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BUY TICKETS: Morrissey at the United Theater on Broadway fka the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8:30pm)

The last Saturday of the year is here, Scenestar readers. One artist you can check out before the year is over is also our pick for Show of the Night: Morrissey! The former Smiths frontman Morrissey is in town for a New Year's Eve show on Tuesday, December 31, at the Hollywood Palladium with openers Mariachi El Bronx, with a midnight countdown with a balloon drop. Before he brings in the new year in Hollywood, Morrissey will also be playing some warm-up shows leading up to the New Year's Eve concert starting tonight, and Sunday, December 29 at the United Theater on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.

Suppose you can't get into our Show of the Night. In that case, your other live music options include performances by Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, BlueBucksClan, Blu & Exile, DJ Tyler Boudreaux (of KCRW), DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Chromeo, Whitney Cummings, CupcakKe, Dayseeker, Dengue Fever, Bobby Lee, Marc Maron, Makeout Reef, Bo Napoleon, Paper Idol, R3hab, Red Axes, The Renters, Sidepiece, Son Rompe Pera, X, 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, Bluesky, or Threads for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2024

Morrissey at the United Theater on Broadway fka the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8:30pm)

BlueBucksClan w/ Bino Rideaux at The Novo (8:00pm)

Son Rompe Pera w/ Spaghetti Cumbia & DJ Dave Salvaje at El Rey Theatre (9:00pm)

Blu & Exile w/ Fashawn, Pac Div, DJ’s Babu & Rhettmatic, Cashus King, Sirplus, & Inka One at the Lodge Room (8:30pm)

The Renters w/ Zombie Loaf & Linchpin at The Smell (8:00pm)

Paper Idol w/ Famous Friend at Genghis Cohen (8:00pm)

Mitch Marcus Quintet w/ Sylvain Carton at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)

Pre-New Year's Celebration w/ Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Ernie Watts Group at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

The Amanda Castro Band at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW) w/ Bobby Soul (of Boogaloo Assassins) at LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

R3hab at Avalon Hollywood (10:00pm)

Chromeo (DJ Set) w/ Puffie at Sound Nightclub (10:00pm)

Reinier Zonneveld w/ Zlata & Dea Magna at Exchange L.A. (10:00pm)

DJ Pauly D at Academy L.A. (10:00pm)

Minimal Effort 360 Live w/ Christian Löffler, Parra for Cuva, & Off In LALA at 1720 (9:00pm)

Rivo w/ Greg Cerrone at the Spotlight (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Wata Igarashi w/ Secus at Work (11:00pm)

Red Axes w/ Sonns & Galen at 630 S Anderson St – 6th Street Bridge (9:00pm)

Aiden w/ yNOTi, Lola, & Paije at Closer x Sxtcy (11:59pm)

Huerta b2b Liquid Earth at Dialogue (11:59pm)

