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BUY TICKETS: Juanes w/ LA LOM & El Marchante (DJ Set) at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)

The halfway point in the week is finally here, Scenestar readers. Wednesday has a mix of great concert options, and that includes our pick for Show of the Night: Juanes! The Colombian superstar will be playing his hits and tracks off his latest release, Vida Cotidiana, tonight at the Hollywood Bowl. Los Angeles League of Musicians, a.k.a. LA LOM, and El Marchante will be opening the show.

If you can't get into the show or want to check something else out from a different genre, your other live music and entertainment options include performances by Ado, The Arcadian Wild, Caamp, DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Margaret Cho, Michael Clifford, The Exploding Hearts, Freddie Gibbs, Ha Vay, Messer, John Mulaney, Penelope Road, Cosmo Sheldrake, Show Me The Body, Paul Simon, Spirit of the Beehive, Syante, Theo Von, 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!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025

Juanes w/ LA LOM & El Marchante (DJ Set) at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)

Paul Simon at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8:00pm)

Caamp w/ Whitney at the Greek Theatre (7:30pm)

Ado at Crypto.com Arena (8:00pm)

Cosmo Sheldrake w/ Heather Wolf at El Rey Theatre (8:00pm)

Messer w/ Optometry (John Tejada & March Adstrum) at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)

Show Me The Body w/ Torena, Enkased, & Wrecking Unit at the Silverlake Lounge (7:00pm)

Penelope Road w/ Certainly So at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

The Arcadian Wild at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)

Ha Vay w/ Reggie Pearl at El Cid (8:00pm)

Rio Kosta w/ Jenny O at Zebulon (8:00pm)

Fancy Hagood w/ She Returns from War at the Peppermint Club (6:30pm)

Duane Betts at the Venice West (8:00pm)

Dance Myth w/ Derek Zanetti at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)

Voyeur w/ Punxsutawney & Hysteria at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)

PureGoldBaby w/ Haley Fishberger & Madison Lorae at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (7:00pm)

Taylor Jules at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (9:30pm)

Kris Gruen w/ Sweet Undertow & Kendall Jane Meade at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (7:00pm)

We Found New Music (WFNM) w/ Syante, MackGrace, DanDan, Eazy Lovin', & Gabe James at Backbeat On Sunset at Hotel Ziggy (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Neil Diamond Party w/ Nick Fradiani (Neil Diamond Tribute) at Amoeba Music – Hollywood (5:00pm)

The Drop: Michael Clifford at the Grammy Museum (7:30pm) 🐨 🦘

Claybourne Elder at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Charles Ruggiero Three-O at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

Ryan DeHues at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

‘Alfredo’ starring Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist (Screening) + Q&A w/ Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist, & Nick Walker (Director) at Brain Dead Studios (7:00pm)

‘Alfredo’ starring Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist (Screening) + Q&A w/ Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist, & Nick Walker (Director) at Brain Dead Studios (9:00pm)

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

Clinic Wednesdays w/ Awsumo, The Connect, 2LM, & Swoops at Jungle Hollywood (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Bae Bae w/ Sonic Warfare at Operation Wandering Soul (7:30pm)

Industrial Night: Wenzdays Party w/ DJ Tommy, JPEG, & Jayson Farber at Boardner’s (FREE – 10:00pm)

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

John Mulaney and Pals w/ John Mulaney at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)

Theo Von & Friends w/ Theo Von at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

Comedy Spotlight with Chris Millhouse w/ Greg Fitzsimmons, Brent Morin, Erik Griffin, Andrea Jin, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (7:00pm)

16 Headliners w/ Frankie Quinones, Jeff Dye, Robby Hoffman, Ali Macofsky, Greg Fitzsimmons, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:30pm)

Late Night Legends at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:30pm)

New Joke Bonanza with J.F. Harris w/ Nick Thune, Laura Peek, Will Burkart, Kasaun Wilson, & Ramsey Badawi at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

Set of the Night at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Darrell Hammond, Margaret Cho, Greg Baldwin, Ally Weinhold, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:15pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Noel Miller, David Lucas, Erik Griffin, Mark Hayes, Craig Conant, & Marco Delvecchio at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:30pm)

Double Booked w/ Simon Gibson & Joshua Turek at Dynasty Typewriter (7:30pm)

Nish’s Secret Headliners w/ Katie Cazorla, Maz Jabroni, Tehran, Steve Furey, Will Burkart, & Nishant Mehta at the Kookaburra Lounge (8:00pm)

Zack Keim w/ Adam James & Cesar Saez at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)
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Rocknite.LA w/ Sister Gemini, Plum, & Spencer Hoffman at the Goldfish (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Filler Words w/ The Lip-Reeds, Dan Rosenboom, Jake Vossler, & Shawn Boltazor Trio at Scribble (7:30pm)

Tap Night hosted by Sarah Reich at The Mint (7:15pm)

Surrounded By Strangers w/ The Hashi, The Burners, & The Bizcuits at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Non Stop at the Three Clubs (FREE – 8:00pm)

Michael Hampton (of Parliament Funkadelic) at the Three Clubs (FREE – 8:30pm)

Come Sing With the Band – Live Band Karaoke at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:00pm)

Chris & Heather’s Big Screen Blowout w/ Heather McAdams & Chris Ligon at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Anoodnya, CheySa’mone, Michelle Limanni, & Melanie Daniels at Rudolph's Bar and Tea (7:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Kaili Sincere, Daé Dream, Amira, & Sugi Dakks at Thompson Lobby Bar (7:00pm)

Mint w/ Jaqobin, Lozenge, & Poor Timing at The Haven Pomona (7:00pm)

Trivia Night at the Sardine (7:00pm)

Brain Party Trivia at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Get Got w/ Graves-13 & The Entrails at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Fushion Babies w/ Blochouts & Mindfuk at Vine LB (7:00pm)

Spirit of the Beehive w/ Her New Knife at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)

Turbulence at the Wayfarer (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:30pm)

Angel Force Band at Ivan'z House at Mozambique (5:30pm)

J. Valentino at the Brea Improv (8:00pm)

Travis Holp at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

Country Night at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (7:00pm)

The Dirty Show at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)

The Exploding Hearts w/ Flexx Bronco, DJ Roger Mars (of Cretin Hop), & DJ Waves at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (7:00pm)
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David Foster and Chris Botti w/ Katharine McPhee at Yaamava' Theater (8:00pm)

Kountry Kick'n Wednesdays w/ DJ Dev at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley's Valley Bowl (FREE – 9:00pm)

Roy Orbison Returns w/ Wiley Ray and the Big O Band (Roy Orbison Tribute) at the Lobero Theatre (7:30pm)

Line Dance Night w/ DJ Rick at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (7:00pm)

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

Gus Johnson at the Brea Improv (CANCELLED)

Wild Wednesdays w/ Katie Cazorla at the Kookaburra Lounge (CANCELLED)

Cosmo Sheldrake at The Roxy (RELOCATED)

Anna Duboc at The Mint (RESCHEDULED)

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