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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!

Shows of the Night: Thursday, December 2nd

BUY TICKETS: BTS at SoFi Stadium

The weekend is right around the corner, Scenestar readers. You might as well start it early with one of the biggest acts in the world taking our Show of the Night title: BTS! The Bangtan Boys will wrap up their series of four SOLD OUT shows at SoFi Stadium tonight as part of their "Permission To Dance" tour. Fans that missed out on BTS tickets can still see them perform live via their “Permission to Dance - Live Play in LA” event at the adjacent YouTube Theater.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Baby Keem, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lindsey Buckingham, Carpetgarden, Fred Again, Gabriels, Brantley Gilbert, Mayer Hawthorne, Damien Jurado, Nick Kroll, Lady Blackbird, Ada Lea, Laura Marling, Okkervil River, La Oreja De Van Gogh, She & Him, Three Six Mafia, John Waters, Yeek, 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!

Eddie Vedder to Play Solo at YouTube Theater

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has a solo tour date coming to Inglewood! Following his recent headlining sets at Ohana Fest 2021 and Ohana Encore 2021, Eddie Vedder has chosen to headline a show at YouTube Theater on Thursday, February 17, 2022, as part of "The Earthlings 2022 Tour" with opener Glen Hansard. Eddie Vedder's touring band, the Earthlings, will consist of drummer Chad Smith, guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, bassist Chris Chaney, guitarist/vocalist Glen Hansard, and musician Andrew Watt.

Shows of the Night: Wednesday, December 1st

BUY TICKETS: Baby Keem w/ Scott Bridgeway at the Fonda Theatre

Welcome to December, Scenestar readers. The last month of the year brings the biggest band in the world to Los Angeles, but we want to spotlight a local favorite for our Show of the Night: Baby Keem! Carson's Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr A.K.A. Baby Keem will be playing the first of two shows at the Fonda Theatre tonight, and Thursday, December 2, in support of his debut release The Melodic Blue. Scott Bridgeway will be opening the show.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Christina Aguilera, BTS, Andy Clockwise, Fred Again, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Lauren Jauregui, Damien Jurado, Clinton Kane, Mastodon, Matisyahu, Okkervil River, Opeth, Reverend Horton Heat, Whitmer Thomas, 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!

Smokin Grooves 2022 at L.A. State Historic Park

L.A. State Historic Park is hosting another awesome music festival next year! This time it's Smokin Grooves Festival, which decided to move from The Queen Mary in Long Beach to L.A. State Historic Park in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, March 19, 2022, Smokin Grooves Festival will feature performances by Erykah Badu, Nas, Miguel, The Roots, Jhene Aiko, The Internet, Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, Toro y Moi, Little Dragon, and Smino, among others.

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, November 30th

BUY TICKETS: SAINt JHN w/ Tyla Yaweh at The Novo

Here we go, Scenestar readers. The last day of "Showvember" is here and we're wrapping it up with a performance by our pick for Show of the Night: SAINt JHN! The Guyanese-American rapper is set to perform in support of his latest release While the World Was Burning, at The Novo in Downtown Los Angeles tonight. SAINt JHN will be joined by opener Tyla Yaweh.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by BLKBOK, Intervals, Clinton Kane, John Caroll Kirby, Rett Madison, Mickey Darling, Paul Scheer, 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!

Contest: Me First & the Gimme Gimmes at El Rey

Get ready to welcome back punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes to Los Angeles! The band consisting of Spike Slawson, Fat Mike, Joey Cape, and Dave Raun will be taking the stage at El Rey Theatre on Sunday, December 5, as part of their Winter West Coast tour. Opening the show are The Dwarves and Mila Spigolon. We're giving our readers the chance to attend courtesy of a contest for a pair of tickets to their show!