BUY TICKETS: The Smashing Pumpkins (performing ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ in full + hits) at the Kia Forum
Let’s get down tonight, Scenestar readers. “Showvember” is still the gift that keeps giving, with Thursday’s title going to our Show of the Night: The Smashing Pumpkins! Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin will be celebrating 30 years of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness live tonight as part of an all-ages show at the Kia Forum.
The show will feature two sets, with one performing ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in full and the second set of nearly four decades of unruly hits and dark treasures.
You can also see The Smashing Pumpkins live when they headline Darker Waves 2026 at Huntington Beach City Beach on Saturday, November 14.
If you can’t get into our Show of the Night, your other live music and entertainment options include sets by Edgar Alejandro, The Army, The Navy, Aterciopelados, Bonobo, Cactus Blossoms, Donavon Frankenreiter, Talib Kweli, Miranda Lambert, Lawrence, Aimee Mann, Mae Martin, Dylan Matthew, Kate Nash, Ninajirachi, Peel Dream Magazine, The Psychedelic Furs, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sabaton, Sarah Silverman, Sienna Spiro, Sparta, Sun Room, Swell Foop, The Tallest Man On Earth, 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 updates, also follow us on Twitter/X, Bluesky, or Threads for last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) for select shows!
SHOWS OF THE NIGHT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026
The Smashing Pumpkins (performing ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ in full + hits) at the Kia Forum (8:00pm)
Sienna Spiro w/ Summer Joy at the Orpheum Theatre (8:00pm)
Ninajirachi w/ MGNA Crrrta & Naisha at the Fonda Theatre (8:30pm)
Bonobo w/ Sofia Kourtesis at the Wiltern (8:00pm)
An Intimate Evening for War Child w/ Aimee Mann, Sarah Silverman, Roy Choi, & Dr. Samantha Nutt at El Rey Theatre (7:00pm)
Sabaton w/ Pop Evil & Wings of Steel at the Hollywood Palladium (7:00pm)
Lawrence w/ Family Company & Lindsey Lomis at The Novo (7:00pm)
The Tallest Man on Earth w/ Andrea von Kampen at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)
Dylan Matthew at The Roxy (8:00pm)
Donavon Frankenreiter w/ The Band of Heathens at the Troubadour (7:00pm)
Sparta w/ Public Opinion at Sid The Cat Auditorium (7:00pm)
Denise Julia at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)
Finn Askew at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)
Mercer Henderson at The Echo (8:00pm)
The Army, The Navy w/ Ella Woolsey at the Regent Theater (8:00pm)
School House Rocks: Dark Tea w/ Novalley at Bob Baker Marionette Theater (8:00pm)
Edgar Alejandro at Pacific Electric (8:00pm)
Peel Dream Magazine w/ Sunday Mourners at Zebulon (8:00pm)
Hyper Minds w/ The Slightest Bits & Harmony Will Defeat Evil at the Smell (8:00pm)
Raul Pacheco (of Ozomatli) w/ Chrisol & DJ Jake Faulkner (of LA LOM) at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)
Rivkah Reyes at the Peppermint Club (7:00pm)
Keenan Te w/ Frankie Venter at The Mint (8:00pm)
Grahame Lesh & Friends at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8:00pm)
It’s A School Night! w/ Swell Foop, JOHN, & Baby Fischgrund at the Airliner (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
We Found New Music (WFNM) Thursdays w/ Harris & Co., MAUMAUMAU, Madi Mayo, Teona Zak, & The Modern Age at Bar Lubitsch (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
Talib Kweli & Friends Residency at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)
Talib Kweli & Friends Residency at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)
Navy Blue w/ Miguel Atwood-Ferguson at the Pico Union Project (8:00pm)
Tigran Zhamkochyan at the Catalina Jazz Club (8:30pm)
11.12.26 Rayford Griffin Band at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)
11.12.26 “Drum Week” Presents: VDE Jazz Orchestra featuring Adam Hersh: The Music of Monk and Herbie at Sam’s First Bar (7:30pm)
