harry Styles, Julieta Venegas, Aimee Mann, Enrique Iglesias, San Holo, 100 Gecs, Jenny Lewis, Jim Lauderdale, Yung Bae, GWAR, Clan of Xymox, Japanese Breakfast, X Ambassadors, Beach Fossils, Buscabulla, Hunny, WAVVES, Lovelytheband, Anjunadeep, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Fred Armisen, Sasami, Scarypoolparty, St. Panther, Cuffed Up, Jesika Von Rabbit, Tim Heidecker, the Mystic Braves, Sean Nicholas Savage, All Things Blue, Gavin Turek, Bona Vega, Mehro, Wrabel, Squid, 99 Neighbors, Lucero, Jensen McRae, Asi Fui, Club Oro, Cold Hart, Trousdale, Grady Strange, Moonfuzz, Grace McKagan, Ryan Pollie
Incoming: Brockhampton, Andy Shauf, Beach Fossils, Shakey Graves, Echo & the Bunnymen, Sasha Sloan, Nothing, 6lack, GOGGS, Pale Waves, Lauren Ruth Ward, She & Him, Drinks, Nostalghia, Fucked Up, Heart Bones, Nine Inch Nails, X/Los Lobos, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Louis the Child, Neko Case, the Buttertones, Peter Bjorn and John, Orbital, Knower, Chris Robinson, SUUNS, the Wild Reeds, John Maus, Minus the Bear, Stevie Wonder, Pinback
The weather cooled off, but Julian Casablancas, Girl Talk, Butthole Surfers, the Growlers, Fear, Bad Brains and Beach Fossils all brought the heat on Day 2 of the Growlers Six.
From Missy Elliott’s strong return to Bjork’s main-stage magnificence to Flying Lotus’ 3D spectacular, the highlights were many on a hassle-free Day 1 of FYF Fest.
Also on Thursday: Grace Mitchell, Froth, Psychic Love, Azizi Gibson, UB40, Titan, BoomBox, Syd, Robert Jon & the Wreck, Kyle McNeill, the Absurd, Distant Cousins, the Melvins, 9 Electric, Sir Mix-A-Lot