The best upcoming concerts in L.A.

Concerts for wildfire relief keep popping up, and this one is a must for indie-rock fans. All proceeds from For Los Angeles—which spans two nights, at the Troubadour on January 22 and across town at the Lodge Room on January 28—will go directly toward the California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery and Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund. Actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse will host the night at the Troubadour, where Phantom Planet, Annika Bennett, Cannons, Local Natives, Lydia Night, Madison Cunningham, Winnetka Bowling League and more will take the stage (get tickets here). At the Lodge Room the following week, you can catch stripped-back sets from Lord Huron, Stephen Sanchez, Magdalena Bay, Madi Diaz, Zinadelphia and more (get tickets here).

As firefighters continue to work to get the Los Angeles wildfires under control, many of us are wondering: What can we do to help? FireAid, a just-announced benefit concert taking place January 30 at the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome, offers one way. Proceeds from the event will go toward “rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies to ensure L.A. is better prepared for fire emergencies.” We can’t think of a worthier cause. Billie Eilish and Finneas, Green Day, Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many, many more top the lineup. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 22 at noon via Ticketmaster.

Soul titan Mary J. Blige has shifted millions upon millions of albums over the past three decades. Expect to hear old favorites as well as new jams during this stop at Intuit Dome.

Best known as the brother of pop sensation Billie Eilish, Finneas Baird O’Connell is his sister’s most trusted collaborator, serving as a producer and cowriter of much of her music. While he doesn’t have the voice of Eillish, Finneas does have a self-aware music persona that he employs on his solo catalog of jaunty pop anthems and moody ballads.

Gary Lightbody and co. return with their first tour since 2019, including this show at the Wiltern. Expect new tracks that hew to the Snow Patrol sound you’ve always known, with singer-songwriter tendencies that borrow the best melodic elements from Britpop and indie rock’s dreamy, anthemic past.

Can’t get enough of his yearly appearance at the Bowl? The LA Phil wraps up its two-year John Williams at Disney Hall with a second season of live scores and concerts in his honor.  You can see a Williams-curated program of Mexican and Hollywood cinema scores (Oct 25–27, 2024); a selection of pieces from the entire Star Wars saga, hosted by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels (Nov 21–24, 2024); a Williams-conducted evening with Yo-Yo Ma (April 3, 4, 2025); and a Gustavo Dudamel-conducted spotlight on Williams (April 5, 6, 2025).

Nearly 125,000 music lovers make a pilgrimage to the Empire Polo Club during each identical weekend of Coachella, whether bound for campgrounds or shuttling over from golf resorts and midcentury modern homes. Though its bespoke dining experiences and hotel party scene may try to steal headlines, Coachella remains about the relaxed desert air euophoria of a well-curated music festival. Coachella’s all-embracing three-day lineup consistently crafts the pool of performers from which all other summer music festivals borrow. RECOMMENDED: See our complete Coachella coverage

Expect to see stiff blues riffs, pyrotechnics and the shortest shorts that longtime-guitarist Angus Young can squeeze into during this show at the Rose Bowl.

The Game, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Method Man and Redman, Baby Bash, Paul Wall, MC Magic, Lil’ Rob and Cali Swag headline 93.5 KDAY’s annual hip-hop concert.

Strap on your cowboy hat and make the pilgrimage to country music’s biggest jamboree, taking up residence at Coachella’s digs, the Empire Polo Club. Stagecoach is coming back for a three-day fest; expect the usual mix of contemporary and classic country. Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs headline, with additional sets on the lineup from Brothers Osborne, Sturgill Simpson, Midland, Lana Del Rey, Nelly, Carly Pearce, Shaboozey, Goo Goo Dolls, Tucker Wetmore and DASHA, among others.