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Daily Email - Thursday - 7/17/2025

Country music's intriguing masked enigma awaits where redwoods meet rhinestones… Win VIP tickets to see Orville Peck at San Francisco's storied Stern Grove Festival next weekend! We're including two nights at The Fairmont plus $600 in travel credits!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Dust off those checkered Vans for Sublime, A Day to Remember, Bowling for Soup, Less Than Jake, & more emo legends – we teamed up with Cash Or Trade to give away VIP tickets to Warped Tour in Long Beach 7/26-27!

  • Shoegaze, screamo, nu-metal — pick your poison. Fleshwater has two nights coming up at The Fonda this October, and we’re giving away tickets to the show on Saturday, 10/11!

  • Five-piece crew STS9 has been making live-looped jamtronica grooves and deep space bass since the late ‘90s. Tickets drop at 10AM tomorrow for both of their November Bellwether shows!

  • Making mosh pits since 1985, riot grrrl legends of grunge L7 announced a Friday, 10/3 show at The Belasco. Grab tickets at 10AM tomorrow!

  • Plus fresh announcements from Perfume Genius, Blessthefall, Ekali, A Static Lullaby, and more!

FREE CONCERTS AT PERSHING SQUARE

Photo: @divercityconcerts via Instagram

The DiverCity Free Concert Series is taking over Pershing Square all summer! It’s a celebration of music, culture, and the city of LA itself — and yeah, they’re totally FREE (with RSVP)!

Expect a lineup that bounces from Latin to Oldies and everything in between. Local legends, big names, and the kind of LA energy you don’t get sitting at home:

TELYRX PRESENTS:

PRESCRIPTION PEACE OF MIND – NO MATTER YOUR ZIP CODE

Headed to the lake, the beach, or deep into nature? Don’t sweat it — TelyRx delivers your prescriptions the next day, no insurance needed. Your meds, your adventure, no interruptions.*

THIS WEEKEND

🍶 Sake In The Park

Tomorrow, July 18 at Grand Park (7-10PM)

50+ sakes. Shōchūs and bites from 30+ LA restaurants. Electric DJs and live performances. Sake in the Park takes over DTLA for an all-you-can-eat and drink foodie fest benefiting the Little Tokyo Service Center! Buy tickets!*

🥊 UFC 318 - Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway 3

Saturday, July 19 at Dave & Buster’s (7PM)

Catch every punch, kick, and KO on Dave & Buster’s 40-foot screens with epic sound and crave-worthy food & drinks at the ultimate UFC Fight Night®. Play games to rack up wins on the Leaderboard, and you could win a VIP NASCAR experience or even a brand-new car!*

🤘 Bratmobile

Tomorrow, July 18 at The Belasco (7PM)

Raw punk attitude, and zero patience for BS – one of the original riot grrrl bands is back to show us how it’s done. Catch Bratmobile with Death Valley Girls in DTLA this weekend for an angsty night that’s loud as hell.

🫧 Jacuzzi Boys

Tomorrow, July 18 at The Roxy (8PM)

Miami’s own Jacuzzi Boys take their sun-soaked garage rock to the Sunset Strip as part of their Glazin’ and Beyond Tour with support from Grady Strange, Snacks, Sept, and DJ Nuge!

🪩 Yoi Toki Presents: A Future Funk Party ft. Yung Bae

Saturday, July 19 at Teragram Ballroom (10PM)

Yoi Toki returns to LA with special guest Yung Bae for a night of Future Funk, which blends retro anime aesthetics with 70s disco, funk, and Japanese City Pop. Toe-tapping guaranteed.

LOCALS ONLY

  • It doesn’t get more iconic than the Colorado Street Bridge. Enjoy three stages of live music, a classic car show, 15 local restaurants, and even a kids’ zone at the Pasadena Heritage Bridge Party! Buy a ticket to support its preservation!

  • Weekly Sunday Sessions at DTLA’s Gloria Molina Grand Park return this Sunday, 7/20 from 3-8PM to honor self-expression, collective joy, and unity through the power of house music. Free and open to all ages!

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