LA natives can’t relate, but I remember how disappointed I was when my favorite waterpark would shut down due to bad weather. That’s how Saturday night felt at Head Trip, when a Code Orange caused by lightning forced 90k+ attendees to evacuate the Empire Polo fields before Calvin Harris’ set. We came home to a 12-hour power outage in our neighborhood too, but hey, at least we weren’t camping!

Everyone who rallied for Sunday experienced an absolutely unforgettable night though. Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, Dom Dolla b2b Kettama, Peggy Gou, and a rescheduled Calvin Harris lit that place up. So much pyro. So many lasers.

After you peep my highlights from the fest, start planning your next move:

Two decades of emo, power-pop, and alternative rock nostalgia collide. Win tickets to celebrate 25 years of Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American and 20 years of The Format’s Dog Problems at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, 11/7!*

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• Megan Woods broke through with "The Truth," a song about rejecting the lies we tell ourselves. She's bringing her faith-driven pop to Bakersfield this Sunday, 10/18 and Pomona next Thursday, 10/22. We've got tickets to give away!*

• Across critically acclaimed solo albums, as well as a collection of side projects under names like dj gummy bear, win tickets to catch Montell Fish’s fusion of R&B, indie, and electronic on The Nest Tour at The Ford on Tuesday, 10/27!*

• Union Station's 7th Annual Boonion Station takes over the South Patio on Halloween. Expect free candy, costume contests, face painting, dancing, and monster-making with Metro Art. All ages welcome!*

• After 2,400 miles across eight states, John Paget's Route 66: The Main Street of America documentary wraps its Centennial Roadshow with a screening and Q&A at Los Angeles Theatre on Saturday, 11/7. Free tickets up for grabs!*

• If you haven’t seen a movie under the dome at Cosm in Inglewood yet, then “get outta my swamp!” Transport into Shrek’s “Land of Fairytales” at the world’s first animated cinematic experience in Shared Reality. Sign up for presale access!*

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Another Tuesday, another fresh batch of music! Once again, here’s what’s been in our headphones this week, plus a few of our team’s top concert recommendations. In this week’s edition: Royce Fisherman’s song of the summer, a Hot Since 82 + Miss Kittin collab for the Star Wars nerds, Alice Phoebe Lou’s side band, and more.

If you have a favorite artist or band that you can’t stop listening to (especially if they’re locally based in Southern California), please share them with us! We’re all ears!

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