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Daily Email - Monday - 9/29/2025

September 29, 2025

This Halloween, step into Insomniac’s Escape Halloween Psycho Circus — a twisted festival with fire-breathing performances, immersive haunts, and sets from San Holo, ATLiens, J. Worra, and more at NOS Event Center. Don’t miss out! Enter to win tickets now!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Jig into the night with a production that’s Celtic for this generation! Featuring champion dancers from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, Taste of Ireland brings stars direct from the West End to Oxnard, Riverside, Irvine, and Glendale!*

  • Join members of the original cast on Sunday, 11/2 at Grove of Anaheim to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the US movie premiere of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! A limited number of $50 tickets (including fees) are available!*

  • Short sets, big vibes from SiR, Ari Lennox, Jordan Ward, and more at Broccoli City LA Exchange. Part entrepreneurship summit, part block party, join LA’s most creative voices at The Beehive on Sunday, 11/9. Win VIP tickets!*

  • Tackle game day like a pro: wings, beers, frozen margs, and arcade victories on deck. Dave & Buster’s is your Rams & Chargers HQ all season. Find the schedule here!*

  • Plus fresh announcements from Danny Brown, Cardi B, Ariel Pink, and more!

50 THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER

Photo: Lorde, credit Joseph Okpako via Variety

Your plans shouldn't stop just because the weather is cooling down! Check out these "cool" events happening around the city in October:

INTUIT DOME PRESENTS:

RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE WORLD FINAL

The world’s biggest freestyle street dance competition lands in LA for the first time ever! Next Saturday, 10/11, Red Bull Dance Your Style brings their World Final to Intuit Dome, where 10,000 fans will watch and rank dancers from 27 countries in head-to-head one-on-one battles. The twist? Competitors don’t know the tracks until they drop. Add in special showcases, surprise performances, and a set from Lil Jon, and you’ve got one unforgettable night.*

AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK

🌙 Courtney Barnett

Thursday, October 2 at Joshua Tree Retreat Center (6PM)

Sister Midnight presents Courtney Barnett’s only West Coast headline set of the year - and it’ll be under the Joshua Tree sky. Last chance to win tickets to jam in the desert with one of indie rock’s best!*

🤘 L7

Friday, October 3 at The Belasco Theater (6PM)

This one’s for the Riot Grrrls! L7 is joined by Lunachicks and CSS to ignite DTLA with punk ferocity. Enter to win VIP tickets for the Fast and Frightening Takeover, a night of raw, riotous energy!*

🩸 KROQ & Street Food Cinema Present: Halloween (1978)

Friday, October 3 at The Autry Museum (8:30PM) 

Let a vampire in scrubs take your blood, then party with Michael Myers! KROQ’s annual blood drive ends with an outdoor screening of Halloween (1978).*

🙌 Reggae Rise Up

Friday thru Sunday, October 3-5 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

Reggae Rise Up is taking over Las Vegas with three days of legends like Matisyahu, Public Enemy, Slightly Stoopid, and more performing across multiple stages. Enter to win VIP passes, sidestage viewing, and $200 in merch credit!*

🔥 blink-182

Sunday, October 5 at Acrisure Arena (7PM)

blink-182 finish their SoCal Missionary Impossible Tour run at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert this weekend with Alkaline Trio and Liily. This is your last chance to see the band live before the tour ends!*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Dogs. Drinks. Rooftop vibes. Need we say more? Head to the Melrose Rooftop Theater at E.P. & L.P. next Saturday, 10/11 for Furever Fest, featuring pup cups, cocktails, puppy adoptions, and more! Free entry!

  • Calling all Natural History Museum members! The Haunted Museum returns this Saturday, 10/4 with spine-tingling and thrilling experiences like a taxidermy demonstration, monster-mashing tunes, flashlight tours, and more!

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