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BUY TICKETS: Beyonce at SoFi Stadium (8:15pm)

Happy May Day, Scenestar readers. A new month brings new concerts to Los Angeles, and that includes another night of our Show of the Night pick: Beyoncé! Her "Cowboy Carter Tour" is back at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood tonight. There are three more shows in support of Cowboy Carter taking place on Sunday, May 4; Wednesday, May 7; and Friday, May 9.

In that case, your other live music options include performances by Rauw Alejandro, DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Dave Chappelle, French Police, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grails, Georgie Greep (of Black Midi), Guardin, The Halluci Nation, Coco Jones, Jett Kwong, Leftover Crack, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, Lucius, Parliament Funkadelic, Josh Radnor, Sextile, Ski Aggu, Smino, Soft Palms, Manic Hispanic, Megan Stalter, Still Blank, Ferry Townes, Train, Tropa Magica, Melissa Villaseñor, 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!

THURSDAY, MAY 01, 2025

Beyonce at SoFi Stadium (8:15pm)

Smino w/ Samara Cyn & Blaccmass at Shrine Expo Hall (8:00pm)

Lucius at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8:00pm)

Geordie Greep (of Black Midi) w/ Jeff Parker at the Wiltern (8:00pm)

Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton at The Novo (8:00pm)

Josh Radnor w/ Ari Tibi at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

Guardin w/ Sewerperson & Kennedyxoxo at El Cid (6:30pm)

Ski Aggu w/ Filly at El Cid (9:30pm)

Grails w/ Nate Mercereau at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)

Jett Kwong w/ Leng Bian at Scribble (8:00pm)

Still Blank at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)

Tropa Magica w/ Sgt Papers at the Paramount (8:00pm)

Khary w/ Keni Can Fly & Stefan Thev at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)

Lord Sko w/ LifeOfThom, Langston Bristol, SirRealist, & Kirti Pandey at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)

Official BeachLife Pre Party w/ Long Beach Dub All-Stars & Kyle Smith at the Venice West (8:00pm)

R3 DA Chilliman at Echoplex (8:00pm)

DLG. w/ Schur & Bardz at The Echo (8:00pm)

Hunter Watts w/ Evan Blix at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Look Into The Light Fest w/ Zeruel, Sleepwalk, Curse the Knife, Cheerleader Roadkill, Commoner, & The Missing Peace at 1720 (5:00pm)

We Found New Music (WFNM) w/ Megan Winsor, Ferry Townes, GirlStupid, WeKnewNothing, & Nice Marmot at Bar Lubitsch (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Coco Jones (Signing) at Amoeba Music – Hollywood (5:30pm)

Philip Krohnengold + Friends w/ Madison Cunningham at Healing Force of the Universe (7:30pm)

To The Fullest Festival – Arthur Russell: 24 to 24 Music w/ Wild Up at REDCAT (8:30pm)

4 Top Jazz Vocalists w/ Brasil, Brazil (feat. Sonia Santos & Ana Gazola), Sidney Jacob & Princess Fortier at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Tom Scott & Friends w/ Shelly Berg, Terry Miller, & Gregg Field at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

Danny Janklow and the Elevation Band at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW) at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

KÖA Presents: Samm w/ Andrew Aoun at Sound Nightclub (10:00pm)

Sextile w/ Purest Form, Bianca Lexis, Richie Panic, & RaveDad at Lights Down Low (9:00pm)

Machine Club w/ Remy Marc b2b Josh Beck & Stacy Christine at Club Tee Gee (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Jymmi w/ De Los Cielos, Estalit b2b Blerry, Daniela Popa, Miss Capri, & Lavenge B2B Max Rush at Recollect (11:00pm)

Internet Friends w/ Artimis, Esion, Downlowd, Wax Thieves, & Ghedi at Not No Bar (FREE – 10:00pm)

Amore Disco w/ Aiden Ramos & Reedster at Not No Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

Blue Mondays On Thursdays: Patio Mash Up at Boardner's by La Belle (9:00pm)

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

Dave Chappelle at the Upstairs (9:30pm)

Megan Stalter and Friends w/ Megan Stalter at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)

The Comedy Store Presents… w/ Al Madrigal, Bobby Lee, Esther Povitsky, Jeff Ross, Sarah Tiana, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

The Originals w/ Bobby Lee, Blair Socci, Kelly Ryan, Dean Delray, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)

After 11:30 Headliners at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:30pm)

Ali Macofsky at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

Crack'Em Up Thursdays – Hosted by CP w/ Willie Macc, Nika King, Qadir Assad, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Melissa Villasenor, Donnell Rawlings, Atsuko Okatsuka, Esther Povitsky, Greg Wilson, & Very Special Guests at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:30pm)

Secretly Trashed! “Seven Comics, One Is Secretly Trashed!” w/ Fahim Anwar, Matt Iseman, Shang, JT Parr, Anthony Stiriti, Monty Geer, & Sam Mamaghani at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:30pm)

