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When We Were Young to Return In 2023

You can look forward to another year of When We Were Young in 2023, Scenestar readers! As we previously reported, this year's edition of When We Were Young will be taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, adjacent to Circus Circus, on Saturday, October 22; Sunday, October 23; and Saturday, October 29.

The 2023 edition of When We Were Young will be taking place on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

All three one-day music festivals have Blink-182 and Green Day as co-headliners. When We Were Young will also feature performances by 30 Seconds To Mars, 5 Seconds Of Summer, All Time Low, The Ataris, Beach Bunny, Bowling For Soup, Michelle Branch, Jean Dawson, The Front Bottoms, Goldfinger, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes, Joyce Manor, Kenny Hoopla, Lit, MXPX, New Found Glory, The Offspring, Pierce The Veil, Plain White T's, Relient K, Rise Against, Saves The Day, Say Anything, Sum 41, Thrice, Turnover, Waterparks, Yellowcard, and Zebrahead, among others.

Nessa Barrett Adds a Show at El Rey Theatre

Indie pop act Nessa Barrett will be squeezing in a show in L.A. after her When We Were Young festival sets! If you can't make it to Las Vegas, you can see her live in Los Angeles instead when Nessa Barrett headlines a show at El Rey Theatre on Tuesday, October 25. The show is in support of her upcoming album release Young Forever.

Shows of the Night: Friday, September 30th

BUY TICKETS: Bad Bunny w/ Diplo at SoFi Stadium

The last day of September is also one of the most stacked concert dates of the year, Scenestar readers. Multiple concerts could be #1 tonight but Bad Bunny narrowly takes the title of Show of the Night! Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny will be be performing in support of El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo, with Diplo at SoFi Stadium tonight, as part of World's Hottest Tour. Inglewood football stadium will also host the Puerto Rican superstar on Saturday, October 1. You can secure parking here.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Los Angeles Azules, Daniel Avery, Caribou, Dead Sara, Sky Ferreira, Fred Again.., DJ Travis Holcombe (of KCRW), Jauz, Khruangbin, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Marcus Mumford, Nas, Nation of Language, Stevie Nicks, Nitzer Ebb, Arlo Parks, Phantom Planet, Danielle Ponder, Shame, Viagra Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Jamie XX, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as 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!

Desert Daze 2022 Set Times Released

We're only one weekend away from the return of Desert Daze! As we previously announced, Desert Daze will be returning to Moreno Beach at Lake Perris from Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2, for their 10th edition of the festival and we're happy to see that set times have finally been revealed!

Headlining the festival this year are King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and Tame Impala (Playing Lonerism in full). Beach House will be replacing Iggy Pop as the Sunday headliner.

Other highlights in this year's lineup include Chicano Batman, The Marías, Sky Ferreira, Cortex, BADBADNOTGOOD, Boy Pablo, Perfume Genius, Reggie Watts, Aldous Harding, Men I Trust, Mild High Club, Viagra Boys, Cymande, Shannon and the Clams, Nation Of Language, Duster, Nilüfer Yanya, Show Me The Body, Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear), Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Surfbort, L.A. Witch, Automatic, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, The Paranoyds, JJUUJJUU, ZO, Surprise Chef, Black Country, New Road, Lady Wray, and many more.

The grounds will also be illuminated by an array of video artists and art installations including work by Tarik Barri, Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show, Slim Reaper, and more. Multidisciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki also returns to the beach, curating this year’s installment of The Sanctuary featuring clipping., Silent Servant, Kid 606, and more, as well as Cichocki’s own Circular Dimensions Immersive Sound Installation and DJ sets from Nosaj Thing and Telefon Tel Aviv.

Live Review: Primavera Sound LA 2022

Photo & Review by Chris Molina

Despite the last couple of weeks of Southern California scorching heat, the Friday kickoff of Primavera was graced by a sunkissed picturesque day. The crisp breeze and festival atmosphere reminiscent of the carefree days of a pre-Covid era are warm but equally offset. For many long-time Los Angeles concert rats and music editorials, Los Angeles State Historic Park is a familiar reminder of yesteryear’s FYF Fest, which in some ways, laid the groundwork for the venue’s subsequent music events and festivals. Curiosity and anticipation peek, wondering if the Primavera Sound production and logistical operations will meet or exceed expectations from its promoter predecessors.

Primavera Sound LA 2022 Set Times Released

It's time to get ready for one of this year's most anticipated summer music festivals! Primavera Sound Los Angeles will be making its L.A. debut from Friday, September 16, to Sunday, September 18, at Los Angeles State Historic Park with headliners Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails. Today, the festival has released set times for this weekend!

Other notable acts performing this year include Amyl and the Sniffers, Arca, Bad Gyal, Beak>, Bicep, James Blake, Boy Harsher, Buscabulla, Cigarettes After Sex, Clairo, Current Joys, Darkside, Dry Cleaning, Fontaines D.C., Georgia, Girl In Red, Giveon, Kim Gordon, Gustaf, Helena Hauff, Khruangbin, King Krule, Little Jesus, Jeff Mills, Mitski, Paloma Mami, PinkPantheress, Shygirl, Special Interest, Stereolab, Surf Curse, John Talabot, Faye Webster, Tierra Whack, and possibly more acts will be announced closer to the festival date.

Low will no longer be performing and has been replaced by Warpaint.

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.

Men I Trust to Play at the Hollywood Palladium

Men I Trust aren't done with Southern California quite yet this year! As we previously reported, the band will be playing a set at this year's edition of Desert Daze at Moreno Beach at Lake Perris from Friday, September 30, but following that up with a show of their own in support of their latest release, Untourable Album, at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, November 25. Feng Suave and Homeshake open the show.