Staff Writer

Rosalía will play two LUX Tour dates at Kia Forum in Inglewood in June and July 2026, part of a 42-date global arena run, with American Express Card Members getting first access to presale tickets.

Pink will headline the 2026 Curebound Concert for Cures at San Diego’s Petco Park on May 15, her only scheduled U.S. show of the year so far, with proceeds funding cancer research across more than 20 types of the disease.

Following The Fall Off’s No. 1 debut, J. Cole announces a 50-plus-date world tour with multiple Southern California shows expected in early September.

Tool is in talks for a 2027 Sphere residency in Las Vegas, with Danny Carey hinting the run could launch a new album.

Bruno Mars brings The Romantic Tour to SoFi Stadium for three nights in October 2026, marking his first full-scale solo tour in nearly a decade.

Gorillaz share two new songs, “The Hardest Thing” with Tony Allen and “Orange County” with Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar, ahead of their album ‘The Mountain.’

BTS confirms a March 2026 comeback with a new album and teased world tour, ending a nearly four-year hiatus and potentially bringing the group back to SoCal stadiums.

Coachella promoter Goldenvoice is planning a large-scale festival in Santa Monica, while Mark Cuban invests in Emo Night, highlighting SoCal’s booming live-entertainment economy.