BUY TICKETS: Rüfüs Du Sol w/ Ben Böhmer at the Kia Forum
The weekend is right around the corner, Scenestar readers. It’s hot out there, but one way to stay cool is to take advantage of arena air conditioning thanks to our pick for Show of the Night: RÜFÜS DU SOL! The Australian alternative dance trio will be playing in support of their latest album release, Inhale / Exhale, tonight at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.
You can also see RÜFÜS DU SOL at the Kia Forum on Friday, August 7; Tuesday, August 11; Wednesday, August 12; and Thursday, August 13, with Ben Böhmer opening all five shows.
If you can’t get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Briscoe, Gipsy Kings, Sierra Ferrell, Hannah Frances, Sinead Harnett, Heart Shaped Locket, Hellings, Iceage, Kid Congo, Patti LaBelle, Petey USA, Shinedown, Slayr, Wunderhorse, Yard Act, YG, 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 Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, or Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!
SHOWS OF THE NIGHT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026
Rüfüs Du Sol w/ Ben Böhmer at the Kia Forum (6:30pm)
Wunderhorse w/ Fat, Evil Children at the Fonda Theatre (9:00pm)
Yard Act w/ Bambara at the Teragram Ballroom (9:00pm)
Iceage at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8:00pm)
Slayr at the Belasco (8:00pm)
Alejandro Aranda (Scarypoolparty) w/ Afterthought, TJ Minor, & Tyler Stone at The Echo (8:00pm)
Siddhartha at YouTube Theater (8:00pm)
Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds w/ Coffin Prick & A Grape Dope at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)
Hellings w/ Kings of Karma, Vertige, The Stellar Bandits, & DJ Amanda Roxx at the Troubadour (7:00pm)
Hannah Frances at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)
Heart Shaped Locket w/ Snow & Fido at the Smell (8:00pm)
Tommy Newport w/ Noah Pope at the Venice West (8:00pm)
It’s A School Night! w/ Mothé, Julia Cooper, RYL0, & Group Chat (DJ Set) at the Airliner (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
We Found New Music (WFNM) Thursdays w/ Shi la Rosa, Mila Rubina, A. Jené, Easae, & Dennis Linggar at Bar Lubitsch (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
Girlactic Music Fest w/ Pinktastic Plastixx, Flailing Idiot, Tomorrow’s Anthem, The Maraschinos, Plum, The Deffades, SpaceBunz, The Iron Orchids, & Kitten Kay Sera (Host) at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)
Don Preston + Friends w/ Don Preston at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)
The Drop: YG at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (7:30pm)
Brahms & Bizet w/ Louis Langrée, Augustin Hadelich & the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)
Classical X DTLA ArtNight at Grand Performances (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)
Sinead Harnett at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)
Sinead Harnett at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)
Amber Weeks at the Catalina Jazz Club (8:30pm)
Rachel Eckroth at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)
Seth MacFarlane and his Chamber Orchestra at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (8:00pm & 10:00pm)
Pedro Valiente Quartet w/ Andrew Renfroe, Mauricio Morales, & Anthony Fung at Sam’s First Bar (7:30pm)
Eternal w/ Shaw & Black Flute Brigade at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)
Slow Jamz Jazz Syndicate at Bar Franca (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
What So Not w/ ClubAction, Unit333, & Dehm at 1720 (8:00pm)
Angel Transmissions w/ Quedronol, Stomping Plastic, I’ll Show You Magic, & Glyss at Water & Power (7:00pm)
Recollect Underground w/ Xuliet, Alex G Son, Mama J, & Undress at Recollect (11:00pm)
Machine Club w/ Rita Lukea, Club Drippy, & Gina K at Club Tee Gee (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
DJ Crenshaw at Sid’s Bar at Sid The Cat Auditorium (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)
Obscene (Goth / Industrial / EBM) w/ Matt Hart, Sleep Kills, Fact Pattern, Solemn Assembly, Industria Nova Damascus Knives, & LA Industrial Battle of the Bands at the Slipper Clutch (8:00pm)
Smiley Bone Jones at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)
Just Like That w/ DJ Adam Lucky at Apotheke (FREE – 8:00pm)
Blue Mondays On Thursdays: Patio Mash Up at Boardner’s by La Belle (9:00pm)
Nightshift After Hours at the Lexington (11:00pm)
Elvn: 22 at Members (8:00pm)
Fred Armisen and Friends w/ Fred Armisen at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)
Bassem Youssef & Friends w/ Jesus Trejo, Paul Elia, Mike E Winfield, Liz Blanc, & Surprise Guest at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)
