Live Entertainment in Los Angeles

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is the flagship venue of the Music Center — a magnificent 3,197-seat Los Angeles home of the Los Angeles Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale that hosted the Academy Awards for 19 consecutive years. The Music Center campus's extraordinary civic ambition (created through Dorothy Chandler's legendary fundraising campaign in the 1960s) and the Chandler's consistent presentation of world-class opera and cultural events create Los Angeles's most prestigious performing arts experience.

El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard is a restored 1926 movie palace owned by Disney, presenting film premieres and special screenings with live pre-show entertainment on the Walk of Fame.

El Rey Theatre on Miracle Mile is a restored 1936 Art Deco movie palace presenting touring indie, rock, and electronic acts in a 771-capacity room with an ornate balcony.

Geffen Playhouse is Los Angeles's most prestigious regional theater — a Westwood institution presenting world-premiere productions and major revivals that regularly transfer to Broadway. LA's extraordinary concentration of theater talent (every major Hollywood actor started on stage) creates a theater community of exceptional depth, and the Geffen's consistent production of major new American plays makes it one of the most artistically important theaters in the United States.

The Greek Theatre is Los Angeles's most beloved outdoor amphitheatre — a 5,900-seat open-air venue nestled inside Griffith Park, operational since 1930. Every summer season features an extraordinary lineup of rock, pop, jazz, and soul acts performing against the backdrop of the park's forested hillside. The intimate scale, natural acoustics, and Mediterranean ambiance make it consistently voted the best mid-size concert venue in Southern California.

Greek Theatre in Griffith Park is a 5,900-seat outdoor amphitheater presenting major touring concerts amid the eucalyptus groves of one of LA's largest urban parks.

Hollywood Bowl is the most iconic outdoor performance venue in America — a 17,500-capacity Hollywood Hills amphitheater where the Los Angeles Philharmonic presents summer concerts under the stars with an acoustic shell that has been the backdrop for some of the most famous concert performances in American music history. From the Beatles' 1964 performance to Judy Garland's legendary shows, the Hollywood Bowl captures the intersection of natural beauty, architectural elegance, and musical excellence.

Hollywood Bowl in the Hollywood Hills is a 17,500-capacity outdoor amphitheater and the summer home of the LA Philharmonic, one of the most iconic concert venues in America known for its distinctive concentric-arch band shell.

Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Boulevard is a historic 1940 ballroom that hosted big-band legends and now presents major touring concerts in a 4,000-capacity general-admission room.

Microsoft Theater at LA Live is a 7,100-seat performing arts venue hosting the Emmys, BET Awards, Disney+ promotional events, and major concerts. The venue's versatile configuration serves everything from intimate awards shows to full concert productions, making it a premier mid-size venue within walking distance of downtown Los Angeles's expanding casino and entertainment cluster.

Orpheum Theatre is one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles's extraordinary Broadway Corridor movie palace collection — a 2,200-seat 1926 French Baroque showroom whose extraordinary interior (chandeliers, gilded plasterwork, and a spectacular Wurlitzer organ) creates a theatrical experience of incomparable historic grandeur. DTLA's extraordinary collection of 1920s-1930s movie palaces (the largest such concentration in the world) and the Orpheum's consistent programming of concerts and Broadway shows make it one of the most important historic entertainment venues in America.

Pantages Theatre is Los Angeles's most magnificent historic theater — a stunning 2,703-seat 1930 Art Deco Hollywood Boulevard showroom where major Broadway touring productions have played since Howard Hughes staged the Academy Awards here in the late 1940s. Its extraordinary Art Deco interior design, its consistent presentation of major Broadway productions, and its Hollywood Boulevard location create a theatrical experience of unique Hollywood historical and architectural significance.

Shrine Auditorium is one of the most historically significant entertainment venues in America — an extraordinary 6,300-seat 1926 Moorish-style Los Angeles auditorium that hosted the Academy Awards for decades and has presented the most important concerts, awards shows, and cultural events in California for nearly a century. Its extraordinary capacity, its remarkable Moorish architecture, and its role in shaping the entertainment industry's most significant ceremonies create a venue of genuine Hollywood historical importance.

The Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip has been the epicenter of American stand-up comedy since 1972, presenting the biggest names in comedy across its Main Room, Belly Room, and Original Room stages.

The Echo in Echo Park presents touring indie rock, punk, and electronic acts in an intimate club that has been a launchpad for LA's independent music scene since the early 2000s.

The Hollywood Bowl is a 17,500-capacity outdoor amphitheater — the world's largest natural outdoor amphitheater and a landmark of American concert culture since 1922. Home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic summer season, the Bowl also hosts pop, jazz, and film-concert events that draw audiences from the broader entertainment ecosystem of the Los Angeles gaming market.

The Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard is one of the most famous comedy clubs in the world, presenting A-list touring comedians nightly since 1979 as a launching ground for major stand-up careers.

The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip has presented touring rock and pop acts since 1973, co-founded by Lou Adler and members of the Doors and Elton John's management, a Sunset Strip nightlife cornerstone.

The Troubadour in West Hollywood is one of the most legendary clubs in American music history, launching Elton John, the Eagles, and countless singer-songwriters since 1957, still presenting touring acts in an intimate 500-capacity room.

The Viper Room on the Sunset Strip, co-founded by Johnny Depp in 1993, presents touring rock and indie acts in an intimate club setting central to LA's alternative music scene.

The Wiltern in Koreatown is a striking 1931 Art Deco theater with a distinctive blue-green terra cotta facade, presenting major touring concerts in a 1,850-capacity room, one of LA's most architecturally significant venues.

Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip is a legendary rock club that launched the Doors as house band in 1966, presenting touring rock and metal acts as one of the most historically significant venues in rock history.

The Wiltern is Los Angeles's most beautiful concert venue — a stunning 1931 Art Deco Zigzag Moderne theater on Wilshire Boulevard presenting 2,300-capacity shows in one of America's most magnificently preserved 1930s architectural interiors. LA's extraordinary music industry concentration and the Wiltern's gorgeous theatrical setting create a concert experience that perfectly captures the golden age of Hollywood glamour in a contemporary music venue.