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Seal Schedules a Show at the Greek Theatre

Another iconic act hitting the road this summer is Seal! The British singer-songwriter will be embarking on a world tour to celebrate the release of Seal I, and Seal 2, with a show scheduled at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday, June 7. Joining Seal as his opener will be the English new wave duo, The Buggles.

Shows of the Night: Saturday, January 7th

BUY TICKETS: The Sound of Animals Fighting w/ Hail The Sun, Concrete Castles & Record Setter at the Wiltern

Happy Saturday, Scenestar readers. It's time to take advantage of a weekend with no rain by heading out to check out our Show of the Night: The Sound Of Animals Fighting! Super group The Sound Of Animals Fighting will be returning to the Wiltern tonight with openers Hail The Sun, Concrete Castles, and Record Setter. The Sound Of Animals Fighting is comprised of Rich Balling (of Rx Bandits), Derek Doherty (of Finch), Matt Embree (of RX Bandits), and Anthony Green (of Circa Survive & Saosin). You can also see them play again on Sunday, January 8, at House of Blues Anaheim.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Bow Wow Wow, Clipping., Clara Cuve, Fu Manchu, Gene Loves Jezebel, Jonas Brothers, Joyce Manor, Kamikaze Palm Tree, King Woman, Lagrimas, The Linda Lindas, Mad Alchemist, Haley Reinhart, Jeff Rosenstock, JP Saxe, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, T.S.O.L., Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), Theo Von, 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!

The Smell Announce 25th Anniversary Shows

Legendary DYI venue The Smell will be celebrating 25 years starting with four great shows this month! The music venue has played host to many of your favorite acts as they've come up the ranks such as Best Coast, Bleached, Health, No Age, Surf Curse, and many more. To celebrate, you can make plans to make new memories starting with Night 1 during Sun Records Tribute Night in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sam Phillips on Thursday, January 5, with a lineup that includes members of Death Valley Girls, The Sad Girls, Together Pangea, and more.

Friday, January 6, brings No Age, Lavender Diamond, Cupid & Psyche, Janelane, and Sean Solomon to The Smell. Saturday, January 7, will have you rocking to Clipping. with openers Kuromy, The Claudia Kishis, Sick Burn, and Body Party. The Smell will wrap things up on Sunday, January 8, with FM, The Warlocks, Prissy Whip, and Black Love.

Alt-J 'An Awesome Wave' Shows at the Wiltern

Alt-J will be hitting the road in support of the 10-year anniversary of their debut album release with two local headlining shows! The British indie-pop band will be celebrating their iconic album, An Awesome Wave, by performing the album in its entirety along with some other favorites at the Wiltern on Monday, March 20; Tuesday, March 21; and Wednesday, March 22.

AFI "Sing The Sorrow" at the Kia Forum

We have yet another opportunity to see AFI (A Fire Inside) perform live next year, Scenestar readers! As we previously reported, AFI will play in support of Bodies at the Majestic Ventura Theater on Friday, November 25.

Now the band will play Sing The Sorrow in its entirety for the first and last time at the Kia Forum on Saturday, March 11, with openers Choir Boy, Jawbreaker, and Chelsea Wolfe.

Lodge Room Anniversary Show With Bleached

L.A.'s Bleached will be teaming up with the Lodge Room to celebrate their 5-year anniversary! You can see Bleached play in support of their recent release Don't You Think You've Had Enough?, while celebrating five years of the Lodge Room on Wednesday, November 9.

Stagecoach Release Their 2023 Festival Lineup

It's time to get even more excited about next year's edition of Stagecoach! The 15th-anniversary edition of the biggest country music festival this side of the Mississippi will be taking place once again at the Empire Polo Club from Friday, April 28, 2023, to Sunday, April 30, 2023, with Goldenvoice finally releasing its complete festival lineup!

The lineup for the country music festival has Luke Bryan headlining on Friday, Kane Brown headlining on Saturday, and Chris Stapleton headlining on Sunday. Also on the lineup: Bryan Adams, Gabby Barrett, Brooks & Dunn, Breland, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Diplo, Melissa Etheridge, Riley Green, Valerie June, Nikki Lane, Elle King, Trixie Mattel, Niko Moon, Parker McCollum, Nelly, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Morgan Wade, and ZZ Top, among others.

Contest: At The Gates at the Fonda Theatre

Swedish death-metal band At The Gates is ready to help your week go down even harder hard in Hollywood. Their Slaughter of the Soul Anniversary Tour will bring them to the Fonda Theatre on Wednesday, August 17, with openers Municipal Waste and Thrown Into Exile. You can also see them at the Glass House on Thursday, August 18.

If you would like to see At The Gates, who will be performing Slaughter of the Soul, in full, we're giving you the chance via a ticket contest for their show!