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Shows of the Night: Monday, June 5th

BUY TICKETS: Counting Crows at the Troubadour (8:00pm)

Welcome to the first full week of June, Scenestar readers. "June Gloom" is upon us, but also a lot of great reasons to head out which includes our pick for Show of the Night: Counting Crows! Before hitting the road for their upcoming "Banshee Season Tour," Counting Crows will be playing an intimate show tonight at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. You can also see Counting Crows later this year when they return to play at YouTube Theater on Wednesday, September 6, with opener Dashboard Confessional.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by BlueBucksClan, Djunah, Frankiie, Jeleel!, Ally Nicholas, Peter Cat Recording Co., Raine Piyãko, Summerdrive, Tanner Usrey, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Bastille Bad Blood X Show Booked at the Wiltern

Bastille is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of one of their biggest album releases! Their debut release, Bad Blood, turns ten this year, and to celebrate, Bastille will be returning to play an intimate show as part of the Bad Blood X Tour" on Friday, August 25, at the Wiltern in Koreatown.

Gorillaz Will Return to Play at BMO Stadium

It looks like Coachella 2023 wasn't your last chance to see Gorillaz perform live this year. Besides performing in Indio in April, Murdoc, Noodle, Russel, and 2-D had headlining shows in Los Angeles with Earthgang at The Kia Forum and YouTube Theater in September of last year. Now Gorillaz will be playing in support of their latest release, The Static Channel, at BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) on Sunday, September 10.

Kaytranada, Lil Yachty, and Remi Wolf will be opening the show.

Interpol: Two Shows at the Greek Theatre

Scenestar favorite Interpol will be coming back to Los Angeles for a pair of tour dates this "Rocktober!" You can see Interpol play their hits and tracks off of their latest release, The Other Side of Make-Believe, live at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, October 29, and Monday, October 30, with openers Jean Dawson and Mareux on night one, and The Red Pears and DannyLux opening on night two.

Contest: So Happy Ur Queer at the Troubadour

Kicking things off this first weekend of Pride Month in West Hollywood is "So Happy UR Queer!" The event hosted by the Troubadour will feature a lineup consisting of Beginners, Tomi, Isla June, and Jackie Lipson on Thursday, June 1, with host Abe Farrelly.

We're giving our readers the chance to see them perform live courtesy of our ticket giveaway for a pair of tickets to the show!

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, May 30th

BUY TICKETS: The National w/ Soccer Mommy at the Greek Theatre (7:30pm)

Welcome back to a post-Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles, Scenestar readers. We still have some reasons to get you out of the house which includes the return of our pick for Show of the Night: The National! As we previously reported, The National are back in town to perform in support of their latest release, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, starting tonight at the Greek Theatre with opener Soccer Mommy. You can also see The National once last time on Wednesday, May 31.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Amon, Rich Aucoin, The Chisel, Chloe Caroline, Grandview, Hozier, Noel Schajris, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Damien Rice: Two Shows at the Orpheum

Los Angeles is getting another opportunity to see Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice live at his first shows in the area since 2014! As we previously announced, the folk singer-songwriter will be headlining the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, December 4, in support of the follow-up to his 2014 album release My Favourite Faded Fantasy.

Now a second show will be taking place on Tuesday, December 5.

Preview: Pitchfork Music Festival 2023

Photos by CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ for The Scenestar

The 17th edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park this summer from July 21st – 23rd 2023. A pair of heavy hitters in the form of Bon Iver and The Smile headline another stacked lineup with festival favorite Big Thief as the 3rd name at the top of the bill. Recently reunited Youth Lagoon, indie darling Weyes Blood, and the reclusive King Krule make long-awaited returns to Union Park this year. R&B act Ric Wilson, DJ/producer Ariel Zetina, and singer/songwriter Sen Morimoto represent their hometown of Chicago.

Here are 5 acts not to miss over the weekend: