The 2018 concert season shows no signs of slowing down for Halloween as Rocktober gives way to a similarly-stacked Showvember. In or Best Shows This Week concert calendar, St. Vincent kicks things off by shredding souls and melting faces at the Hollywood Palladium before the likes of John Carpenter, Henry Rollins, Lauren Ruth Ward, Morrissey and Cardi B at Tropicalia Fest and more. For additional information on these and many, many more must-see gigs, check out our full calendar below.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Lauren Ruth Ward’s 30th Birthday Bash ft. songs of Led Zepplin by Valley Queen, Veronica Bianqui, Holy Wars, Vista Kicks, The Soft White Sixties, Moon Honey, Laura Jean Anderson and more at Harvard and Stone, 21+, 9:30 PM, FREE
Monday Night Residency: Dangerbird Records feat. Criminal Hygiene, NO WIN, Ryan Pollie (of LAPD), Manhattan Murder Mystery at The Echo, 21+, 8:30 PM, FREE
School Night feat. The Coronas, Saint Sister, Bitch Falcon, David Keenan, DJ sets by Jes Danz, EJ, Chris Douridas at Bardot, 21+, 7:30 PM, FREE with RSVP
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
The Midterm Massacre ft. Grandson, Yungblud at 1720, all ages, 7 PM, $20.00
Henry Rollins Travel Slideshow Tour at City National Grove of Anaheim, all ages, 7 PM, $30
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
John Carpenter Live Performing Halloween & All Of His Greatest Scores at Hollywood Palladium, all ages, 7 PM, $45
Gorgon City (live), Justin Jay, King Henry, Bones, Matt Black at The Novo, 18+, 8:30 PM, $33.00
Thee Oh Sees, Ex Ek, Prettiest Eyes at Teragram Ballroom, all ages, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life feat. Chance the Rapper, Anderson .Paak, Earl Sweatshirt, SZA, Travis Scott and more at Greek Theatre, all ages, 5 PM, SOLD OUT
Morrissey at Majestic Ventura Theater, all ages, 7 PM, SOLD OUT
Exile on Hollywood Blvd: A Rolling Stones and David Bowie Halloween Soirée feat. members of Deerhoof, The Flaming Lips, Lauren Ruth Ward, Smoke Season, The Blood Brothers, Moon Honey, The Buttertones, Veronica Bianqui and more at Harvard and Stone, 21+, 9 PM, FREE
Jauz, Holy Goof, LondonBridge at Fonda Theatre, 18+, 9 PM, $28.00
Poppy, Jaira Burns, Kailee Morgue at The Wiltern, all ages, 7 PM, $25
Evan + Zane (featuring Evan Rachel Wood & Zane Carney) at El Rey Theatre, all ages, 8 PM, $20
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Gorgon City (live), Hotel Garuda, King Henry, Bones, Matt Black at The Novo, 18+, 8:30 PM show, $33.00
Morrissey, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Microsoft Theater, all ages, 7 PM, $49.50-129.50
Jessie J, Ro James, Kiana Ledé at The Wiltern, all ages, 7 PM, $37.50
Rüfüs Du Sol, Cassian & Icarus at Shrine Expo Hall, 18+, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Cloud Nothings, Shells, Divinity Band at Teragram Ballroom, all ages, 8 PM, $20
Jim James at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian, all ages, 7 PM, $40.50
Suzie True EP Release Party and Goth Prom, Ember and His Orchestra, Girl Friday, Oscura Luna at The Factory DTLA, 18+, 8 PM, $8
Rüfüs Du Sol, Cassian & Icarus at Shrine Expo Hall, 18+, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
Mike Shinoda, Don Broco, Grandson at Hollywood Palladium, all ages, 7 PM, $49.50
Frankie Cosmos, Kero Kero Bonito at Regent Theater, all ages, 7 PM, SOLD OUT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Tropicalia Fest feat. Morrissey, Mazzy Star, Kali Uchis, Toro y Moi, Natalia Lafourcade and more at Queen Mary Park, all ages, 11 AM, $150 single-day/$280 two-day pass
HARD Day of the Dead feat. Justice, Die Antwoord, Knife Party, Cashmere Cat and more at Los Angeles State Historic Park, 21+, 2 PM, $79.99-179.99
Big Adventure Fest feat. Empire of the Sun, Phantogram, Patton Oswalt, Bro Safari and more at OC Fair & Event Center, all ages, $49.50 single-day/$79.50 two-day pass
Public Image LTD (PiL) at Fonda Theatre, all ages, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
FIDLAR, DIlly Dally, The Side Eyes at Hollywood Palladium, all ages, 7 PM, $26.50
Rüfüs Du Sol, Cassian & Icarus at Shrine Expo Hall, 18+, 8 PM, SOLD OUT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Tropicalia Fest feat. Cardi B, Mac DeMarco, Chicano Batman, Mon Laferte, Badbadnotgood and more at Queen Mary Park, all ages, 11 AM, $150 single-day/$280 two-day pass
Big Adventure Fest feat. Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids, Jim Jefferies, What So Not and more at OC Fair & Event Center, all ages, $49.50 single-day/$79.50 two-day pass
La Luz, Shy Boys at The Echo, 18+, 8:30 PM, $14 advance/$17 day-of
Eric B. & Rakim at The Novo, all ages, 7 PM, $15
