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BUY TICKETS: Lady Gaga at the Kia Forum

We’re at halftime this week, Scenestar readers. It’s not raining tonight, so we might as well head to Inglewood for our pick for Show of the Night, Lady Gaga! “The Mayhem Ball Tour” returns to Los Angeles and will be bringing back Lady Gaga to the Westside in support of her latest release, Mayhem, with a show tonight at the Kia Forum.

You can also see Lady Gaga at the Kia Forum on Thursday, February 19; Sunday, February 22; and Monday, February 23.

If you can’t get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by BBno$, Mikal Cronin, Kathleen Edwards, Hana Eid, Enjambre, Nathan Evans, Jamie Foxx, Hudson Freeman, Hanumankind, Warren Haynes, Snow Strippers, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today’s shows and upcoming local shows in 2026 and beyond 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!

SHOWS OF THE NIGHT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026

Lady Gaga at the Kia Forum (8:00pm)

Bbno$ w/ Jungle Bobby at the Hollywood Palladium (8:00pm)

Hanumankind w/ Koad at the Fonda Theatre (9:00pm)

Mikal Cronin w/ Ben Boye at Oblivion (7:00pm)

Nathan Evans w/ Saint Phnx & Erin Durant at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)

Kathleen Edwards at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

Hana Eid at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)

Caravan 222 w/ Bolero, The Silvertone, & DJ Shannon Shaw at Zebulon (8:00pm)

Emmy Meli w/ Lea The Leox at the Peppermint Club (7:00pm)

The Goffin & King Foundation Presents: A Celebration of Hotel Cafe w/ Louise Goffin, Chris Stills, Lina Beach, Jason Berk, Adrian Bourgois, Charlie Faragher, Daniel Fernandez, Anna Goldings, Garen Gueyikian, Sam Lyons, Oli Malbran, Erica Shafer, Jessica Torrey, Riley Way, & more at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (7:00pm)

We Found New Music (WFNM) Wednesdays w/ Autumn Stallia, Aminta Skye, Elise Lightburn, Derrick Unlimited, & Lionna Romans at Backbeat On Sunset at Hotel Ziggy (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Rocknite.LA w/ June Swoon, Slugs, & Sour Tongue at the Goldfish (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Piano Party w/ Luca Mendoza, Qur’an Shaheed, Vardan Ovsepian, Telemakus, Christina Galisatus, & Brian Hargrove at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Soraya (8:00pm)

Warren Haynes Solo at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)

Warren Haynes Solo at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)

World Ballet Company: Swan Lake at the Alex Theatre (7:00pm)

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party w/ Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Ruggiero Quartet at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

Nicolas Bearde (Al Jarreau Tribute) at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

Jazz Night: Jon Papenbrook’s Groove Nation at Aviator Nation Dreamland (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

DJ Healing Gems at Sid’s Bar at Sid The Cat Auditorium (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)

Clinic Wednesdays w/ Ofier at Jungle Hollywood (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Experiments in Sound: Alex Rashad, Graeham Guerin, Sam Rossi, & Camille Kerani at Sun Space (8:00pm)

Recollect LA Underground w/ Mama J, Kimix b2b Gigi, & Blanc Mamba at Recollect (11:00pm)

Smiley Bone Jones at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

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

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

Salsa Night w/ DJ Sako at Members (7:00pm)

Valley Heat Live w/ Stephanie Courtney, Ed Helms, & more at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)

Cristina Mariani at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

Headliners of the OR w/ Bobby Lee, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Lara Beitz, Amir K, Surprise Guest, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)

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

Fahim Works On Stuff and His Friends Drop By w/ Fahim Anwar at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

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

Legends w/ Jay Leno, Tiffany Haddish, Dane Cook, Darrell Hammond, Greg Baldwin, Kat Bird, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (6:30pm)

Manuel Angel Redondo (En Español) at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:45pm)

Lab Work at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (6:15pm)

Babe Stoppp w/ Caroline Timoney, Hannah Schoen, Fumi Abe, Ava Bunn, Melissa Strype, Kat Bird, Luke Binkow, Sam Bailey, Johnny Marx, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (8:30pm)

Max Davidson Presents: Strangers w/ Max Davidson at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth (7:30pm)

Mark Hayes & Friends w/ Mark Hayes, Ian Edward, Kam Peterson, Erik Griffin, & Morgan Jay at the Upstairs (8:00pm)

Cinema Therapy Live! w/ Jonathan Decker & Alan Seawright at the Teragram Ballroom (8:00pm)

Bow Wow Wow w/ Rogues of Chaos, Eileen Carey, ZZ Nation (ZZ Top Tribute), Kenneith Perrin, Kostic Karavan, & The Nomads at the Whisky A Go Go (6:30pm)

Cordovas w/ George Stanford & The Orcas at the Venice West (8:00pm)

I Promise The World w/ Balmora & Start Today at 1720 (8:00pm)

Black Hearts: Sapphic & Queer Rock Night For Jaded Lovers w/ Stevi Daft at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)

Dan Radin at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Leedy w/ Yaeli, Ed(en), & Avi Castellanos at Harvard & Stone (8:00pm)

Protect Me w/ Rosie, Hidhawk y Panica, & Still Chill at The Woodbridge (8:30pm)

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

‘Cousins’ (Screening) w/ Marisa Razo, Lauryn Darden, & Abbiana (DJ Set) at Junior High (7:00pm)

Pub Trivia Wednesday’s at Molly Malone’s Los Angeles (8:00pm)

Mezzanine: Three Films by Dwayne LeBlanc at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

Play the Powwow Heist! – A One-Shot Playtest Session w/ Brennan Lee Mulligan at USC Doheny Memorial Library (FREE w/ RSVP – 4:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Ben Kaplan, Alec Derp, & more at Rudolph’s Bar and Tea (7:00pm)

Enjambre w/ Juan Son at the Glass House (8:00pm)

Sadlands w/ Endorphins & Jason Paul and the Know It Alls at the Sardine (8:00pm)

Brain Party Trivia at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:30pm)

Dead Tooth w/ Nixon/Kato at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Snow Strippers w/ EvilGiane, Eera, Ok, & Pz’ at the Observatory (7:30pm)

Big Time w/ Heartwells, Taken Days, & 3 Chords at the Wayfarer (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Matters of the Heart w/ Patti LuPone at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (8:00pm)

Monty Python’s Spamalot at Segerstrom Hall (7:30pm)

Angel Force Band at Ivan’z House at Mozambique (6:00pm)

Don McMillan 2.0 *Now Powered By AI w/ Don McMillan at the Brea Improv (8:00pm)

Radel Ortiz at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

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

Colter Wall at Yaamava’ Theater (8:00pm)

Hudson Freeman w/ We Shrunk at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (9:00pm)

Jamie Foxx at Oxnard Levity Live (8:00pm)

Copper Open Mic Night’s at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)

Dance on Film: Tiler Peck: Suspending Time at the Granada Theatre (7:00pm)

Whose Live Anyway? at the Lobero Theatre (7:30pm)

Bass Therapy w/ Wookpack & IVWUBZ at EOS Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

I.V. Unplugged w/ Jack Corliss at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (6:00pm)

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