The Los Angeles edit

LA has another side after dark.

Hollywood house music, warehouse parties and live rooms. Choose your destination, then work out the ride home.

Hollywood house music, warehouse parties and live rooms. Choose your destination, then work out the ride home. Choose a dated event on the venue’s official programme. Admission and opening times vary.

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Bar Lis

A Riviera-inflected rooftop on Wilcox Avenue, for a Hollywood evening with music, open air and a livelier finish.

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The Maybourne Bar

An onyx bar and blue armchairs in Beverly Hills, for a composed first drink before dinner and the brighter lights further east.

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The Tower Bar

A Sunset Tower dinner with old-Hollywood atmosphere, discreet service and a room that asks you to put the camera away.

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The Echo

A small-room live-music finish on Sunset Boulevard, close enough to make Echo Park the evening’s centre of gravity.

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

Frank Gehry’s downtown landmark pairs striking architecture with a concert programme worth planning around.

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Hollywood Bowl

An outdoor performance setting in the Hollywood hills, where the programme and arrival arrangements shape the evening.

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Greek Theatre

A concert in Griffith Park connects live music with a hillside setting quite different from a downtown room.

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Whisky a Go Go

A Sunset Strip live-music address with a long rock history and a current bill to choose before heading west.

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The Roxy Theatre

A West Hollywood room for an evening centred on the artists on stage, within the Sunset Strip’s wider nightlife landscape.

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Troubadour

An intimate West Hollywood concert venue, where a particular band is a better reason to visit than a vague night out.

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Hollywood Palladium

A Hollywood live-music venue with a large ballroom setting and a programme spanning different sounds.

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The Orpheum Theatre

Historic downtown theatre architecture becomes the backdrop for concerts and live events.

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AVALON Hollywood

A Hollywood club destination to choose through its event calendar, with entry conditions attached to the individual night.

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The Hotel Café

A smaller Hollywood listening room, suited to discovering performers in a more intimate setting.

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El Rey Theatre

A former cinema on Wilshire becomes a live-music destination, with Art Deco character around the stage.

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Fonda Theatre

A Hollywood concert venue where the current bill gives the evening its direction.

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The Lighthouse Café

A Hermosa Beach music stop near the pier, connecting a coastal afternoon with the evening’s live programme.

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Rainbow Bar & Grill

A Sunset Strip bar and dining landmark with a rock-music identity that runs through the room.

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Ahmanson Theatre

A major downtown stage within the Music Center, with a production-led evening best planned around curtain time.

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Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Broadway productions meet an ornate Hollywood theatre, making the room part of the night’s appeal.

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Alex Theatre

A Glendale landmark for live performance, with the marquee marking a distinct local cultural destination.

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Saban Theatre

A historic Beverly Hills theatre whose programme brings concerts and other live events into an atmospheric room.

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Dolby Theatre

A Hollywood performance venue associated with major entertainment events, with public access depending on the programme or tour.

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