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Shows of the Night: Tuesday, May 30th

BUY TICKETS: The National w/ Soccer Mommy at the Greek Theatre (7:30pm)

Welcome back to a post-Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles, Scenestar readers. We still have some reasons to get you out of the house which includes the return of our pick for Show of the Night: The National! As we previously reported, The National are back in town to perform in support of their latest release, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, starting tonight at the Greek Theatre with opener Soccer Mommy. You can also see The National once last time on Wednesday, May 31.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Amon, Rich Aucoin, The Chisel, Chloe Caroline, Grandview, Hozier, Noel Schajris, 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!

Contest: GBH at the Fonda Theatre

Legendary U.K. punk band GBH will be celebrating 40 years of music with a series of local tour dates this summer! The band has scheduled an upcoming all-ages show at Ventura Music Hall on Saturday, May 27, and at the Fonda Theatre on Wednesday, May 31, with openers The Chisel and NIIS. Fans in Orange County can see GBH live at the Garden Amphitheatre on Friday, June 2.

We're giving our readers the chance to see GBH live in Hollywood on their "City Babys Revenge 40th Anniversary US Tour" courtesy of our giveaway for a pair of tickets to the show!

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, May 23rd

BUY TICKETS: The Cure w/ The Twilight Sad at the Hollywood Bowl (7:00pm)

Tuesday has some great concert offerings, Scenestar readers. Of all the options, the undisputed champ of our Show of the Night is The Cure! The Cure are back tonight for the first time since 2019 after their most recent L.A. performance at Pasadena Daydream Festival, when they headline a show at the Hollywood Bowl with opener The Twilight Sad. You can also see The Cure in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 25.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Dave Attell, Box Dreams, The Damned, Brett Goldstein, Homixide, Hoodoo Gurus, Meg Myers, Peter Cat Recording Co., Leith Ross, The Sisters of Mercy, Candace Sosa, Ringo Starr, Superfan, 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: Thursday, May 11th

BUY TICKETS: Placebo w/ Cold Cave at the Greek Theatre (7:30pm)

We have a stacked Thursday, Scenestar readers. There are a ton of concert options all around town, including our Show of the Night selection: Placebo! You can see Placebo live when the iconic alternative rock act headlines their first L.A. show in nine years at the Greek Theatre on tonight with opener Cold Cave. The show is in support of their latest release, Never Let Me Go.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Alice Bag, Ricardo Arjona, Tippy Balady, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bonny Doon, Avalon Emerson, Fruit Bats, Stavros Halkias, The Hives, Incubus, Durand Jones, Kerala Dust, Lacuna Coil, Mad Caddies, Melvins, The Milk Carton Kids, Mr. Bungle, Brooks Nielsen (of The Growlers), Panchiko, Rival Schools, Craig Robinson, Skating Polly, Suga (of BTS), Tolliver, Violent Femmes, 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: Monday, May 8th

BUY TICKETS: Crowded House w/ Liam Finn at the Wiltern (8:00pm)

Welcome to the start of the week, Scenestar readers. We hope you still have the energy to go out after this weekend because we're excited to welcome back our Show of the Night: Crowded House! Back for the first time since 2010, the reunited band out of Melbourne, Australia will bring their "Dreamers Are Waiting Tour" to the Wiltern starting tonight with opener Liam Finn. You can also see them back on stage in Koreatown on Tuesday, May 9.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Evan Bartels, Ellise, Joesef, Kid Sistr, Molly Lewis, Rico Nasty, Craig Robinson, The Wailers, YDE, 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!

Contest: Brooks Nielsen at the Troubadour

Get ready to welcome back former vocalist for The Growlers, Brooks Nielsen! As we previously reported, the indie rock act out of Orange County has a pair of shows scheduled at the Troubadour on Wednesday, May 10, and Thursday, May 11, in support of his solo release, One Match Left. You can also see Brooks Nielsen this weekend in Orange County at the Observatory on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13.

We're giving our readers the chance to see them live in West Hollywood with a ticket giveaway to either of his shows!

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, May 2nd

BUY TICKETS: Four Tet + Squidsoup at the Hollywood Palladium (8:00pm)

We have a lot of great things to look forward to this Tuesday, Scenestar readers. This includes the return of a Coachella 2023 Weekend Two performer taking our Show of the Night title: Four Tet! Four Tet will follow up his recent festival set with a show in support of his latest album release Sixteen Oceans, with lighting by Squidsoup tonight at the Hollywood Palladium. You can also see Four Tet live on Wednesday, May 3, and Thursday, May 4.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Taya Angelique, Groop, Patti Harrison, Iniko, Jagged Baptist Club, Henry Jamison, Quitapenas, Craig Robinson, Molly Shannon, Slow Pulp, Supersuckers, Sam V, Theo Von, The Warning, Y La Bamba, 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!

Contest: The Nude Party at the Troubadour

North Carolina's The Nude Party will be making their way back to Southern California this week! Six-piece indie-rock act will be making tour stops at the Troubadour on Thursday, April 27, before heading over to the Constellation Room in Santa Ana on Friday, April 28, in support of their latest release Rides On. Joining The Nude Party will be opener Breanna Barbara.

We're giving our readers the chance to see them live in West Hollywood courtesy of a contest for tickets to that show!