Concert & Music Events
Upcoming events · 243 found
Coming Soon
29 days away
Neon Desert Music Festival 2026
Neon Desert Music Festival 2026 takes over downtown El Paso Memorial Day weekend May 22-24 — the Southwest's marquee indie and alternative festival. Two stages in the heart of downtown, a crowd that's driven from Juarez and Albuquerque to be here, and a lineup that punches way above its size. El Paso has a live music scene that doesn't get its due nationally — Neon Desert is the concentrated proof. Why go: Border city energy, rooftop views into Mexico, and artists who play with something to prove. Tickets at neondesertmusicfestival.com.
Coming Soon
29 days away
Pechanga Resort Casino Comedy Night
Pechanga's showroom seats 1,200 and books national touring comedians on Saturday nights — the kind of acts doing Netflix specials and stadium runs who still play intimate casino rooms for the fans who want to be close. May 22. Check pechanga.com for the current headliner. The resort runs dinner packages at the on-site restaurants before the show. Tickets from $35 via Pechanga.
Coming Soon
29 days away
World Goth Day San Diego 2026
Once a year, San Diego's underground gets to exist at full volume. World Goth Day at the Handlery Hotel on May 22nd spreads across the Crystal Ballroom, Presidio Room, and Garden Room — live bands including Our Frankenstein, Vanta After Dark, and Truly Lost, drag performances, DJ sets, a fashion runway, vendor shopping, and a dance floor that doesn't close until 1 AM. This is not a costume party. This is a night built specifically for the people who dress this way every other day of the year too. Multi-venue, 18+, paid parking available. Doors at 7:30 PM.
Coming Soon
29 days away
K-EXPO USA 2026 — Free K-Pop Expo at LA Live
K-EXPO USA brings two days of free K-pop programming to the LA Live Event Deck — the outdoor expo running May 23-24 alongside the ticketed K-EXPO concert at Peacock Theater on May 24 featuring Jay Park, P1Harmony, and LNGSHOT. The free expo is the Falkor-territory component: Korean pop culture panels, brand activations, fan meet-and-greets, merchandise vendors, and the specific energy of thousands of K-pop fans in one outdoor space in downtown LA. No ticket required for the expo. For the fan who wants to be in the room even without the concert ticket — this is what happens outside the venue all weekend, and it counts.
Coming Soon
30 days away
Colorblind + Windwaker + If Not For Me
Live music in a room like Teragram Ballroom has a specific physics: the sound arrives before you've decided how to feel about it, and Colorblind + Windwaker + If Not For Me has always known what to do with that. Colorblind + Windwaker + If Not For Me performs at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on May 23, 2026. Doors at 6pm, All Ages. The crowd at a show like this has been waiting for exactly this room — the specific night where the distance between stage and floor is close enough to matter.
Coming Soon
30 days away
American Football With Mei Semones
The Wiltern in Los Angeles is the kind of venue where the crowd can see the sweat and the setlist changes feel personal. American Football With Mei Semones performs at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 23, 2026. All Ages. The setlist is fixed, the room is real, the sound doesn't survive the door — this is the version that lives only in the people who show up.
Coming Soon
30 days away
Bright Eyes - 21 Years of Wide Awake & Digital Ash
There are rooms in Hollywood where live music works differently, and Hollywood Bowl is one of them — the kind of space where the low end hits before the volume registers. Bright Eyes performs at Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood on May 23, 2026. The people who were there will describe it differently than anyone who heard about it later — that difference is what the ticket buys.
Coming Soon
30 days away
Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz: Richard Marx
Richard Marx opens the 2026 Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series — Saturday May 23, gates at 6 PM, concert at 7 PM on the estate's open-air terrace. 'Right Here Waiting,' 'Hold On to the Nights,' 'Hazard' — three decades of smooth rock delivered in a vineyard setting that was built for exactly this. Supper packages with assigned tables and dedicated servers available. Tickets at thorntonwine.com.
Coming Soon
30 days away
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
Live music in a room like Greek Theatre has a specific physics: the sound arrives before you've decided how to feel about it, and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening has always known what to do with that. Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening performs at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 23, 2026. The setlist is fixed, the room is real, the sound doesn't survive the door — this is the version that lives only in the people who show up.
Coming Soon
31 days away
The Casualties & The Adolescents: Detonate Tour Oc
The Observatory in Santa Ana is the kind of venue where the crowd can see the sweat and the setlist changes feel personal. The Casualties & The Adolescents: Detonate Tour Oc performs at The Observatory in Santa Ana on May 24, 2026. Doors at 5:00 PM, show at 5:30 PM, All Ages. Live shows at rooms this size leave a different imprint than arenas — the ones who go remember the set list; the ones who don't remember the night they said no.
