Staff Writer 
Social Distortion’s Mike Ness announces the band’s first new album in 15 years, Born to Kill, due May 8, 2026, with a 2026 tour that includes two nights at the Hollywood Palladium.
Hard Summer 2026 will bring Kali Uchis, Zedd, Knock2 and DJ Snake to Hollywood Park in Inglewood on August 1–2, with an expanded lineup of club and underground acts plus a revamped site layout.
A Gorillaz pop-up shop is open in downtown LA through March 19, offering exclusive merch and a photo-op with the “Stylo” Camaro ahead of the new album, The Mountain.
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.
