Key Takeaways
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The weekend of October 9–11, 2026 brings a dense run of live music across Los Angeles, led by artists OnesToWatch has highlighted.
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somb r anchors the weekend with back-to-back arena dates at Honda Center on Friday and Kia Forum on Saturday on the You Are The Reason Tour.
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Additional OnesToWatch artists on the bill include ADÉLA at The Fonda Theatre, Arin Ray at Echoplex, Jungle at Crypto.com Arena, and Jacob Collier at The Ford.
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Venues range from intimate rooms like The Fonda Theatre to major arenas such as Crypto.com Arena, showing how the weekend spans every level of the live circuit.
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Below are the direct ticket links for each of the weekend’s OnesToWatch headliners, organized by date.
Quick Ticket Links: Featured OnesToWatch Shows
These six shows form the core OnesToWatch presence across the weekend. Each listing links directly to the primary ticket seller.
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Friday, October 9 — sombr | You Are The Reason Tour | Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
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Friday, October 9 — ADÉLA | The Red Bottoms Tour | The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
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Friday, October 9 — Arin Ray | The Limbo Tour | Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA (with Baby J)
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Saturday, October 10 — sombr | You Are The Reason Tour | Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
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Saturday, October 10 — Jungle | Jungle Live 2026 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
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Sunday, October 11 — Jacob Collier | The Light For Days Tour | The Ford, Los Angeles, CA
Friday, October 9, 2026
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sombr — You Are The Reason Tour | Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
sombr opens a two-night Southern California run at Honda Center in Anaheim. The arena setting underscores how far this emotionally direct alt-pop project has scaled, translating intimate songwriting into a room built for tens of thousands.
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ADÉLA — The Red Bottoms Tour | The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
ADÉLA brings her Red Bottoms Tour to The Fonda Theatre, a 1,200-capacity room on Hollywood Boulevard. The Slovak singer, songwriter, and dancer, born Adéla Jergová in Bratislava, trained in ballet in Vienna and London before focusing on pop. She gained international attention through the Dream Academy project, which also produced KATSEYE, and has since built a solo career. The tour reaches Los Angeles after stops in Brooklyn, Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Arin Ray — The Limbo Tour | Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA (with Baby J)
Arin Ray tops the bill at Echoplex on The Limbo Tour, joined by Baby J. Echoplex, at 1154 Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park, works well as a late stop after an early Hollywood show, with a club-sized room suited to his R&B-focused set.
More Friday Shows Around Los Angeles
Beyond the OnesToWatch picks, Friday offers a wide slate of concerts and performances across the city.
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Mac DeMarco at the Hollywood Bowl (2301 N Highland Ave), 7:00 PM, brings indie rock to one of LA’s most recognizable outdoor amphitheatres.
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Ludovico Einaudi at Walt Disney Concert Hall (111 S Grand Ave), 8:00 PM, presents minimalist piano works in a world-class acoustic space.
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The Neighbourhood’s THE WOURLD TOUR at Kia Forum, 3900 W Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, CA, at 7:00 PM.
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Tinlicker at The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010) on Friday, October 9, 2026, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM, offers melodic techno and atmospheric electronic music.
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Deer Tick (with Presley Haile) at Teragram Ballroom (1234 W 7th St), 7:00 PM, delivers folk-infused rock in an intimate downtown space.
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Los Horóscopos De Durango at Peacock Theater (777 Chick Hearn Ct), 8:00 PM, bring duranguense to a major downtown venue.
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Jorge Medina (Legendario Tour) at YouTube Theater (1011 Stadium Dr, Inglewood), 8:00 PM.
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Blonde Redhead at The Bellwether.
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The Royston Club (with White China) at The Moroccan Lounge on Friday, October 9, 2026, doors 6:30 PM, tickets $18 advance and $20 day of (all ages).
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The Makers After Dark at Cavern Club at Casita del Campo (1920 Hyperion Ave), 8:00 PM, offers a macabre musical comedy cabaret.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Mälkki Conducts Bartók, featuring Susanna Mälkki conducting Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM.
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Come From Away (preview) at A Noise Within, Pasadena, 7:30 PM.
If you only do one thing Friday: sombr at Honda Center.