The Jet Set w/ Esteban Gast, Zara Mizrahi, Jay Washington, Josh Lanzet, Laurie Kilmartin, Reem Edan, Tom Thakkar, Tyler Fowler, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (7:30pm)

National Lampoon: The Yellow Door w/ Nthenya Ndunda, Leonard Smith Jr., Kat Bird, & Anthony Davis at the Garage (8:00pm)

Lovett Or Leave It: Live in LA w/ Jon Lovett, Beth Stelling, Edi Patterson, & Guy Branum at Dynasty Typewriter (7:30pm)

Suleika Jaouad w/ Jon Batiste (Host) at the Saban Theatre (7:30pm)

Jaymo M.D. w/ John Molo, Grahame Lesh, Brian Jones, Jason Sinay, & Sol Soiree at The Mint (7:15pm)

Rebels Rising w/ Taylor Sackson, Austin Max, Wheelwright, Bela Pierce, & Sun Grove at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)

Gotta Have Soul w/ Guy Keltner, Avalon York, & Al Lover at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)

Social House at the Peppermint Club (7:00pm)

Child Seat w/ Holy Knives & Girlish Figure at the Goldfish (8:00pm)

Romantic Dividends w/ The Charades at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)

The Red Nickels at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Lovers + Friends: A Weekly Dance Party w/ La Bellatini & Schneaky at the Stowaway – The Rio Room (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

American Womxn at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:30pm)

Re:Gendo w/ Carl Stone & Akaihirume at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

Writing from the Inside Out: Tending The Heart w/ Angela Wurtzel at Heavy Manners (6:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Antigone Antigone, Same, IAmEmma, & Tibibi at Teddy's Speakeasy (7:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ KingSirNation, Pauline Garay, Daniel Dor, Haven, NoahQXXX, Dasharm (duh•sh•are•m), Juanito Ruiz, Artista Vitale, & more at Rudolph's Bar and Tea (7:00pm)

French Police w/ Klub Nocturno (DJ Set) at the Glass House (8:00pm)

Boot Juice at the Sardine (8:00pm)

Leftöver Crack w/ La Pobreska, Informal Society, & Hamapple at Alex’s Bar (8:00pm)

Champions Of Magic at the Terrace Theater – Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (7:30pm)

Rauw Alejandro at the Honda Center (8:00pm)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor w/ Mat Ball at the Observatory (8:00pm)

Soft Palms w/ Dream Phases at Saint Rocke (8:00pm)

Hamilton at Segerstrom Hall (7:30pm)

Shelley Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth & the Emperor Concerto at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (8:00pm)

Live on Argyros Stage: DeAndre Grover & Josh Warren at Argyros Plaza (6:15pm)

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Quinto Elemento at Irvine Barclay Theatre (8:00pm)

DW3 at Spaghettini (6:30pm)

Jam Band All-Stars at Ivan'z House at Mozambique (8:00pm)

Finding Emo OC at the Wayfarer (8:00pm)

Irene Tu at the Brea Improv (8:00pm)

Luis De Alba at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

Marc Scibilia at Scherr Forum (7:30pm)

Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers (ZZ Top Tribute) w/ Skynryd Rising (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) & Katfish at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (8:00pm)

Christian Johnson at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)

Amigos Only Comedy Night w/ Ali Sher, J Valentino, Jason Collings, Fabrizio Guido, Christian Zaragoza, Edgar Rivera, Stephanie Mateo, & Victor Vasquez at the Stand Up Comedy Club (8:00pm)

Jon Wolfe w/ Lissa Dee at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (9:00pm)

Train at Yaamava' Theater (8:00pm)

FNX Red Carpet Gala & Concert w/ The Halluci Nation, The Evening Star, JR Redwater, Sonwai, & Electric Turquoise at The Show at Rancho Mirage (6:00pm)

Manic Hispanic w/ Left Alone & Transplants at Transplants Brewing Company (7:00pm)

Cactus Tate at Oxnard Levity Live (7:30pm)

Copper Blues Oxnard Banda & Grupo Night at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (7:00pm)

Illuminate Film Festival Opening Night w/ ‘Wisdom of Happiness,’ Donna De Lory, Brianna Tam, & Lume Apex at the Granada Theatre (7:00pm)

Laguna Blanca School Band Spring Showcase at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (7:00pm)

College Thursday w/ Thiiirdeye, Graham Glass, Dylan N, AidenRoth, DJ Oscar, JMP, & Siren b2b Ellie at EOS Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

Insidious: The Further You Fear at the Dolby Theatre (CANCELLED)

Dean Lewis w/ Henry Moodie at House of Blues Anaheim (POSTPONED)

Guardin at El Rey Theatre (RELOCATED)

Geordie Greep at the Regent Theater (RELOCATED)

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