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Daily Email - Friday - 8/8/2025

August 08, 2025

Your mission: find a partner, pick a game, and see if you’ve got what it takes to outsmart The Escape Game. Their multi-room adventures in Century City are built like movie sets with puzzles that will test your limits. Want in? We’re giving away a pair of spots for the game and date of your choice. Pick wisely... you’ve only got 60 minutes!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Du Plessis vs. Chimaev. 40ft screens. Ice-cold drinks. Fights are better at Dave & Buster’s — assemble your buddies and get ready for UFC 319 next Saturday, 8/16!*

  • Of Monsters and Men are bringing the Mouse Parade Tour to the Hollywood Palladium this November. Yes, the band that gave us “Little Talks,” “Dirty Paws,” and the entire soundtrack to your 2010s. Tickets drop Friday, 8/15 at 10AM!

  • Spend your Valentine’s Day with Wild Child at Whisky A Go Go for a Jim Morrison celebration concert – think “Riders on the Storm,” “L.A. Woman,” and all the poetry-soaked chaos your heart can handle.

  • Like Moths To Flames fly into The Glass House Pomona this November — they’ll lure you straight into the mosh with “Bury Your Pain,” “The Worst in Me,” and enough metalcore to leave your vocal cords wrecked for days.

  • Plus fresh announcements from MARINA, Ciara, The Beaches, and more!

CONCERTS UNDER $20

Running low on funds? We found a goldmine of LA shows that cost $20(-ish) or less — proof you can keep dancin’ at any price point in this town:

BEFORE YOU GHOST THAT SITUATIONSHIP

🎶 Dave Matthews Band

Friday, August 22 at The Kia Forum (7PM)

Inglewood gets the full Dave Matthews Band treatment a couple weeks from now. Don’t pretend you’re not going. Last chance to enter our giveaway for free tickets!*

🚨 Nelly

Saturday, August 23 at Intuit Dome (7:30PM)

Where The Party At? Nelly’s bringing the heat to Intuit Dome for the 25th anniversary of Country Grammar — it’s a full-throttle 2000s nostalgia trip with Ja Rule, Eve, St. Lunatics, Chingy, and special guests. Enter to win your way in!*

🖼️ Pageant of the Masters

Nightly thru Friday, August 29 in Laguna Beach (8:30PM)

This summer, Laguna Beach is flipping art on its head! Paintings, murals, and sculptures come alive onstage at Pageant of the Masters. Enjoy live music, haunting stories, and jaw-dropping visuals. Don’t miss out – purchase tickets today!*

🌙 late night drive home

Tomorrow, August 9 at The Fonda Theatre (7:45PM)

late night drive home cruise into Hollywood this weekend with dreamy indie hooks, hazy guitars, and the kind of coming-of-age soundtrack that makes you want to, well… drive around at midnight.

👑 Gipsy Kings

Tomorrow, August 9 at The Greek Theatre (8PM)

With Nicolas Reyes still howling every high note, catch Gipsy Kings at The Greek to let the Catalan rumba-flamenco pulse of “Bamboléo,” “Djobi Djoba,” and all your backstage-classic faves swirl under the stars.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Downtown’s first-ever padel courts are on their way! Taking over the old Macy’s space, Ballers will open a massive 100k sq ft flagship at The Bloc next year, with pickleball, golf simulators, soccer fields, bars, and a recovery lounge.

  • Have you clocked the Echo Park Rising lineup yet?

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Have a chaotic weekend!