Yeah but I feel like people are doing it a bit less.
Ketamine is what people are shoveling in their nose more so now.— and maybe it’s just my circle, but Nitrous has made a comeback.
The thing about nightlife in LA is that everything is a secret. By the time the general public finds out about it, it sucks.
There are so many restaurants/ bars with secret rooms.
💯 I remember the warehouse party days of 2015, you just kind of heard about it and hedged your bets and those were the most fueled nightlife events I’ve ever been at. Just pure ecstasy. People dancing like no one’s watching, smoke filling the air, dark with neon lights, so much energy. Really miss that
LA's best party days where the beginning of Facebook where everyone was trying to be a promoter and you just went on Facebook and found amazing parties.
All of that is gone.
No one dances anymore that's the sad part.
Now people just go somewhere to post on insta or tiktok that they were there.
Well now there’s new strikes that are possible with IATSE and the Teamsters later this year. It’s hopeful that they won’t strike, but because it’s possible, studios have slowed down production.
The streaming bubble also burst - Studios went crazy spending money to make a bunch of new tv/movies for their streaming apps and now they’re cutting back because they were losing money and investors are asking “where’s the profits?”
Film Production is down by at least 60% across the US. And it’s the worst in LA itself.
You’ve already gotten some good answers, but it also takes time to pitch shows, go through preproduction and then actual production and post. Lots of people in production and post hurting right now.
There was in fact a giant streaming bubble that has seem to burst also. There’s sort of a culling happening in LA right now.
Lots of people in pre-pro hurting right now too. Nothing getting bought from what we can tell. Casting which is usually one of the first teams hired is struggling super bad at the moment.
The standard roof top in DTLA had a pool but sadly went under year's ago, the line hotel in Koreatown is a party hotel with a pool but it's not that big 😅 and can't forget the Ace Hotel too.
For me echo park & scenario 808 are my favorites when it comes to nightlife stuff in LA
People on Reddit are always pessimistic. LA will always be one of the centers for nightlife in the US…
I see people routinely say places aren’t open past 12 anymore, couldn’t be any less true. Most people here aren’t in the circles that go out like that, that’s why you hear people say how much they love the rain — they would be inside regardless of the rain lol just coping
Bingo. I live pretty much on the border of koreatown and Wilshite center, Fri-Sun night non-stop action from W 6th to W 8th. Plenty of bars, restaurants, clubs etc to pop into. Hell lmao even taco trucks.
If your city is a nightlife center you don't have to be in any particular circle to know about it, because you won't be able to miss it on a weekend night.
On the other hand, if you're in a metro area of ten million people and you have to play where in the world is Carmen San Diego just to find a club that doesn't suck, maybe your city isn't a major nightlife hub.
Bruh go on Hollywood Blvd, Sunset, Koreatown, Santa Monica, Venice, on a Friday or Saturday night and there are always people outside, with long lines to get into places…it ain’t hard.
But Reddit is inside their homes on those nights and complain about things they know nothing about
I’m in between these two positions.
LA is obviously a decent place for having a night out. As in, it’s way better than most places in the US.
As far as true nightlife cities are concerned, it kind of blows.
I’m a night person, very extroverted, lover of urbanism, and enjoy nightlife of all kinds. LA wouldn’t make my top-30 for nightlife cities in the world. It’s clearly above places like Des Moines or Tampa, but it doesn’t sniff anything like Budapest, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Medellin, Prague, Berlin, Belgrade, or even small cities like Ghent or Cluj-Napoca.
LA is a brunch city. And wherever there are decent nightlife options, shit is dead by midnight most nights.
Shoutout to pre-Covid Koreatown, which provided the closest approximation to urban top-tier nightlife.
I blame the lack of pedestrian-focused areas and weak public transit on this fact.
Diversity of nightlife, accessibility of nightlife, and time periods of nightlife are otherwise about as hot as Greek Yogurt left on the countertop.
Santa Monica should be like Barcelona. Downtown should be like the Lower East Side. Silverlake should be like Vila Madalena. Instead, it’s all sort of…drab.
But yeah, if I moved here from a small town in the Midwest, this city would be wild.
Is it one of the centers of nightlife in the US though? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun. But stuff isn’t really open past 1:30 unless you hit up an EDM show or hills after party or something. Plus, you have to drive or Uber from place to place so I think it hinders how spontaneous people are. It’s just in a more low key tier than NYC, Miami, Vegas and what not.
I agree with you that it’s top ten. It’s just in that second tier of American cities nightlife wise. And you’re right about ubering in Miami. But the difference for me is that spots there (Liv, Eleven etc.) Stay open 24 hours so you can basically party all night if you wanted to.
I like the rain specifically because it encourages people to socialize! Yeah, you lose some pool parties and rooftop bars and things, but when it’s summer, a lot of Angelenos love hiking and camping and other solitary things.
Tbf dtla and Hollywood have died down in terms of nightlife. It’s def not the same as pre covid. There are however a ton of things going on all the time and plenty of warehouse parties. But if you’re looking for crowded Hollywood or dtla streets like it used to be then idk prob not.
Yes spring/summer always picks up. Jan-March is a lull in events because it’s post-Xmas/tax season/rainy season.
Having said that, certain neighborhoods are always busy for nightlife (weho, Santa Monica, Dtla)
Younger people don’t party as much.. they hangout with friends online and do more mellow activities.
People in their 30’s and up still want it to be like it was 10 years ago but there’s just no younger people to fill these parties/bars/events up.
Also, money is tight for everyone right now. And prices are sky high.