Una Tarde de Perreo w/ Joaqu.n & Dinabn at Love Hour (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)
11.28.24 End Of Year Party w/ Primo, Xica Soul b2b Hazy, & Connor Mikami at Homage Brewing (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)
11.28.24 Cekai's: Bōnenkai 2024 w/ 1Morning, LionMilk, Kuniyansawa, & TV Blonde at Cekai Garage (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)
11.28.24 Club Chérie: NYE Pre-Party with Cherry Lee, Los Angela, & Special Guests at Club Tee Gee (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)
11.28.24 AshTreJinkins w/ Emael, Mo0d, & Alphabets at Symbol Group Records (8:00pm)
11.28.24 Larry Tee's “Icons” Electroclash Edition w/ Morgan Wood, Sean Patrick, Wow Ash Wow, The Glamorous Monique, Zack Binder, Skunky Sweet, Noise Pup, Valentina Moretti, & Jasmine Johnson at Club Los Globos (9:00pm)
12.28.24 AJ Aura w/ NV, Chamoy Baby, Nightstalker, J6, & Karlim at LickNDip Saturday Afters (11:00pm)
12.28.24 Visual Giant at Members (7:00pm)
12.28.24 Bingewatch b2b Jenessa Acosta, Patrick Tha Great b2b Alexa Gaxi, Emula b2b Drean, Krumbz b2b Nubanks, & 2Jiggy b2b Jay Ivy at Blind Tiger Garage (9:00pm)
12.28.24 Nightshift Afterhours w/ Alec Cortez b2b Pistola, 2 Jiggy, Alexa Gaxi b2b Patrick Tha Great, & Special Guest at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)
12.28.24 The LA Raver x Framed Collab w/ Chris M, Dani Rave Bestie, Jacz, Jakaii, Kaytexs, Neda, & Palina at Rave Revolution (11:00pm)
12.28.24 Best of the Store w/ Whitney Cummings, Harland Williams, Lara Beitz, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (7:30pm)
12.28.24 Late Night in the Main Room w/ Ian Bagg, Bobby Lee, Chris Estrada, Jessica Michelle Singleton, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (10:30pm)
12.28.24 Headliners of the OR w/ Marc Maron, Shawn Pelofsky, Zainab Johnson, Jason Collings, Owen Smith, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (7:00pm)
12.28.24 Headliners of the OR Late Night w/ Mo Mandel, Frank Castillo, Felicia Folkes, Sandy Danto, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (10:00pm)
12.28.24 After Midnight Headliners at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:59pm)
12.28.24 Live from the Belly Room w/ Jay Washington, Alex Hooper, Brent Weinbach, Jackson Banks, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (7:00pm)
12.28.24 Friends & Family with Logan Guntzelman w/ Dave Waite, Jono Zalay, Jason Cheny, Chris Estrada, Zach Noe Towers, & Arijana Ramic at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (9:30pm)
12.28.24 Under the Radar – Hosted by Dave Helem w/ Josh Potter, Eli Hamilton, Sammy Weiser, & Jay Washington at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (11:45pm)
12.28.24 Tonight at the Improv w/ Whitney Cummings, Zainab Johnson, Solomon Georgio, Orny Adams, Jason Cheny, Ian Bagg, John Hastings, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:00pm)
12.28.24 Tonight at the Improv w/ Bobby Lee, Kirk Fox, Doug Benson, Ian Bagg, Ali Macofsky, Lara Beitz, Joe Bartnick, Jay Washington, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:30pm)
12.28.24 Tonight at the Lab w/ Frank Castillo, Kev Adams, Subhah Agarwal, Taquita Love, Mandy Robbins, Clay Newman, Logan Guntzelman, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (7:30pm)
12.28.24 Eric Schwartz at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (9:45pm)
12.28.24 Paid Regulars Comedy Theatre w/ Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bill Dawes, Mike Eshaq, Peter Murphy, Daniel Alvarez, Lana Salah, Heather Winter, Scott Manke, Steven Marcus Releford, & Avry Ross at the Kookaburra Lounge (8:00pm)
12.28.24 The Dina Martina Christmas Show w/ Dina Martina at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth (4:00pm)
12.28.24 The Dina Martina Christmas Show w/ Dina Martina at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth (7:30pm)
12.28.24 Wayward Shot w/ Mourning High, Illusion of Grandeur, Hair of the Dog, Burning Fields, & Provoked at the Viper Room (5:30pm)
12.28.24 The Dirty Dozen Brass Band w/ Kat Lincoln, Sin Palabras, & Macias at The Mint (7:00pm)
12.28.24 Club 90s Presents Pink Pony Club: Chappell Roan at the Teragram Ballroom (9:30pm)
12.28.24 Clifton's Saturnalia Ball & Winter Festival at Clifton’s Republic (6:00pm)
12.28.24 Scam and Jam w/ Big Chunk, Von Kiss
, & Anthny Gbriel at the Regent Theater (10:00pm)
12.28.24 Black Heaven Shinobi XXXMas Party at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)
12.28.24 The Unclaimed at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)
12.28.24 Peace Frog (The Doors Tribute) w/ Aeon Spirit at the Venice West (8:00pm)
12.28.24 Dance Till You're Dead – the Indie Sleaze Dance Party w/ DJ Goth Receptionist at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
12.28.24 Magic Hour w/ DJ RahKing at Resident DTLA (FREE w/ RSVP – 3:00pm)
12.28.24 Nearly Next w/ DJ Kenway at Resident DTLA (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
12.28.24 Dolphin Hyperspace w/ Justin Brown & Salami Rose Joe Louis at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)
12.28.24 The Boogie Down w/ KCRW DJ Boogie Boudreaux at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)
12.28.24 Faster Pussycat w/ Made N America, All Sinners, Philthy Rych, Leila Harlac, Club 9 Ball, & Cydonia at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)
12.28.24 Trapeton Party at the Vermont Hollywood (9:30pm)
12.28.24 The Mayan DTLA – The Hottest Nightclub at the Mayan Theater (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
12.28.24 Larry Tee's Icons Pre New Years Eve Party Electroclash Edition w/ Larry Tee, Wow Ash Wow, The Glamorous Monique, Zack Binder, Noise Pup, & Skunky Sweet at Club Los Globos (9:00pm)

Jeff Dale w/ Sanford Street at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:00pm)

Bad Habits (DJ Set) w/ Bad Habits Soundsystem (CJOY & Jack George) & Ava J. at Winston House (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Emile & The Education w/ DJ Valentina (of Emotional Oranges) at Townhouse Venice (8:00pm)