Saturday shifts the focus west and south, with sombr moving to the Kia Forum and Jungle taking over Crypto.com Arena.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
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sombr — You Are The Reason Tour | Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
Night two of sombr’s Southern California run moves from Anaheim to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. The Forum’s history as a premier indoor arena makes this a key moment for an artist whose rise has been closely tracked across recent cycles.
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Jungle — Jungle Live 2026 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA (with Rio Kosta)
Jungle, the London project led by Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland, blends modern soul, funk, disco, and electronic production. They headline Crypto.com Arena in support of their album Sunshine, released August 14, 2026 via AWAL, with Rio Kosta opening. The October 10 show ranks among the weekend’s largest-capacity concerts and follows a North American run that has included Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Barclays Center. A previous Jungle set at the Hollywood Bowl drew praise for its energy, with the crowd on its feet throughout.
More Saturday Shows Around Los Angeles
Saturday layers arena-scale bookings with club, theater, and jazz events across the region.
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Elefante, the Mexican pop-rock band with more than 20 international Top 10 hits and two Latin Grammy nominations, plays Peacock Theater (777 Chick Hearn Ct), 8:00 PM.
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Dying Fetus with Sanguisugabogg at The Novo in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as part of their fall 2026 co-headline tour with support from Left to Suffer and Deterioration (800 W Olympic Blvd), 6:30 PM, brings death metal to a downtown venue that accommodates up to 2,300 guests, with 1,359 theater seats.
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KCRW Presents: Big Crown Records 10 Year Anniversary featuring El Michels Affair at The Bellwether.
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KCRW Presents: Drag Talk at Teragram Ballroom, doors 6:00 PM.
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To The Grave + Crown Magnetar (The Sawed Off Suffering Tour) at Echoplex.
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Bit Brigade performing Mega Man II, Castlevania, and Tetris live at The Echo.
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Horse Jumper of Love (with Dutch Interior and Shallowater) at The Regent Theater, doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM, all ages.
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Parrotfish (with support from Trash Day & Lucky Me) at The Moroccan Lounge, 901 E 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA, on Friday, October 9, 2026, doors 9:30 PM.
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Akram Khan Company — Thikra: Night of Remembering at Royce Hall.
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Pacific Jazz Orchestra Benefit Concert (David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Anne Akiko Meyers) at a historic private estate in Toluca Lake, with a 7:00 PM reception and an 8:00 PM concert on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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Come From Away opens at A Noise Within (3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107) on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM, following discounted previews that begin October 4; tickets start at $41.75 including fees.
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Club27’s world premiere at Jaxx Theatricals opens Saturday, October 10, 2026, following previews on October 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9, 2026, as an Actors Equity Association 50-seat rock showcase.
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The Best Medicine opens at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, West Los Angeles, with Caroline Aaron starring in this West Coast premiere.
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The Makers After Dark at Cavern Club at Casita del Campo, 8:00 PM.
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Long Beach Symphony — Faces of America at 250 at Long Beach Terrace Theater, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey.
If you only do one thing Saturday: Jungle at Crypto.com Arena.
Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Jacob Collier — The Light For Days Tour | The Ford, Los Angeles, CA
Jacob Collier closes the weekend at The Ford (2580 Cahuenga Blvd E), an outdoor amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills. The Light For Days Tour brings his harmonically adventurous, genre-spanning live show to a hillside setting that suits his detailed arrangements. Collier’s path from independent phenomenon to multi-Grammy-winning bandleader has unfolded in parallel with steadily growing venue sizes.
More Sunday Shows Around Los Angeles
Sunday balances heavy music, orchestral programs, theater, and citywide daytime events.
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Loathe: A Stranger to You at Hollywood Palladium (6215 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA), doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2026, delivers heavy, atmospheric metal.
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Enter Shikari’s North America 2026 tour at Pacific Electric in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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Sons of Legion (Soul to SØL World Tour 2026) at The Wiltern, doors 6:30 PM.
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Dying Fetus returns to The Novo for a second night with Sanguisugabogg and support from Left to Suffer and Deterioration.
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Gershwin and the Golden Age featuring Michael Feinstein at The Soraya (18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge), 7:00 PM, with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony led by conductor Dr. Noreen Green.
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Musical Theatre Guild — Here’s to Us! 30th Anniversary Concert at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica, at 7:00 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2026; single tickets start at $39, with a VIP Reception priced at $50 (concert ticket not included).
