September comes to a close with not one but two festivals, as Music Tastes Good and Ohana Fest return to Long Beach and Dana Point, respectively. Our Best Shows This Week calendar also features Childish Gambino, Beck, Dua Lipa, Florence and the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, The The and more. Grab your credit cards and check out our full calendar below.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
School Night feat. ANIIML, Superet, Jack Grace, FIONN, DJ sets by Queen Kwong, NAM at Bardot, 21+, 7:30 PM, FREE with RSVP
Traps PS, 100 Flowers, Mike Watt + the Secondmen, Automatic, DJ John Roller at Echoplex, 21+, 8:30 PM, FREE
The The, Agnes Obel at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, all ages, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Florence and the Machine, Kamasi Washington at Hollywood Bowl, all ages, 7 PM, $37.50-199.50
Eleanor Friedberger, PILL at Resident, 21+, 8 PM, $20
The The, Agnes Obel at Hollywood Palladium, all ages, 7:30 PM, $73
Foxx Bodies, Lando Chill, Object as Subject, Suzie True at The Satellite, 21+, 8:30 PM, $8
Joyce Manor at Amoeba Hollywood, all ages, 5 PM, FREE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Childish Gambino, Rae Sremmurd at The Forum, all ages, 7:30 PM, $55-129.50
Hercules and Love Affair, Neon Music, Lethal Amounts DJs at El Rey, all ages, 8 PM, $28
Florence and the Machine, Kamasi Washington at Hollywood Bowl, all ages, 7 PM, $37.50-199.50
First Aid Kit, M. Ward, Julia Jacklin at Greek Theatre, all ages, 7:30 PM, $29.50-49.50
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Ben Howard, Wye Oak at Shrine Auditorium, all ages, 8 PM, $19.50+
Michael Gira (Swans) Solo Acoustic Performance + Norman Westberg, Carla Bozulich at The Regent Theater, 18+, 8 PM, $13.75-47.50
Hiss Golden Messenger at Lodge Room Highland Park, all ages, 8 PM, $20
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Beck, St. Vicious (AKA St. Vincent DJ set) at Hollywood Bowl, all ages, 8 PM, $25-65
Ohana Fest 2018 feat. Eric Church, Norah Jones, Amos Lee, Nikki Lane and more at Doheny State Beach, all ages, noon, $99.75 single-day/$275 three-day
Dua Lipa at Grammy Museum, all ages, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
Death Cab for Cutie, Charly Bliss at Hollywood Forever, all ages, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT
The Glitch Mob, Elohim at Hollywood Palladium, all ages, 9 PM, $30
Moon Honey, Black Flamingo, HOTT MT, SLUGS, DJ Burt Kocain (SWIMM), DJ Jeffertitti (The Entire Universe), DJ Lauren Ruth Ward at The Echo, 18+, 8 PM, $12
Bahamas, Mary Lattimore at Theatre at Ace Hotel, all ages, 7 PM, $19-35
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Music Tastes Good 2018 feat. New Order, Joey Bada$$, Broken Social Scene, Santigold and more at Marina Green Park, all ages, 11 AM, $85 single-day/$150 two-day
Ohana Fest 2018 feat. Eddie Vedder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liz Phair, Johnny Marr, Bahamas, Lauren Ruth Ward and more at Doheny State Beach, all ages, noon, $99.75 single-day/$275 three-day
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at Greek Theatre, all ages, 8 PM, $60
The Marías, Yeek, Lika Kloser at Lodge Room Highland Park, all ages, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
Summer Happenings: A Journey That Wasn’t feat. Kim Gordon, YoshimO, The Banjee Ball, Ranika (formerly Kevin) JZ Prodigy, Michael “5000” Watts and more at The Broad, 21+, 8 PM, $30
DeVotchKa, Orkesta Mendoza at Fonda Theatre, all ages, 7:30 PM, $33.50
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Music Tastes Good 2018 feat. James Blake, Janelle Monáe, The Black Angels, Lizzo and more at Marina Green Park, all ages, 11 AM, $85 single-day/$150 two-day
Ohana Fest 2018 feat. Mumford & Sons, Beck, Young the Giant, Switchfoot, Andrew McMahon, Hiss Golden Messenger and more at Doheny State Beach, all ages, noon, $99.75 single-day/$275 three-day
The Marías, Slow Pulp, Shaboozey at Lodge Room Highland Park, all ages, 8 PM, $16 advance/$18 day-of
The Vaccines, Mourners at Teragram Ballroom, all ages, 9 PM, $25
Florence + The Machine photo at Life is Beautiful 2018 by Tim Aarons