Wanda What w/ Lightheaded & Nic Hessler at the Stowaway (7:00pm)

Back 2 Back: All Night Blends of Club Music w/ Charlotte Rose b2b Swing Gang, Lex Looper b2b Microplastique, & RK Midnight b2b Stephen Red at the Stowaway (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Disco Azucar w/ Como La Flor & Salsa Selector at the Stowaway – The Rio Room (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Grateful Brunch at the Venice West (FREE w/ RSVP – 11:00am)

CupcakKe w/ Big Sis, TomGirl504ever, & Young S.H.O. at the Glass House (8:00pm)

Karaoke w/ Ryan Davidson at the Sardine (8:00pm)

Dengue Fever w/ Asi Fui, DJ Dennis Owens, & Little Son at Alex’s Bar (8:00pm)

Dreaming of You (Selena Tribute) w/ Latin Loba (Shakira Tribute) at Gaslamp Long Beach (8:00pm)

Dayseeker w/ Rain City Drive & Ghost Atlas at House of Blues Anaheim (6:30pm)

Bo Napoleon w/ The March at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim (7:00pm)

X w/ Dead Rock West at the Observatory (8:00pm)

Makeout Reef w/ Envitro & Willowake at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)

Sidepiece w/ Matt Faulk & Jako at Time Nightclub (9:30pm)

Seed w/ The London System, Morigan, Mood Indigo, Revel, & Cereus at Chain Reaction (7:00pm)

The Grinns w/ Happy Rabbit, Brady Young, & Casey Conley at the Wayfarer (8:00pm)

Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (3:00pm)

Back to the Future: The Musical at Segerstrom Hall (2:00pm)

Back to the Future: The Musical at Segerstrom Hall (7:30pm)

The Walrus (The Beatles Tribute) at La Santa (9:00pm)

Jimmy’s Buffet (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) w/ Cobra Cowboy at Saint Rocke (8:00pm)

Braxton Brothers at Spaghettini (7:00pm)

Viva Santana (Santa Tribute) at Ivan'z House at Mozambique (8:30pm)

Winter Rock Rev: Rage Against The Machine, System of a Down, Deftones, & Nirvana tributes w/ One Square Mile, Pangea, Electrik, & White Hot Red at the Garden Amphitheatre (4:30pm)

Chris D'Elia at the Brea Improv (7:00pm)

Chris D'Elia at the Brea Improv (9:30pm)

Tim Dillon at the Irvine Improv (7:00pm)

Tim Dillon at the Irvine Improv (9:30pm)

Donavon Frankenreiter w/ KG Masden at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (8:00pm)

Ambrosia at the Canyon Club – Montclair (9:00pm)

Lythgoe Family Panto – Peter Pan and Tinkerbell: A Pirates Christmas at Scherr Forum (2:00pm)

Lythgoe Family Panto – Peter Pan and Tinkerbell: A Pirates Christmas at Scherr Forum (7:00pm)

Saul Trujillo & Friends at the Stand Up Comedy Club (7:00pm)

Comedy Juice w/ Ocean Glapion, Jessica Rosas, Big Citric, & Frank Escalante at the Stand Up Comedy Club (9:45pm)

Ali Siddiq at the Ontario Improv (7:00pm)

Ali Siddiq at the Ontario Improv (9:30pm)

Dog Man The Musical at Fox Performing Arts Center (1:00pm)

Dog Man The Musical at Fox Performing Arts Center (4:00pm)

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (9:30pm)

Peter Sers at Pechanga Resort Casino (7:00pm)

Peter Sers at Pechanga Resort Casino (9:30pm)

Thunder From Down Under at Pechanga Resort Casino (8:00pm)

Justin Honsinger at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley's Valley Bowl (8:30pm)

Dragged Through The Decades – A Drag Party Through Time w/ Victoria Blossom at Transplants Brewing Company (9:00pm)

Marlon Wayans at Oxnard Levity Live (6:00pm)

Marlon Wayans at Oxnard Levity Live (8:30pm)

The Moon Colony at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (7:00pm)

L.A. Guns at Ventura Music Hall (9:00pm)

Around The World Party w/ Berlin vs. Amsterdam (Kylie Nicole b2b Bix King, JJ Selects, & Caroline Luce), UK (Cody Flores b2b Demotivator & James McGheehan b2b Luis Lozano), Peace in the Middle East (Bawab & Sydka), US Bass (Emily King), & LatinX World (DJ Serenade) at EOS Lounge (9:00pm)

Funk it Up w/ Area 51 at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:30pm)

Ralph White at Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel (8:00pm)

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

 No Duh (No Doubt Tribute) at Gaslamp Long Beach (CANCELLED)

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