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Daily Email - Friday - 9/5/2025
The nightmare is just beginning… Escape Halloween takes over the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino 10/31-11/1 for a full weekend of haunting sets from Deadmau5, DJ Snake, Alesso, and more. Enter to win your way into the biggest Halloween party in the world!*
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Live music, Magic Castle entertainment, and panoramic city views set the stage with Hollywood’s elite. Celebrate Emmy Weekend in style at LA Today’s Red Carpet Gala at the 1 Hotel West Hollywood next Saturday, 9/13!*
Danny Elfman conducts Nightmare Before Christmas live at the Bowl 10/25-26. Spooky visuals, soaring music, and tickets are slipping away faster than Oogie Boogie’s dice.*
Soul priestess Erykah Badu lights up the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, 10/3. Expect grooves that hypnotize and truths that sting on the Mama's Gun '25: The Return of Automatic Slim Tour. Tickets are still live - move before they’re gone!*
Rising star Nate Sib is making waves with soulful melodies and genre-blurring tracks that blend pop, R&B, and indie. Enter for your chance at free tickets to his Fonda show on Sunday, 10/12!
Plus fresh announcements from RJD2, Domo Genesis, Liquid Stranger, and more!
FREE EVENTS IN LA
Stressed about the economy? Check out our list of free events in Los Angeles for guiltless, budget-friendly nights out on the town!
DURING YOUR “FREE” TIME
🔊 ASTROPICAL
Sunday, September 7 at the Hollywood Bowl (7PM)
Latin alt icons Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana co-headline KCRW Festival with their joint project ASTROPICAL, a night of pan-Latin joy with YEИDRY and Macario Martínez. Get tickets!*
🏡 Real Estate
Wednesday, September 10 at The Bellwether (7PM)
Indie rockers Real Estate are throwing Atlas a birthday party in DTLA… at 11 years and 7 months. Why now? Doesn’t matter. They’re playing (almost) the whole record, plus deep cuts and greatest hits. Enter for a chance to win tickets!*
🎯 The Who
Wednesday, September 17 at The Hollywood Bowl (7:30PM)
Blistering riffs, timeless tunes, and a setlist that’ll make your heart pinball. The Who’s still got it, and they’re tearing up the Hollywood Bowl next week! Legends don’t fade, even when The Song Is Over.*
🔥 The Delfonics Experience
Tomorrow, September 6 at The Venice West (8PM)
Ready to fall in love all over again? Expect smooth harmonies, lush arrangements, and hits like “La-La Means I Love You” when The Delfonics bring timeless Philly soul to Venice Beach. Tickets are around $35!
🎧 Will Clarke
Tomorrow, September 6 at Exchange (10PM)
From Bristol to Detroit, bearded techno wizard Will Clarke knows how to turn a room inside out. Bring earplugs.
FEATURED SPOTLIGHT
 | CreepoidCreepoid are back to haunt your happy place. This bill’s a black hole of psych fuzz and shoegaze bliss, with Deserta, 16 Underground, and Night School joining the descent. The Echoplex goes full ghost mode tonight.* |
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Vote for your favorite performers and see who takes home a Moon Person trophy at this year’s MTV VMAs! It’s all happening at 5PM this Sunday, 9/7 on CBS!
Score once-in-a-wardrobe pieces from eclectic collections at tomorrow’s Vintage in Venice on Abbot Kinney Blvd between 11AM-5PM, put on by Artists & Fleas!
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