11.12.26 Harbor Party (Yacht Rock Tribute) at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)
11.12.26 Kyle Starkey w/ Paige Tomlinson at Sound Nightclub (10:00pm)
11.12.26 Sina Bathaie at the Vermont Hollywood (7:30pm)
11.12.26 DJ Buddyhead w/ Joe Cardamone at Sid’s Bar at Sid The Cat Auditorium (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)
11.12.26 Kwami’s Pickle Party at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)
11.12.26 Blue Mondays On Thursdays: Patio Mash Up at Boardner’s by La Belle (9:00pm)
11.12.26 Nightshift After Hours at the Lexington (11:00pm)
11.12.26 Nick Cannon Presents: Wild N Out Live – The Next Generation w/ Nick Cannon at the Intuit Dome (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Mae Martin and Friends w/ Mae Martin at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)
11.12.26 John McEuen & The Circle Band at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Todd Day Wait at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)
11.12.26 Animal Shin w/ Essencer at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)
11.12.26 Bombargo w/ Dylan Chambers at the Venice West (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Janelane w/ Glass Egg & DeCaprisun at Oblivion (7:00pm)
11.12.26 The Wyldewood Green w/ Burners & The Nev’r Wuz at Redwood Bar & Grill (7:00pm)
11.12.26 Devil Master w/ Volahn, Morbikon, Haunter, & Veneraxiom at 1720 (6:00pm)
11.12.26 Michelle Wolf & The J-Tones at Aviator Nation Dreamland – Malibu (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Eureka w/ Blackstar, Meadow, & Your Existence at The Woodbridge (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Minerva Hoyt w/ Fruit Lo0ops, Sleevies, & Phaeic at Non Plus Ultra (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Dylan Naber w/ Deante’ Hitchcock at Lucky Strike Hollywood (8:00pm)
11.12.26 Michael Bruce (Original Alice Cooper Guitarist) w/ Ruby Carrera, Prima Donna Rising, Redrumed, Grave Corps, Teddy Lance, Ravenous, Bex & Roman, & Justin Caterina at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)
11.12.26 Vania Junco w/ Lawn, Smilley, & Porkboii at Above The Bridge (7:00pm)
11.12.26 ATEEZ – Golden Hour : Part.6 Official Album Release Party at the Teragram Ballroom (6:00pm)
11.12.26 Peri-Mania at Scribble (FREE – 7:00pm)
11.12.26 Music Trivia at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)
Qapla w/ Constant Insult & Adulterine at the Sardine (6:00pm)
Aterciopelados at the Observatory (8:00pm)
Kate Nash w/ Joh Chase at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)
Sun Room at the Wayfarer (9:00pm)
National Philanthropy Day 2026 w/ David Benoit & Cécilia Tsan at Soka Performing Arts Center (2:00pm)
All-Choir Concert w/ Ryan Brown at Musco Center for the Arts (7:30pm)
The Black Market Trust at Spaghettini (7:00pm)
Locked Shut w/ Rust, Marked For Death, & Bound 2 Violence at Rat King Studios (6:30pm)
Miranda Lambert at Yaamava’ Theater (8:00pm)
Joey Medina at Pechanga Resort Casino (8:00pm)
Cactus Blossoms w/ Margo Cilker at the Dune Room (8:00pm)
Automaton Tom w/ Pocketwatch Inc. & The Dean Gonzalez Project at Transplants Brewing Company (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:30pm)
Rodrigo y Gabriela at Libbey Bowl (7:30pm)
Pat MacDonald w/ Wally Ingram & Tree Adams at Ojai Underground (7:00pm)
The Psychedelic Furs at The Canyon at OPAC (8:00pm)
Strawberry Fuzz w/ Sept, MiniShoppingCart, & The Cherry Club at Ventura Music Hall (8:00pm)
Southern Culture on the Skids at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:00pm)
Charles Lloyd Quartet w/ Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Larry Grenadier, & Kweku Sumbry at the Lobero Theatre (7:30pm)
Luke Alessi at EOS Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival at the Arlington Theatre (6:00pm)
Chad Tepper w/ NVM, ILY at the Viper Room (CANCELLED)
Bella Rayne Band at the Teragram Ballroom (RESCHEDULED/RELOCATED)
For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.
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