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Live music in Los Angeles

Room oriented around a stage.

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Example nights

Real Los Angeles venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Games at Lodge Room in Highland Park, then dinner at La Cuevita.

  • 01Lodge RoomHighland Park · $$
  • 02La CuevitaHighland Park · $$
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Games at The Roxy Theatre in Sunset Strip, then dinner at GYM Bar WeHo in Central LA.

  • 01The Roxy TheatreSunset Strip · $$$
  • 02GYM Bar WeHoCentral LA · $$
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Games at The Teragram Ballroom in Westlake, then dinner at Playa Las Tunas Restaurant in Pico-Union.

  • 01The Teragram BallroomWestlake · $$
  • 02Playa Las Tunas RestaurantPico-Union · $$
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Sam First - Jazz Club & Bar

    Westchester · $$

    Sophisticated venue featuring live jazz along with local beer, wines, house cocktails & snacks.

  2. 02

    Blue Note

    Hollywood · $$$

  3. 03

    Whisky a Go Go

    Sunset Strip · $$$

    Legendary Sunset Strip room where your son's friend's dad saw Zeppelin. Packed nights, loud bands, expensive drinks, historic stage—you feel it.

  4. 04

    The Vermont Hollywood

    East Hollywood · $$

    Live music, GA floor with mosh pits, balcony views upstairs — quick lines, good sound, cross the street from Metro B.

  5. 05

    Saint Rocke

    Hermosa Beach · $$

    Packed room, tight stage, rock bands that deliver. Bouncers know what they're doing, bartenders are fast.

  6. 06

    The Echo

    Echo Park · $$

    Small room, big sound — indie bands up close, patio out back, sister club downstairs if the night's not done.

  7. 07

    The Roxy Theatre

    Sunset Strip · $$$

    This compact, legendary area club with an on-site bar is known for rock music performances.

  8. 08

    The Teragram Ballroom

    Westlake · $$

    General admission–only live-music venue with multiple bars presenting big-name rock & indie bands.

  9. 09

    The Wiltern

    Koreatown · $$$

    Art deco theater that books major acts but feels intimate — great sightlines, quick bars, no bad seats in the house.

  10. 10

    Troubadour

    Central LA · $$

    Three levels, world-class sound, plenty of room to move. Rock history you can actually hear in.

  11. 11

    Lodge Room

    Highland Park · $$

    Intimate rock room, great sound, staff who actually care. Entrance in the alley, parking a hassle, but worth it.

  12. 12

    First Cabin Bar

    Arcadia · $

    Dive bar with a live band most weekends—rock, blues, swing—and a jukebox when the stage is dark. Standing room only on good nights.