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BUY TICKETS: Lightning In A Bottle 2019 at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area

We made it, Scenestar readers. The weekend is upon us and we're hitting the road towards Bakersfield for Friday's Show of the Night event: Lightning in a Bottle 2019! The music festival has moved from San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, Calif. to Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, from Wednesday, May 8, to Monday, May 13. This year will feature performances by Big Gigantic, Disclosure, Flying Lotus, Khurangbin, Santigold, Toro y Moi, and many more.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Afrojack, Allie X, Bad Suns, Bells Atlas, Alec Benjamin, Chaos Chaos, Combichrist, Gone West, Ionnalee, L7, Le Butcherettes, Lila Downs, HEALTH, Helado Negro, Sondre Lerche, Phantom Planet, Yann Tiersen, Todd Rundgren, 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!

LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE 2019 LINEUP

SHOWS OF THE NIGHT

Ariana Grande w/ Normani & Social House @ The Forum

Yann Tiersen @ Orpheum Theatre

Lila Downs w/ Nelado Negro @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (8:00pm)

HEALTH w/ Youth Code & BREATHERRR @ Teragram Ballroom

Todd Rundgren @ Wiltern

ionnalee w/ Allie X @ Fonda Theatre

Alec Benjamin @ El Rey Theatre

Phantom Planet @ The Lodge Room

Combichrist w/ Silver Snakes & SKUMLOVE @ The Regent Theater

Gone West (featuring Colbie Caillat) w/ Bailey Bryan @ The Troubadour

ÌFÉ w/ Earth Arrow, DJ Raul Campos (KCRW), & DJ Canyon Cody @ Echoplex

Chaos Chaos w/ Worn-Tin @ The Hi Hat

Sugar Candy Mountain w/ Flaural, Hooveriii & The Mad Walls @ The Echo

Camp Cope w/ An Horse & Oceanator @ Bootleg Bar

Lolo ZouaÏ w/ Jean Deaux @ The Roxy

Ivo Dimchev @ The Hotel Cafe

Georgie Lewis w/ Sapphyre Blu, Sugi Dakks, & Sam Ravenna @ The Mint

The Emo Night Tour @ The Viper Room

Oingo Boingo Former Members @ The Rose

Sondre Lerche @ Largo At The Coronet

YehMe2 w/ Juyen Sebulba @ Avalon Hollywood

Grandtheft x Wuki @ Exchange L.A.

Laidback Luke @ Academy

Oliver Koletzki w/ Kynda Black @ Sound Nightclub

Mozart with Dudamel @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (11:00am)

Arturo Sandoval @ Catalina Bar & Grill

Vijay Iyer Sextet @ The Soraya

Studio Ensemble @ Cal State Northridge

Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble @ Blue Whale

Jazz at LACMA: Greg Reitan @ LACMA (FREE – 6:00pm)

Nico Muhly @ Theatre at Ace Hotel

Kandi Burruss @ The Novo

Todd Rundgren (Book Signing) @ Amoeba Music (2:00pm)

DJ Katon @ Amoeba Music (FREE – 8:00pm)

Anna Tivel @ McCabe’s Guitar

Tav Falco's Panther Burns @ The Peppermint Club (7:30pm)

UNPLUGD LA w/ Vic The Inventor, Mac Royals, Jason Taylor, & Romy Dya @ The Peppermint Club (10:30pm)

Osiris8 w/ The Raven Agent, SADBOISAM, & Shaka D Cakes @ The Smell

The Courtneys w/ Ian Sweet & Automatic @ Zebulon

Crywolf w/ Mielo & Roniit @ 1720

OHMME w/ Mmeadows @ Moroccan Lounge (7:00pm)

Emo & Rock Live Band Karaoke @ Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)

Justin Barwick w/ Jason Knight, Zea Sy, Poe The Passenger & Timmy Milner @ Silverlake Lounge

Club Underground @ The Grand Star Jazz Club (FREE w/ RSVP)

