Best live music venues for a date in Los Angeles
Eat early, catch the set, stay for one more.
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Live music takes the pressure off a date: there's always something to react to, and nobody has to carry the conversation. The list runs from jazz clubs to bars with a band in the corner. Check the lineup before you go, eat beforehand, and leave time for a drink afterwards to talk about the set.
This guide ranks 137 live music venues in Los Angeles, from Downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach and Silver Lake / Echo Park. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Goldfish
Glendale
The Virgil
Los Feliz / Griffith Park
Los Globos
Silver Lake / Echo Park
Catch One
Koreatown / Mid-City
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Downtown Los Angeles
LEVEL 8
Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Slipper Clutch
Downtown Los Angeles
Wine on 2nd
Long Beach · $$
The Kibitz Room
West Hollywood · $
The Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood
The Echoplex
Silver Lake / Echo Park · $$
State Social House
$$
VerseLA
Que Sera
Long Beach
Hermosa Saloon
Redondo / Hermosa Beach
At The Top
Long Beach
Panamerican Night Club
Silver Lake / Echo Park
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Good to know
- What's the best place for live music in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Goldfish in Glendale. The Virgil and Los Globos round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best live music venues?
- Downtown Los Angeles (3), Long Beach (3) and Silver Lake / Echo Park (3) have the most spots in the top 17.
- Are there affordable live music venues in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Wine on 2nd, The Kibitz Room and The Echoplex are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night of live music: dinner, then the show, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.