Concerts Galore!

Today was a pretty big day if you're an alternative music fan in the Los Angeles area! Five shows by some of today's hottest bands were announced today, all of which will take place over the next few months.

First we have Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making their much anticipated return to their hometown on Sunday, February 26th at Staples Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 16th at 10 am.











Next we have Smokeout Festival, which will take place on Saturday, March 3rd at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Sublime With Rome will be headlining this year's 2-stage festival with Korn, Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, The Dirty Heads, and Cafe Tacuba also set to perform. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. The festival will also feature such attractions as a Medical Marijuana Expo that will showcase various exhibits by leaders in the hemp industry, expert discussion panels, a Patient Consumption Area that allows patrons with a registered medical marijuana license to "medicate,"and various food vendors. Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 17th at 4:20 pm.

Next up, The Naked and Famous have announced they will be playing on Wednesday March 21st at The Wiltern. These guys have become one of the hottest bands in alternative music in 2011 after they made their excellent LP debut with  Passive Me, Aggressive You in 2010. Their current single "Young Blood" is quickly becoming the one most played songs on alternative radio. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 16th at 10 am.

Angels & Airwaves have announced a set of SoCal shows next month in support of their new album Love: Part 2. They'll be playing their first one Sunday, January 22nd at the House of Blues Anaheim. Tickets for that show go on-sale Friday December 16th at 10am. A Live Nation page has not yet been created for their second show, which will supposedly take place on Thursday, January 26th at The Music Box in Hollywood.

And finally, after touring for a few months with Incubus, Young the Giant will be returning home to perform their own headlining show a The Wiltern on Thursday, February 12th. Tickets go on-sale Friday, December 16th at 10am.

I know i will for sure be going to see Red Hot Chili Peppers in February, though I would recommend seeing any of these bands live as each show is sure to deliver quality performances and a lot of thrills.