These 12 on the map
The 12 venues on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 30 are on the map in the Whosly app.
12 of the 30
West Hollywood 4
Troubadour
West HollywoodRock club$$Doug Weston's club, on Santa Monica Blvd since 1961, where Elton John made his US debut in 1970. Around 500 standing, with a balcony above.
The Roxy Theatre
West HollywoodRock club$$The Sunset Strip club that opened in 1973 with Neil Young on the bill; Bob Marley's Live at the Roxy was cut here in 1976. About 500 standing.
Whisky a Go Go
West HollywoodRock club$$The 1964 Sunset Strip club where go-go dancing began in a hanging cage and the Doors were the house band in 1966. Mostly rock and metal bills now.
The Comedy Store
West HollywoodComedy club$$The Sunset Strip comedy club since 1972, with stand-up in three rooms nightly and big names who drop in unannounced.
Hollywood 2
Hollywood Bowl
HollywoodAmphitheater$$The 1922 amphitheater under its band shell in the Hollywood Hills, summer home of the LA Phil. Picnics are part of the ritual at most shows.
The Fonda Theatre
HollywoodTheater venue$$A 1926 Hollywood Blvd theater, once the Music Box, with about 1,200 standing on the main floor and a rooftop bar upstairs.
Echo Park 1
The Echo
Echo Park$$Echo Park's indie rock room since 2001, with the bigger Echoplex in the basement below: local bands, touring acts and DJ dance nights.
Fairfax 1
The Groundlings Theatre
Fairfax$$The Melrose improv and sketch theater since 1974, the training ground of Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. Shows most nights.
Griffith Park 1
The Greek Theatre
Griffith Park$$$A 1930 open-air amphitheater in Griffith Park with roughly 5,900 seats in a canyon of trees: LA's favorite summer stage.
Koreatown 1
The Wiltern
Koreatown$$$The green terra-cotta 1931 Art Deco landmark at Wilshire and Western. Inside, a sunburst ceiling over a tiered floor for about 1,850.
Leimert Park 1
The World Stage
Leimert Park$$A Leimert Park storefront founded in 1989 by drummer Billy Higgins and poet Kamau Daáood, home to jazz jam sessions and poetry workshops.
Studio City 1
The Baked Potato
Studio City$$Studio City's jazz club since 1970: a tiny room for fusion and session players, and baked potatoes as the only thing on the menu.
The other 18
The 30 are spread across 21 neighborhoods. Hollywood (4), West Hollywood (4), Fairfax (2), Silver Lake (2) and Westlake (2) have the most; Arts District, Bel Air, Beverly Grove, Cahuenga Pass, Downtown, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Frogtown, Griffith Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Leimert Park, Mid-City, Pasadena, Studio City and Westchester have one each.
+18 more in the app
Herb Alpert's jazz supper club up Beverly Glen, a flamenco club with a terraced patio in Silver Lake, the bar inside Canter's with free music most nights, a Pasadena comedy club that opened as a folk room in 1960, and more.
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This page is 12 of them. The LA Live Music & Comedy pack in Whosly has all 30 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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