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Mälkki Conducts Bartók at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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CicLAvia — Heart of LA, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, offers a free open-streets event that closes car traffic across central LA neighborhoods.
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The Rose Bowl Flea Market at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, opens for VIP/Early Bird entry at 5:00 AM on Sunday, October 11, 2026, with general admission beginning at 9:00 AM.
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Come From Away Sunday matinee at A Noise Within, 2:00 PM, with an INsiders Discussion Group at 12:30 PM.
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Good Night, Oscar at North Coast Repertory Theatre runs September 16 – October 11, 2026, with closing night on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
If you only do one thing Sunday: Jacob Collier at The Ford.
Additional Citywide Events And Festivals
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood runs all three nights of the weekend (October 9, 10, and 11), with the event starting at 7:00 PM and running until 2:00 AM each night. Universal Studios Hollywood’s 2026 edition of Halloween Horror Nights features eight haunted houses, including Sinners, Stranger Things 5, Hellraiser, Evil Dead Burn, Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, Killer Klownz from Outer Space, Dead, Deader, Deadest, and Killceañera: Music by Slash, while Universal Orlando’s 2026 event features 10 haunted houses. The Hollywood event also includes the Terror Tram starring Art the Clown, the live stunt spectacular The Purge: Dangerous Waters, and four scare zones. Single-night general admission for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood starts at $77 plus tax. The Frequent Fear Pass for Halloween Horror Nights 35 (August 28–November 1, 2026) excludes most Fridays and Saturdays, including October 9 and 10, 2026, so pass holders planning those nights should verify their ticket type.
Screamfest, the horror film festival, runs October 6–15, 2026 in Los Angeles, overlapping the full weekend. Theater options in extended runs include Crone Creed at El Portal Theatre (through October 17), Catch Me If You Can at Colony Theatre (through October 18), and Woof at the Odyssey Theatre (through November 8). Sports programming includes a possible MLB National League Division Series home game for the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium during the postseason, Los Angeles FC at home on October 10, and the Los Angeles Chargers at home on October 11. The Los Angeles Rams host a game on Monday, October 12, extending the long weekend for sports fans.
Patterns, Themes, And Takeaways
The October 9–11, 2026 weekend covers a broad genre range. sombr and ADÉLA represent arena-ready alt-pop, Jungle brings a soul-funk-electronic crossover, Jacob Collier leans into harmonic jazz-pop, Arin Ray covers contemporary R&B, and Mac DeMarco and Ludovico Einaudi anchor indie rock and minimalist classical. Loathe leads a metal corridor at the Hollywood Palladium, while Dying Fetus and Sanguisugabogg extend that heaviness downtown at The Novo.
Venue scale runs from The Fonda Theatre’s 1,200-capacity room to Crypto.com Arena’s roughly 20,000 concert capacity, showing how the weekend’s bookings span every level of the live-music ecosystem. Geographically, the weekend clusters across three main corridors: Hollywood and Los Feliz (The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Palladium, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Ford), the Inglewood and South Bay arena belt (Honda Center, Kia Forum, YouTube Theater), and downtown Los Angeles (Crypto.com Arena, The Novo, Peacock Theater). The weekend aligns with the Columbus Day long weekend, with Monday, October 12 as a public holiday, which extends travel windows and may affect venue hours and transit frequency. Additional shows are likely to be announced as the broader LA calendar firms up.
Practical Reader Guidance
Sequencing the weekend works best when you factor in geography. Friday clusters in Hollywood, where The Fonda Theatre, the Hollywood Bowl, and Walt Disney Concert Hall sit within a short radius. Honda Center in Anaheim is about a 40-minute drive from Hollywood, covering roughly 35.2 miles, so pairing sombr’s arena show with Hollywood events requires extra travel time. Saturday splits between the Inglewood arena belt, with Kia Forum and nearby venues, and downtown locations such as Crypto.com Arena and The Novo. Sunday’s anchor, The Ford, sits in the Hollywood Hills and is accessible via the 101, but CicLAvia closes central streets to cars from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, so plan surface-street routes with those closures in mind.
