• DoLA
  • Posts
  • Daily Email - Monday - 8/18/2025

Daily Email - Monday - 8/18/2025

August 18, 2025

Not a sequel. Not a reboot. A full-blown sensory takeover. Enter The Matrix… in Inglewood. Win tickets to Cosm’s 87-foot LED dome experience where the film surrounds you in Shared Reality, glitches with you, and totally reboots movie night!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Sing-along anthems, symphonic scale, one night only. Betty Who joins the LA Phil at The Ford next Saturday, 8/30 for a night of pop ballads under the stars!*

  • From bedroom pop to Hollywood Bowl-headlining bangers: AJR is doing it big on Saturday, 10/4 with their biggest, boldest tour yet. Can we skip to the good part? Tickets are still available Somewhere in the Sky!*

  • Now dance, f***er, dance! The Offspring’s set to shred three nights at The Kia Forum 8/29-31 with Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory. Don’t languish in regret, dude. Enter to win tickets on us!*

  • From post-punk séance to arena-sized prophecy, The Cult & Death Cult rise again. Two eras in one night, Astbury and Duffy summon decades of shadowy rock lineage at The Shrine on Thursday, 10/30. Win your way in!

  • Plus fresh announcements from The Temper Trap, Cosmic Gate, and more!

COMING UP AT THE SHRINE

The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall via X

Just south of DTLA, The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall is where decadent chandeliers meet sweat-slicked mosh pits — a venue with one foot in old Hollywood glam and the other in full-blast musical chaos. From cult icons to next-gen headliners, here’s what’s coming up inside those storied walls:

AFTER A LONG WEEK

🎬 Maestro of the Movies

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, August 22-24 at The Hollywood Bowl (8PM)

Lightsabers. French horns. Jurassic nostalgia. From Star Wars to Indiana Jones, buy tickets to hear the LA Phil bring John Williams' most iconic scores to life at Maestro of the Movies, or you could pull a Jedi Mind Trick and win your way in to Friday’s show.*

🥴 Drunk Theatre

Every Friday at Santa Monica Playhouse (9PM)

One comic downs five shots of liquor. The rest stay sober. What happens next is a sloppy mess of hilarious improv theater. Use code DOLAFREE for BOGO tickets to Drunk Theatre!*

🍿 Street Food Cinema Presents: Miss Congeniality

Saturday, August 23 at The Autry Museum (6PM) 

Be the crown! 25 years ago, Gracie Hart made handguns and hairspray look good. Street Food Cinema’s celebrating Miss Congeniality’s silver-screen birthday with dumplings, burgers, trivia, and a killer sunset backdrop.*

🔐 The Escape Game

Every Day at Westfield Century City

Escape boredom. Literally. The Escape Game combines movie-quality sets with immersive, puzzle-based stories that make for the perfect night out. Enter to win a pair of tickets for your game and date of choice!*

🎹 Augustana

Friday, August 22 at The Venice West (8PM)

If your heart still breaks a little when “Boston” comes on, this show’s your catharsis. Augustana hits the Westside for one night of piano-soaked nostalgia. Tickets are around $30!

LOCALS ONLY

  • Sunset-hour DJ sets, craft cocktails, and shareable bites backdropped by the DTLA skyline at the Proper Hotel’s rooftop restaurant Cara Cara on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5-8PM. Reserve a table for Proper Sounds!

  • Only two weekends left to enjoy free live music at The Grove’s park space! Grab a bite, do some shopping, bring a blanket, and listen to tunes on the lawn every Friday & Saturday from 5–8PM and Sunday 4–7PM before August ends!

WIN STUFF

Coming Up

In The Future

Subscribe to Gay DoLA to find the best LGBTQ+ giveaways, events, and artists in LA!

It’s not about the concerts. It’s about the friends we make in the bathroom line.