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This Ain't No Picnic Reveal Their Festival Lineup

Another great festival is coming to Brookside at the Rose Bowl next year! This time it's This Ain't No Picnic taking place on Saturday, August 27, 2022, and Sunday, August 28, 2022. Some of the acts scheduled to perform at the Pasadena-based music festival include headliners The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem. Also on the festival bill are Courtney Barnett, Phoebe Bridgers, Beach House, Circle Jerks, Deafheaven, Descendents, Four Tet + Floating Points, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Honey Dijon, IDLES, Jungle, Kaytranada, King Woman, LeTigre, Nicki Nicole, Kelly Lee Owens, Genesis Owusu, Caroline Polachek, Slowthai, Jorja Smith, Sparks, Earl Sweatshirt, Tinashe, Turnstile, Mike Watt, Wet Leg, Ying Yang Twins, Yves Tumor, and many more. The Despacio tent (courtesy of LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and 2ManyDJs) will also be returning to Southern California and set to party all weekend long.

Shows of the Night: Friday, December 3rd

BUY TICKETS: 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball w/ BTS, Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, The Kid LAROI, Saweetie, Black Eyed Peas, Tate McRae, Bazzi, & Dixie DAmelio at The Forum

We made it to Friday, Scenestar readers! Lots of things going on tonight but we're giving our top concert nod to our Show of the Night selection: KIIS FM's Jingle Ball! This year's event is taking place at The Forum with performances by Bazzi, Black Eyed Peas, BTS, Dixie D'Amelio, Doja Cat, The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X, Tate McRae, Saweetie, & Ed Sheeran.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by CloZee, Film School, Katzù Oso, Laura Marling, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Reverend Horton Heat, She & Him, Skullcrusher, Sloppy Jane, Alfie Templeman, X, 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!

FREE Katzù Oso Show at La Monarca Bakery

One of our favorite local indie rock acts has a FREE show this weekend, Scenestar readers! Katzù Oso will be teaming up with the iconic Los Angeles Mexican bakery, La Monarca, for a FREE acoustic show at their Highland Park location on Friday, December 3, at 6:30 p.m. They will also be giving away tickets to his upcoming show at the Lodge Room on Friday, December 10, the last stop on his brief West Coast tour.

Dispatch to Play at the Hollywood Palladium

Indie rock act Dispatch has a new album and an upcoming local tour date! Performing in support of their latest release Break Our Fall, the band has scheduled a show at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, July 16, 2022, with openers O.A.R. and Robert Randolph & the Family Band.

The Menzingers: Two Shows at The Roxy

Pennsylvania punk rock act The Menzingers are giving locals numerous chances to see them live on their North America tour! This includes a pair of shows The Roxy on Friday, April 22, 2022, and Saturday, April 23, 2022, with openers Oso Oso and Sincere Engineer. You can also see The Menzingers play in support of their latest release From Exile, at the Glass House on Sunday, April 24, 2022.

Gustaf Have Scheduled a Show at The Echo

Following their recent opening sets for Idles, Brooklyn's Gustaf has announced their own local headlining show! The indie-rock act will be taking the stage at The Echo on Monday, March 21, 2022, when they play in support of their debut album release Audio Drag for Ego Slobs. You can also see them open for Osees at the Troubadour on Saturday, December 18, and Sunday, December 19.

Fitz and the Tantrums to Play Ventura Theater

Back with some Los Angeles-adjacent shows is soul-influenced indie-pop act Fitz and the Tantrums! For those of you willing to make the drive, Fitz and the Tantrums will be headlining the Majestic Ventura Theater on Friday, February 25, 2022, with The New Respects opening the show. Fans in Orange County can see Fitz and the Tantrums live at House of Blues Anaheim on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Both tour dates are in support of their current release All The Feels.

Contest: Waterparks at the Wiltern

Alternative rock act Waterparks has a show coming up in Los Angeles early next week! The band out of Houston will be performing in support of their latest release, Greatest Hits, at the Wiltern on Monday, December 6. Los Angeles alt-pop act Phem is the scheduled opener that night. We're giving a lucky reader the chance to attend their upcoming L.A. tour date with a contest for a pair of tickets to their show!