The Originals w/ Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Amir K, Sarah Tiana, Frankie Quinones, Laura Peek, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)
Late Night at The Store at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:30pm)
Steven Garza & Acquaintances w/ Jake Smith, Jackie Gold, Danny Mullen, Julia Jasunas, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)
Crack’Em Up Thursdays – Hosted by T Barb w/ Shang, Honey Jackson, Keith Pedro, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)
Tonight at the Improv w/ Anthony Jeselnik, Ron Funches, Whitney Cummings, Michael Yo, Brian Monarch, Jeanne Whitney, & Very Special Guests at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:30pm)
Mark Hayes & Friends w/ Mark Hayes, Matt Friend, Zane Helberg, Amir K, & Ray Lau at the Upstairs (8:00pm)
Colette Calls w/ Delta By The Beach & Doug Lacy & The Zydeco Party Band at the Mint (7:30pm)
Period Bomb w/ Traps PS, Exhaler, & My Band at Oblivion (7:00pm)
Cribbo w/ Timide & Annie Jets at The Woodbridge (8:00pm)
Duskseeker w/ Romeo Diablos, Ologist, & Systemset at Non Plus Ultra (8:00pm)
F.mph w/ Lionmilk, Kitsune Kawai, & Janet at 2220 Arts + Archives (7:30pm)
Carter Benjamin w/ Tydell at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)
Iceage Afterparty w/ Old King Cole Younger (of Black Lips & Crush) at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)
Colony Collapse Disorder w/ Harry Cloud, Belly Belt, & Action Friend at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)
‘Arrebato’ (Screening) at (HRLA) Human Resources Los Angeles (10:00pm)
Masha and The Fam w/ DrowninGhosts & Astrovox at the Cat’s Crawl (7:30pm)
Misfit Love w/ Glass House & The Remedy at the Love Song Bar (7:00pm)
Bakersfield’s Songwriters Soapbox is going to Hollywood w/ Shontice Marie, Jimmy Gordon, & DJ Max Maxtofferson at Harvard & Stone (FREE – 9:00pm)
La Femme: Hottest Queer Dance Party at Zebulon (9:00pm)
North Star Sessions w/ Agustin Donati, Lauren O’Connel, & Mathew Walker at Scribble (FREE – 8:00pm)
Veronica Dub at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:30pm)
Davy Knowles at Matt Denny’s Ale House Restaurant (6:00pm)
Bleed American: El Cid Emo Night at El Cid (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
Open Mic Night w/ Nelson Miller at Aviator Nation Dreamland – Malibu (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)
‘Flowers For Lev’ (Screening) w/ Alan Ruck (Q+A) at Brain Dead Studios (8:00pm)
Lectures on Tap – The Hidden Language of Color in Cinema w/ Prof. Drew McClellan at the Three Clubs (7:30pm)
Knuckle Sandwich w/ Catch My Fist, Dem Fightin Words, Ends Meet, Despair, & MOAB at the Haven Pomona (5:00pm)
Grievous Angels at the Sardine (5:00pm)
The Woggles w/ The Pandoras & The Legendary Swagger at Alex’s Bar (8:00pm)
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes at the Grove of Anaheim (8:00pm)
Patti LaBelle w/ The O’Jays at the Pacific Amphitheatre (7:30pm)
Briscoe w/ Alec Shaw at the Wayfarer (8:00pm)
Ted Z & The Wranglers w/ Derek Thomas at Ivan’z House at Mozambique (7:30pm)
Festival Ballet Theatre at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (6:00pm)
DW3 at Spaghettini (7:00pm)
Tony Dabas at the Brea Improv (8:00pm)
Joe Machi at the Irvine Improv (7:30pm)
Emo Night w/ Sweet Revenge (My Chemical Romance Tribute) at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (7:00pm)
Kristin Key at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)
Shinedown w/ Coheed and Cambria & From Ashes To New at Toyota Arena (7:00pm)
Petey USA at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (9:00pm)
Chris Cope at Pechanga Resort Casino (8:00pm)
What’s Wrong w/ Ocean Ghost, Red Divine, & Air-Gap at Transplants Brewing Company (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
Australia’s Thunder From Down Under at Ventura Music Hall (8:00pm)
Xander Beltran at Oxnard Levity Live (7:30pm)
Turn Up Thursdays w/ DJ 99, DJ Alex, DJ Rage, & DJ BJ at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (7:00pm)
Sierra Ferrell w/ The Brudi Brothers at the Santa Barbara Bowl (7:00pm)
Teaching Artist Showcase: Shostakovich & Hahn at the Lobero Theatre (7:30pm)
Primal Archetype w/ Uncle & Until the Storm at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:00pm)
Fiesta Kickoff at EOS Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
Neon Nostalgic presents The 80s Live Music Television w/ Mark Goodman & Alan Hunter at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CANCELLED)
For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.
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