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Cruel World 2023 Rescheduled to Sunday

Unfortunately, due to unsafe weather conditions, Cruel World 2023 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl couldn't finish its scheduled sets for the night. Luckily for the festival and festivalgoers, the show will go on tonight thanks to Goldenvoice being able to reschedule some of the acts to perform tonight instead! On Sunday, May 21, Siouxsie will serve once again as the headliner with sets by Iggy Pop, Gary Numan, and Dave From The Grave, starting at 5 p.m.

Jeff Tweedy Postpones His Shows at Largo

It looks like you might have to wait a bit longer to see Jeff Tweedy of Wilco perform solo, Scenestar readers. The Wilco frontman has announced that he will be postponing his upcoming all-ages residency shows at the Largo at the Coronet. The shows were originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 28; Wednesday, December 29; Thursday, December 30; Saturday, January 1, 2022; and Sunday, January 2, in support of his latest solo release Love Is the King.

KCRW's FREE Summer Nights Series Returns

UPDATE: JULY & AUGUST'S SUMMER NIGHTS DATES ARE POSTPONED

KCRW's Summer Nights FREE concert series returns again this year! One of Los Angeles' most eclectic radio stations is back with a scaled back series due to the pandemic, but will still manage to take over California African American Museum, California Plaza, Descanso Gardens, and One Colorado, with musical performances by James Francies, Madame Gandhi, and Nation of Language.

KCRW DJs Aaron Byrd, Raul Campos, Novena Carmel, LeRoy Downs, Travis Holcombe, Anthony Valadez, and Valida will be spinning on different nights over the course of the annual concert series.

Shows of the Night: Sunday, July 25th

BUY TICKETS: OA at the Moroccan Lounge

The weekend is about to wrap up, Scenestar readers. Sunday still has a few options to check out including our pick for Show of the Night: OA! The hip hop artist our of Grand Rapids, Michigan is taking the stage tonight at Moroccan Lounge in Downtown Los Angeles.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Maria Bamford, Blue Oyster Cult, Nick Kroll, MPG, Night Verses, 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!

Primavera Sound Los Angeles is Moving to 2022

One of this year's most anticipated music festivals is moving once again! Primavera Sound was scheduled to kick off the inaugural edition of Primavera Sound L.A. at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday, September 19, 2020, to Sunday, September 20, 2020 but because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the music festival moved to Saturday, September 18, 2021, to Sunday, September 19, 2021. Now Primavera Sound is expanding to three days from Friday, September 16, 2022, to Sunday, September 18, 2022. No festival lineup has been revealed at press time, but Nine Inch Nails was scheduled to perform at the festival.

New Order & Pet Shop Boys Postponed to 2022

It looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer to experience New Order and iconic electronic British band, Pet Shop Boys live in Hollywood. "The Unity" Tour at the Hollywood Bowl was originally rescheduled for Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16, but now both bands will now be rocking the iconic outdoor venue next year on Friday, October 7, 2022, and Saturday, October 8, 2022. DJ Paul Oakenfold has been added as the opener to both shows.

My Chemical Romance Move Their Tour to 2022

It looks like My Chemical Romance won't be performing in 2021 after all, Scenestar readers. My Chemical Romance just announced that they'll be postponing this year's arena shows and moving their performances at The Forum to Tuesday, October 11; Wednesday, October 12; Friday, October 14; and Saturday, October 15, 2022.

The Strokes to Play at the Forum In October

We're getting closer to live concerts at our favorite venues, but now farther away from seeing The Strokes live in Los Angeles. The band will now be performing in support of their latest release The New Abnormal on Wednesday, October 27, at The Forum with Alvvays and King Princess still opening the show. The show was going to take place on Saturday, May 15, after a series of previous postponements last year due to the COVID-19 epidemic.