Club Bang @ Boardner's

Fleetmac Wood Gold Dust Disco @ Catch One

Fleetwood Mac vs ABBA – Tribute Dance Party @ The Satellite

Everything + Nothing @ The Ace Hotel, Los Angeles (FREE)

Jessie Payo w/ DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone (FREE)

Federal On Friday @ The Federal Bar

Night Market w/ DJ Phatrick & The Hood Internet @ Grand Park

3 Years of Discoteca @ The Conga Room

DJ Anthony Valadez w/ DJ Jedi @ Townhouse Venice (FREE)

Boan w DJ's Maldoror & Virtigo @ El Cid

Evita @ Nightingale Plaza (FREE)

The Rocker’s Ball w/ Speed of Light, Glowbird, Manuel The Band, Johnny Stranger & Outside Animals @ Boardner's by La Belle

Punky Reggae Party @ La Cita

80's Dance Party w/ The Smiths / Morrissey Live Tribute Show @ New Wave Bar

Sid Gold's Request Room @ Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP)

B & the Hive @ Genghis Cohen

Cheer Up Club w/ The Gooms, Nightgown, & Gestures & Sounds @ Wild Riot

Toys That Kill w/ Fleshies & Susan @ 4th Street Vine (FREE)

GreyWater @ Molly Malones

45 Grave w/ Ravens Moreland, DJ Edward Transylvania , Scurvy Kids, Black Heroin Gallery, Luna 13, Mortis, Alleliua Pantoufle, & Siniestra Kabaret @ The Whisky A Go Go

Year of the Dragon w/ Dr. Maddvibe & The Missin Links & MeGA*NuT @ Redwood Bar

L7 w/ Le Butcherettes @ The Glass House

Claremont Showcase 2.0 w/ Tomorrow’s Tessellations, Drew Hersch, Lentebloom, Court Verano, Flower Pot & more @ Fox Theater

Attitude: An 80's Night @ Alex’s Bar (FREE)

80's Night w/ Knyght Ryder @ Gaslamp Long Beach

Snapback Long Beach @ The Federal Underground

Bad Suns w/ Carlie Hanson @ The Observatory

Private Island w/ Derek Ted & The Honeysticks @ Constellation Room

Afrojack @ Time Nightclub

Keith Morris @ Hermosa Beach Museum

Ivan Estrella de Los Angeles – Tribute to Vicente Fernandez @ House of Blues Anaheim

Hooray for Our Side w/ Hooray For Our Side, Odd Robot, Insecure Alex, & The Meddlers @ The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim

Bells Atlas w/ Devil Season & Moonheart @ The Wayfarer

Luke Loww w/ Makeout Reef, Kalm Dog, The Gnars, Sweet Pill, RMB, Lil Jinro, Hard Habit, & Scatter Brain @ Garden Amphitheatre

Ignite @ La Santa

Ekolu @ Saint Rocke

Talking Threads @ Mozambique

Comedy Pop Up! w/ Kira Soltanovich, Chris Franjola, Chad Zumock, & Esther Ku @ The Rec Room Huntington Beach

Kiercy Gargantuan w/ DrahCir B2B Oracle, Covert, DJDR3AMZ, Eddie Deep, & DMNTD @ Chain Reaction

Elviss Simmons @ The Slidebar (FREE)

Songs & Stories: Art Alexakis of Everclear and More @ The Canyon Club

T.S.O.L. @ The Canyon Club Santa Clarita

The Spinners @ The Canyon Club Montclair

Masters of Puppets – Tribute to Metallica @ Discovery Ventura

Lightning In A Bottle 2019 @ Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area

Ana Barbara @ Fox Performing Arts Center

Rose’s Pawn Shop @ Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace (FREE)

Raul Malo @ The Coach House

Yann Tiersen @ Greek Theatre (RELOCATED)

Phantom Planet @ Resident (RELOCATED)

* Scenestar favorites in BOLD

For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.