The Best Things to Do in Los Angeles this Weekend: Nov. 7-9, 2025

From cultural events to superstar concerts and world-class sports, Discover LA is your go-to source for what's happening in Los Angeles. Be sure to follow @discoverla on Instagram to find out even more about what to do in LA. Read on for the best things to do in LA this weekend, including:

• Brandy and Monica - Kia Forum
• Substance Festival - The Belasco
• Junior H - Hollywood Bowl
• PinkPantheress - The Wiltern
• LA Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - SoFi Stadium

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At the end of the 1990s, Brandy and Monica’s duet “The Boy Is Mine” was nearly inescapable. The two singers have reunited for The Boy Is Mine tour, which heads to Kia Forum on Thursday, November 6, and Sunday, November 9, with support from Kelly Rowland, Muni Long and this year’s American Idol winner Jamal Roberts.

Tickets are running low for the USC Trojans against the Northwestern Wildcats at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 7, so act fast if you want to catch Friday night USC football!

Belly celebrates the 30th anniversary of sophomore album, King, their final album before reuniting in the 2010s, on Friday, November 7. Catch them at Teragram Ballroom.

Substance Festival takes over The Belasco on November 7 and 8, with TR/ST headlining both nights to perform TR/ST on Friday and Joyland for Saturday night. Friday’s lineup also includes ADULT., A Place to Bury Strangers, Geneva Jacuzzi, Martin Dupont and more, while Saturday’s lineup is stacked with Qual, Xeno & Oaklander, Sacred Skin, Soft Vein and others. Single and two-day passes are available.

Junior H brings his Sad Boyz Live & Broken tour to Los Angeles for the weekend when he headlines the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8.

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, the Tony-winning comedy set in a Harlem salon, finishes its month-long run at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum with evening and matinee performances through November 9.

Moulin Rouge continues its run at Pantages Theatre on Friday, November 7 and matinees and evening performances on Saturday and Sunday.

The Dream Syndicate, who were associated with the influential 1980s LA Paisley Underground scene, recently released a remastered and expanded edition of their 1984 album, Medicine Show, and they’ll be playing the album in its entirety at Zebulon on Saturday, November 8.

Sister Act stars Whoopi Goldberg as Reno lounge singer Deloris Wilson, who, on the run from the mob, joins a cloister of nuns in San Francisco. Unsure how best to apply her real-world skills, Deloris—now called Sister Mary Clarence—starts leading the choir, whose overnight success brings her unwanted attention. With an uplifting message of sisterhood, chosen family, and the importance of art in everyone’s life, Sister Act became one of the highest-grossing films of 1992 and was eventually adapted for the stage in 2006.

With a career that spans ‘70s pop idol albums, arty new wave and mature ballads, Miguel Bosé has plenty of fan favorites to bring to YouTube Theater when he takes the stage on Saturday, November 8.

Honey Dijon, revered by both pop fanatics and house heads, recently dropped “The Nightlife,” the first single from her forthcoming third album. Catch her in LA on Saturday, November 8, for a special night at the Hollywood Palladium with support from locals Heidi Lawden and Masha Mar.

The UCLA Bruins play the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday, November 8. Kickoff is at 6pm.

Interplanetary Criminal, the English DJ/producer known for club hits like “No Time” and “B.O.T.A.,” headlines an afternoon-to-evening bash at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Sunday, November 9. Joining him are Effy and X & Ivy. The party starts at 4pm and goes till 10pm.

With a new single, “Giving Up Air,” out now, Australia’s Temper Trap is playing just two gigs in the U.S., one of which is at The Fonda on Sunday, November 9, with support from Tempesst.

Last month, British dance pop phenom PinkPantheress dropped her remix album Fancy Some More? with an all-star list of collaborators that includes Kylie Minogue, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, Sega Bodega and more. She'll play The Wiltern on Sunday, November 9 as part of a four-night run.

The LA Chargers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at home on November 9. Kickoff for the Sunday game at SoFi Stadium is 5:20pm.

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