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BUY TICKETS: Passion Pit w/ Arden Jones at the Bellwether

Let’s keep things going, Scenestar readers. We have a lot of great live music options going on this Tuesday, and we’re giving our title for Show of the Night to Passion Pit! Indietronica band Passion Pit will be wrapping up their “Pretty Penny Tour” in Los Angeles with two nights starting tonight at the Bellwether with opener Arden Jones.

You can also see Passion Pit at the Bellwether in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 19.

If you can’t get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 311, Angine de Poitrine, Fahim Anwar, The Black Heart Procession, Black Joe Lewis, Cat Power, Dogma Society, Dirty Heads, G Flip, Bobcat Goldthwait, NEEDTOBREATHE, Pillow Fight, Population II, Silkworm, The Sword, 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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026

Passion Pit w/ Arden Jones at the Bellwether (8:00pm)

Angine de Poitrine w/ Population II at the Teragram Ballroom (8:00pm)

NEEDTOBREATHE w/ Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb at the Greek Theatre (7:00pm)

The Sword w/ Spoon Benders & Red Fang at the Fonda Theatre (8:00pm)

Black Joe Lewis w/ ZG Smith at the Venice West (8:00pm)

G Flip w/ Vienna Vienna at The Roxy (8:00pm)

Future Fusion w/ Sennoh, Joey Naz, Lizzy’s Personal Army, & DJ Langley at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)

Silkworm w/ Nina Nastasia at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)

Deb Never w/ Juliet Ivy at The Echo (8:00pm)

Mollie Elizabeth at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (7:00pm)

Syannah at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (8:00pm)

Pillow Fight w/ Palefire & Stomping Plastic at the Smell (8:00pm)

World Destroyers Pleasure Club w/ Cafe Drift & Split Moon at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)

Gershwin, Bernstein & More w/ Gianandrea Noseda & the National Symphony Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)

Magnus & Friends Residency at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)

Magnus & Friends Residency at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)

Showcase Night w/ Dustin Boyer & Michael Landau, Nothin’ Personal, Rhiannon, & The Moosettes at the Baked Potato (7:00pm)

Elliot Deutsch’s Pandemonium Big Band w/ Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

“Tuesday Happenings”: Hosted by Devin Daniels at Sam’s First Bar (7:30pm)

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

Nightshift After Hours at the Lexington (11:00pm)

818 Benefit: Brody Stevens’ Festival of Friendship w/ Jay Mohr, Adam Ray, Ron Taylor, Ben Gleib, Cameron Esposito, Eleanor Kerrigan, Dean Delray, Sklar Brothers, Dan Levy, & Byron Bowers at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

Headliners of the OR w/ 2 Surprise Guests, Andrea Jin, Jeff Dye, Steph Tolev, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)

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

2 Goons and Friends w/ Che Durena, JJ Liberman, Steve Furey, Yoshi Obayashi, Chris Burns, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

Roast Battle w/ Brian Moses, The All Negro Wave, The House Racists, & DJ Coach Tea at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:30pm)

Happy Hour Open Mic at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (5:15pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Anthony Jeselnik, Dan Mintz (aka Tina Belcher), Damon Wayans Jr, Kam Patterson, Brian Monarch, Jeanne Whitney, & Very Special Guests at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:30pm)

Tonight at the Lab w/ Fahim Anwar, Godfrey, Kam Patterson, Chris Porter, Ray Lau, Benedict Polizzi, Mark Hayes, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (8:00pm)

The Scratch Pad w/ Jonah Ray, Megan Gailey, Levi Macdougal, Meredith Casey, Bobcat Goldthwait, & Kevin Porter (DJ Set) at Scribble (7:30pm)

Cowbelles: Open Mic Comedy at Molly Malone’s LA (8:00pm)

The Music of Hey Arnold! Live in Concert w/ The P.S. 118 All Stars with Jim Lang at Zebulon (7:00pm)

The Music of Hey Arnold! Live in Concert w/ The P.S. 118 All Stars with Jim Lang at Zebulon (9:30pm)

Two Step Tuesday: I See Hawks In L.A. at Club Tee Gee (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Sinspira w/ Half Dreaming, Cielo Drive, & Heavywake at the Airliner (7:00pm)

Gorden Campbell & Friends w/ Gorden Campbell & DJ Joshua Stephen Huot at the Mint (8:00pm)

Torgelson w/ Nick Crane at Oblivion (7:00pm)

Poor Image w/ Christopher Emond & Donna at The Woodbridge (8:00pm)

Sera Fae w/ x3371x & Artemis Orion at Harvard & Stone (8:00pm)

Jockey Jord w/ Lone Quail & Dave Hansen at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Poom Poom Tuesday at El Cid (10:00pm)

The No Chasers at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:30pm)

Clever Girl Trivia at the Venice West (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)

Lectures on Tap – Sh*t, Damm, Motherf*cker!: The Science of Swear Words w/ Laura Montenegro at Lincoln Heights (7:30pm)

Haruko Tanaka w/ Reader Chorus at (HRLA) Human Resources Los Angeles (8:00pm)

Acropolis Cinema: Rob Tregenza’s ‘Fast’ (Screening) at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

Mojo Mic at the Sardine (7:00pm)

311 w/ Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, & Rome at F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach (5:30pm)

Alex’s Bar Karaoke w/ KJ Phil Acosta at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Dogma Society w/ Nautics at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)

Tuesday Night Dance – Latin Rhythms at Argyros Plaza (FREE – 6:30pm)

Ryan’s Trivia Sucks: Trivia and Taco Tuesday at the Wayfarer (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

The Smoking Tire (Live) w/ Smith and Sniff with Matt Farah, Zack Klapman, Richard Porter, & Jonny Smith at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

NAW Wrestling Comedy w/ Chavo Guerrero, D’Lo Brown, Kayla Becker, & Vanessa Curry at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)

The Black Heart Procession w/ John Meeks at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (8:00pm)

Rockstar Karaoke at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley’s Valley Bowl (FREE – 8:30pm)

Wild Card Comedy Show & Open Mic w/ Morgan Miller, Tommy Mitchell, Dion Lack, Sam Ridley, & James Graves at Transplants Brewing Company (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Cat Power at Libbey Bowl (8:00pm)

Swell Foop w/ Magnetize, Meat Cube, & Bradberri at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (7:00pm)

‘50 Years of Fabulous – The Imperial Council Story’ (Screening) at the Marjorie Luke Theatre (6:30pm)

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