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Coachella 2023 Festival Lineup Revealed

One of the biggest concert announcements is upon us, Scenestar readers! Goldenvoice has revealed this year's festival lineup scheduled to take place from Friday, April 14, to Sunday, April 16, for Weekend One, and Friday, April 21, to Sunday, April 23, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.

This year's headliners include Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean.

Other performers include 2ManyDJs, A Boogie, Becky G, Björk, Boygenius, Burna Boy, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Charli XCX, Cheat Codes, Chromeo, Dannylux, Drama, Idris Elba, Dominic Fike, Fisher, FKJ, Gabriels, Gorillaz, Calvin Harris, Hope Tala, Julie, Sara Landry, Kali Uchis, Kaytranada, Chris Lake, LP Giobbi, Los Bitchos, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Maceo Plex, Mareux, Metro Boomin, Momma, Mura Masa, Jai Paul, Remi Wolf, Rosalia, Porter Robinson, Eric Prydz, Marc Rebillet, SG Lewis, Sleaford Mods, Sofi Tukker, $uicideboy$, Sunset Rollercoaster, Tale of Us, The Chemical Brothers, The Comet Is Coming, The Garden, The Kid Laroi, The Linda Lindas, The Murder Capital, Underworld, Jackson Wang, Wet Leg, Yungblud, and many more.

The Despacio tent (courtesy of LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and 2ManyDJs) will also be returning to Coachella and set to party all weekend long.

The Black Keys to Play the Santa Barbara Bowl

Before headlining Beachlife Festival 2023, The Black Keys will be playing a local warm-up show! Performing in support of their latest release Delta Kream, The Black Keys will start things up at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Thursday, May 4, in continuation of their current "The Dropout Boogie Tour."

They will be headlining Beachlife Festival 2023 on Friday, May 5, at Redondo Beach Marina.

Shows of the Night: Saturday, December 31st

BUY TICKETS: The Roots at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7:00pm & 10:30pm)

New Year's Eve is finally here, Scenestar readers. It's rainy, but there are plenty of great events out there to entice you to go out including our top pick for Show of the Night: The Roots! The iconic hip-hop act will join the LA Phil tonight to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall at 7:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 4B, DJ Tyler Boudreaux (of KCRW), DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Capital Cities, Ken Carson, Cimafunk, Club Tularosa, Carl Craig, Neil Frances, Donavon Frankenreiter, The Dresden Dolls, The Drums, Todd Edwards, Hercules and Love Affair, Valentino Khan, Heidi Lawden, Loud Luxury, Machinedrum, Maroon 5, Brooks Nielsen (of the Growlers), Craig Robinson, La Santa Cecilia, Markus Schulz, Starcrawler, Swamp Dogg, Paul Tao, Dita Von Teese, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Trinere, Claude VonStroke, Katt Williams, Zedd, 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!

Shows of the Night: Sunday, December 18th

BUY TICKETS: Viva Pomona 2022 w/ Enjoy, Julie, Provoker, 3L3d3p, Margaritas Podridas, Lealani, The High Curbs, Totem Magazine, Israel’s Arcade, Brutus VIII, Hyra, The Tissues, Fashion Club, La Texana, Lagrimas, Futura, Sept, & The Mainliners at the Glass House

We hope you've been having a great weekend, Scenestar readers. It can get even better by heading East to experience our Show of the Night: Viva Pomona 2022! Taking place once again at the Glass House and surrounding plaza, Viva Pomona 2022 wraps up its 2-day festival with performances by Enjoy, Julie, Provoker, 3L3d3p, Margaritas Podridas, Lealani, The High Curbs, Totem Magazine, Israel’s Arcade, Brutus VIII, Hyra, The Tissues, Fashion Club, La Texana, Lagrimas, Futura, Sept, and The Mainliners in Pomona.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Pato Banton, Dave Chappelle, Giant Rooks, Joey McIntyre, Pond, Chris Rock, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Terror, Thee Sacred Souls, Thrice, 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!

Besame Mucho Festival 2022 Set Times

It's finally Besame Mucho weekend, Scenestar readers! It's time to get ready to soak in pretty much all of the Spanish music genres at the Dodger Stadium festival, taking place near Downtown Los Angeles, in Chavez Ravine, on Saturday, December 3. Now you can now make your plans for the day courtesy of the festival set times!

The one-day music festival will feature performances by Ramon Ayala, Banda El Recodo, Banda Machos, Bronco, Cafe Tacvba, Caifanes, El Tri, Elvis Crespo, Enanitos Verdes, Fey, Fobia, Hombres G, Juanes, Kabah, Kinky, La Sonora Dinamita, Los Angeles Azules, Los Tigres Del Norte, Moenia, Nek, Ximena Sariñana, Sin Bandera, Aleks Syntek, Julieta Venegas, and Zoé, among others. Molotov will no longer be performing and will be replaced by Chicano Batman.

Besame Mucho is a spinoff of Tropicalia, which last took place in 2019 at the Fairplex in Pomona. The festival is set to feature an iconic multigenerational lineup of Latin artists across "Rockero," "Las Clasicas," and "Te Gusta El Pop!" stages

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!