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Life Is Beautiful 2021 Early Bird Tickets On Sale

The next edition of Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival is upon us! The three-day event, held at Downtown Las Vegas from September 17 to 19, will start selling Early Bird tickets this morning with their lineup to be announced soon.

Arlo Parks L.A. Debut at Moroccan & Echoplex

British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks is finally making her way to Los Angeles for her live debut performances! You can see Arlo Parks when she performs live at the Moroccan Lounge on Thursday, October 14, (Originally scheduled to take place on April 9) and at Echoplex on Friday, October 15 in support of latest release, Collapsed in Sunbeams.

Carla Morrison Live Stream on Valentine's Day

Latin Alternative icon Carla Morrison is performing in Los Angeles after all this year! She was originally scheduled to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, February 6, which was going to be her first show in Los Angeles since 2017. Instead, Carla Morrison is giving her fans another chance to see her play her hits (new and old) this weekend when she streams her live performance at The Paramount on Sunday, February 14, at 6:30 p.m.

The Weeknd Adds a Tour Date at The Forum

The Weeknd has extended the "After Hours Tour," on the eve of his Super Bowl performance! Abel Tesfaye, AKA The Weeknd, will expand his all-ages tour next year at The Forum on Friday, March 11; at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16; and at Staples Center on Friday, March 18, Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20. The tour is in support of his current release After Hours.

Coachella 2021 Postponed due to COVID-19

Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2

It looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer to experience Coachella again, Scenestar readers. Coachella 2021 and Stagecoach 2021 will not be taking place in April, as scheduled, according to Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. "We look forward to when the events may return," Kaiser said in a tweet last Friday announcing that he had signed the public health order that you can read here. The festival is not actually officially canceled at this time and there are unconfirmed rumors that Coachella 2021 was scheduled to move to October 2021, regardless.

Goldenvoice has yet to officially announce that Coachella 2021 and Stagecoach 2021 are moving once again due to current global coronavirus transmission concerns. One of the biggest and best-known festivals in the U.S. could be moving once again from their originally rescheduled dates: Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2) to Friday, April 9, to Sunday, April 11, 2021 (Weekend 1) and Friday, April 16, to Sunday, April 18, 2021 (Weekend 2). Stagecoach was to take place from Friday, April 23, to Sunday, April 25, 2021.

No details have been released on whether the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will still feature performances by headliners—Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott on both festival weekends in any updated lineup.

End of 2020 Covid-19 Quarantine Spotify Playlist

We almost made it to the end of 2020, Scenestar readers! We hope you're spending New Year's Eve at home or in quarantine somewhere safe so that we can hopefully have some actual concerts in Los Angeles to share with you in the new year. There are plenty of streaming options on the internet tonight and on the radio starting at 8 p.m. (We see you KCRW's Travis Holcombe), but if you choose to have a COVID-19-themed music night at home, we have a Spotify quarantine playlist that we made early this year to get you through.

Thanks to all the venues, promoters, musicians, labels, marketers, public relations people, and especially our followers/readers for hanging in there and waiting to have some cool concerts to look forward to. Until then, we'll see you in 2021, and please let us know what you think (or if you have any tracks we missed on this playlist)!

Electric Mile Taking Place at Santa Anita Park

We have something music-related for you to look forward to starting in the new year! From the people that brought you Electric Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, Nocturnal Wonderland, and most of the electronic shows that you frequent in Southern California, Insomniac has scheduled a drive-thru music experience called Electric Mile to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA from Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 24. The hour-long experience comes complete with music, lights, art, visual effects, installations, and more in a COVID-friendly environment for all ages.

Los Lobos Drive In Concert Moves to the Citadel

Los Lobos has moved their drive-in show closer to their hometown of East L.A.! The band was originally headlining down to Orange County to headline an all-ages tour date at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA on Saturday, August 29. Now Los Lobos are set to rock the Citadel Outlet Mall tonight with openers Miriah Avila and Los Mysteriosos.