Coming Soon
31 days away
Romeo Santos & Prince Royce - Mejor Tarde Que Nunc
Live music in a room like Toyota Arena has a specific physics: the sound arrives before you've decided how to feel about it, and Romeo Santos & Prince Royce has always known what to do with that. Romeo Santos & Prince Royce performs at Toyota Arena in Ontario on May 24, 2026. Doors at 7PM. The crowd at a show like this has been waiting for exactly this room — the specific night where the distance between stage and floor is close enough to matter.
Coming Soon
31 days away
San Diego Wave FC Home Match — May 24 at Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego Wave FC return to Snapdragon Stadium on May 24 for a late-May Sunday afternoon NWSL match — the kind of day in San Diego that makes everyone who lives here remember why they do. May Sundays at Snapdragon carry family-day energy: the supporter section in full voice, a younger crowd visible throughout the lower deck, and the game played at a pace that rewards the attention of anyone willing to watch it closely. The Wave have built a genuine sporting identity in San Diego — the uniform, the crest, the culture around the club that extends beyond the results. A Sunday afternoon in Mission Valley in late May against NWSL competition is the kind of low-stakes high-quality sports afternoon that gets described to people who weren't there in the same terms as a concert or a sunset.
Coming Soon
31 days away
LAFC vs Seattle Sounders at BMO Stadium
The Western Conference's most compelling rivalry returns to BMO Stadium on May 24 when LAFC host the Seattle Sounders in a match that has defined MLS's ambitions for half a decade. The Sounders have won everything the league has to offer. LAFC arrived in 2018 and immediately contested that supremacy. Their head-to-head record is among the most closely contested and tactically interesting in American professional soccer — two clubs built on genuine quality, genuine supporter culture, and a genuine desire to be what the other is. BMO Stadium on a late-May Saturday, the 3252 against a Seattle contingent that always travels, is one of the live sports experiences worth making a specific trip to Los Angeles for. LAFC vs Sounders at BMO is the matchup that makes neutral observers buy tickets just to be present for whatever happens. There will be moments worth describing for years afterward.
Coming Soon
32 days away
San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park
The Philadelphia Phillies visit Petco Park starting May 25 — a clash between two franchises with genuine postseason ambitions and passionate fan bases that travel. The Phillies in recent years have become one of the National League's elite clubs, and their presence at any stadium adds a level of competitive intensity that elevates the home team's performance. Petco Park on a Memorial Day weekend draws holiday-weekend energy: families, season-ticket holders, and the casual fans who save one Padres game per year and pick this one because it is on a Monday in May and the weather is perfect. Against the Phillies, the casual game becomes the serious one. Both clubs play with purpose this time of year. Petco Park in late May, with the bay visible and the stands full on a long weekend, is exactly what baseball was designed to be.
Coming Soon
33 days away
The Paper Kites - If You Go There, I Hope You Find
The Paper Kites at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 26, 2026 — country music played in the room where the crowd already knows the words is a different kind of participation than a festival. The Paper Kites performs at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 26, 2026. All Ages. The setlist is fixed, the room is real, the sound doesn't survive the door — this is the version that lives only in the people who show up.
Coming Soon
33 days away
Hell's Kitchen (Touring)
Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles is the kind of venue where the crowd can see the sweat and the setlist changes feel personal. Hell's Kitchen performs at Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on May 26, 2026. The crowd at a show like this has been waiting for exactly this room — the specific night where the distance between stage and floor is close enough to matter.
Coming Soon
33 days away
Padres vs. Chicago Cubs
There is a particular version of Petco Park that only exists on a warm Tuesday night when the Cubs are in town — the Chicago faithful travel well, and the energy in the lower bowl is different from any other series all year. May 26. Seats from $28 via the Padres app. The Gaslamp Quarter postgame is already part of the plan.
Coming Soon
34 days away
Leanna Firestone With Special Guest Abby Cates
Live music in a room like Constellation Room has a specific physics: the sound arrives before you've decided how to feel about it, and Leanna Firestone With Special Guest Abby Cates has always known what to do with that. Leanna Firestone With Special Guest Abby Cates performs at Constellation Room in Santa Ana on May 27, 2026. Doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM, All Ages. The crowd at a show like this has been waiting for exactly this room — the specific night where the distance between stage and floor is close enough to matter.