October in Los Angeles averages daytime highs of about 23°C / 73°F and nighttime lows of about 14°C / 57°F, with roughly three rainy days in the month, so outdoor venues like The Ford and the Hollywood Bowl are generally safe bets, though a light layer helps for evening shows. The TAP card covers Metro rail and buses, with the B Line serving Hollywood, the E Line reaching Santa Monica, and the A Line serving Pasadena. For moves between Inglewood, downtown, and Hollywood, a car or rideshare remains the fastest option, and venue-specific parking and transit details appear on each venue’s official calendar.
For ticket market context, Jungle’s 2026 World Tour uses Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange, which keeps tickets non-transferable and resellable only on Ticketmaster at face value, except in New York, Illinois, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Connecticut where state laws prevent resale restrictions but Ticketmaster still keeps resale prices at face value on its site. Checking individual event pages for resale policies before purchasing from secondary markets helps avoid surprises.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Concerts Are The Biggest Shows Of The Weekend?
By venue capacity, Jungle at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, October 10 is the largest confirmed show of the weekend, with the arena’s roughly 20,000 concert capacity. sombr’s two-night run, at Honda Center on Friday and Kia Forum on Saturday, forms the weekend’s most prominent multi-night artist story. Mac DeMarco at the Hollywood Bowl (17,500 seats) on Friday is the weekend’s largest outdoor show. Jacob Collier at The Ford on Sunday offers the most intimate of the marquee headliners, in an outdoor amphitheatre setting in the Hollywood Hills.
What Broader October Events Are Happening Beyond Concerts?
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood runs all three nights of the weekend, with eight haunted houses, the Terror Tram, four scare zones, and live shows. Screamfest, the horror film festival, runs October 6–15 across Los Angeles. CicLAvia — Heart of LA closes central city streets to car traffic on Sunday, October 11, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, free to all. The Rose Bowl Flea Market runs Sunday morning at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Sports options include possible Dodgers postseason baseball, LAFC on Saturday, and the Chargers on Sunday.
What Comedy And Theater Options Are Available?
The Makers After Dark, a macabre musical comedy cabaret from duo Hex and Jinx Maker, plays the Cavern Club at Casita del Campo on both Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM. Come From Away opens its run at A Noise Within in Pasadena on Saturday, October 10, with a Sunday matinee on October 11. Club27, a world-premiere AEA rock showcase, opens at Jaxx Theatricals on Saturday. Gershwin and the Golden Age featuring Michael Feinstein plays The Soraya on Sunday evening. Productions in extended runs that weekend include Crone Creed at El Portal Theatre, Catch Me If You Can at Colony Theatre, and Good Night, Oscar at North Coast Repertory, which closes October 11.
What Free Activities Are Available That Weekend?
CicLAvia — Heart of LA on Sunday, October 11 (9:00 AM–4:00 PM) is entirely free, temporarily closing streets across central Los Angeles neighborhoods to car traffic and opening them as public gathering space. The Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena on Sunday morning is free to browse, though vendor purchases are at individual cost. Many of LA’s landmark outdoor spaces, including Griffith Park, Venice Beach Boardwalk, and Santa Monica Pier, are free to visit, though Griffith Observatory is closed on Mondays, which affects the October 12 holiday extension of the weekend.
Is The Weekend Lineup Final?
The OnesToWatch artist shows, including sombr at Honda Center and Kia Forum, ADÉLA at The Fonda Theatre, Arin Ray at Echoplex, Jungle at Crypto.com Arena, and Jacob Collier at The Ford, are confirmed with active ticketing. The broader October 2026 calendar across Los Angeles continues to develop, and additional concerts, theater productions, and events are likely to be announced before the weekend. Ticketing platforms such as Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, and venue-specific box offices remain the most reliable sources for up-to-date programming. Sports schedules, particularly any MLB postseason games, remain subject to playoff results.
What is already clear is the shape of the weekend’s headline bookings and what they suggest about the artists OnesToWatch has been tracking.
Conclusion
The weekend of October 9–11, 2026 highlights the live-music pipeline that OnesToWatch has built over more than a decade of artist discovery. sombr’s two-night Southern California run across Honda Center and Kia Forum, ADÉLA’s Red Bottoms Tour stop at The Fonda Theatre, Arin Ray at Echoplex, Jungle filling Crypto.com Arena, and Jacob Collier closing the weekend at The Ford together trace a deliberate arc. These bookings show artists at different stages of the same trajectory, from early discovery to sustainable touring careers at scale.
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