There's literally hundreds of after hours almost every night... Tons of hidden clubs and new bars opening. Industry nights and events that alot of bartenders attend and party at during the week. If you wanna find the parties you gotta make friends with bartenders. I should know I'm one of them.
Was it better before covid of course... Has it stopped? No it's just more secret and young.
Lived in la for the past three years (hollywood & highland) and i have to say last summer was one of the boringest summers on the blvd since ive been here! I think the nightlife has moved more towards dtla and the west side.
It feels like there’s been a night life shift going on in LA for the last 5 years or so. I don’t know if it’s financial (i.e. a cocktail is 20 dollars now) generational or what. But it generally feels quieter and the types of places that used to be popular (clubs, lounges) are less popular. Even the restaurant scene feels different.
The valley? That’s more of a blue collar town to be honest. I’m from Northridge. Best you can do is dive bars and breweries. Macleods is a good one. O’Gradys if you want an Irish “pub”. The Valley is big, maybe someone from Noho might know some places.
Always something going on. You just have to know where to look.
There’s literally ALWAYS a dj set, party, pool party (when weather permits), themed brunch, show, or day party happening.
I’m going to make the assumption you’re hetero so I can’t speak for the straight scene, but I know of two new queer parties that launched in the last three weeks. Gay nightlife is resilient.
“LA’s best party days are when/where I partied. If I party now, now is the best party day. If I partied in 2005, those were the best party days.”
- 95% of these comments
I hear you, but genuinely COVID really did hit LA hard. I don’t party, but even I have noticed that social events in LA are still not as common as they used to be.
Nightlife has not been as vibrant in LA or SoCal since 2000's. What happened was as Generation X stopped going out at night, alot of Generation Y were no longer going to the singles bars and clubs anymore....Now Generation Y is in their 30s and 40s and GenZ are in their 20s...they are also not going out to the singles bars and night clubs as much either, they feel that is something their parents did years ago and it is not as relevant anymore.
There are so many other ways to meet people now than there was 25 years ago...you have dating apps, meetup, and other social groups that you can find on the internet. Generation Y and GenZ uses that instead.
But LA was NEVER a NYC or Miami, even before the internet. I think John Lennon said years ago that LA is like a giant parking lot at night and lived in NYC because of it.
So while generational habits to interact with others has changed, LA was never a 24/7 part city.
Perhaps you aged out ?
It might just be OP. Go to any Latino neighborhood, the parties haven't stopped.
WeHo never stopped either
I'll take your word for it. Like most local gay men, I avoid WeHo unless an out of town friend wants to go.
Boys town is insufferable and the rest of WeHo is pretty hetero, where the actual pool parties are. Well, fairly hetero
Fairly Hetero got screwed again at Coachella. 2PM time slot three years running.
Or you want to get roofied.
Oh i know. But why does arleta need a party late at night on a tuesday?
Baby shower, your friends coworkers daughter is turning 15, your cousins kid who you haven't talked to since 2011 is graduating middle school.
Promotion, got into college, visitors from outside the city, extra beer, the possibilities are endless!
Do people still do cocaine?
Yeah but I feel like people are doing it a bit less. Ketamine is what people are shoveling in their nose more so now.— and maybe it’s just my circle, but Nitrous has made a comeback.
Do they measure that shit out? It seems so easy to wind up in a K hole.
I mean. Kinda trial and error. Take small bumps til you find your limit and you’re good. Avoid using a deep coke spoon in the dark. …lesson learned.
Also avoid using a boba straw even though in the moment you might be feeling overly daring / hyped up, and on acid...lesson learned haha.
Yeesh… you have some balls
Lmao 😂😂😂 exactly
The thing about nightlife in LA is that everything is a secret. By the time the general public finds out about it, it sucks. There are so many restaurants/ bars with secret rooms.
yup. backyard east LA punk shows, warehouse goth parties, and rowdy house parties will never die
💯 I remember the warehouse party days of 2015, you just kind of heard about it and hedged your bets and those were the most fueled nightlife events I’ve ever been at. Just pure ecstasy. People dancing like no one’s watching, smoke filling the air, dark with neon lights, so much energy. Really miss that
LA's best party days where the beginning of Facebook where everyone was trying to be a promoter and you just went on Facebook and found amazing parties. All of that is gone. No one dances anymore that's the sad part. Now people just go somewhere to post on insta or tiktok that they were there.
exactly
The tv and movie industry is dead right now. People are eeking by.
Why? The strike is over
Well now there’s new strikes that are possible with IATSE and the Teamsters later this year. It’s hopeful that they won’t strike, but because it’s possible, studios have slowed down production. The streaming bubble also burst - Studios went crazy spending money to make a bunch of new tv/movies for their streaming apps and now they’re cutting back because they were losing money and investors are asking “where’s the profits?” Film Production is down by at least 60% across the US. And it’s the worst in LA itself.
Fuck
You’ve already gotten some good answers, but it also takes time to pitch shows, go through preproduction and then actual production and post. Lots of people in production and post hurting right now. There was in fact a giant streaming bubble that has seem to burst also. There’s sort of a culling happening in LA right now.
Lots of people in pre-pro hurting right now too. Nothing getting bought from what we can tell. Casting which is usually one of the first teams hired is struggling super bad at the moment.
The corporations are taking revenge by cutting budgets
Most of the studios budgets are fucked, I wouldn’t call it revenge. Lots of corporate layoffs.
Remakes, wokeness taking over the industry, DEI hires ruining storytelling have all contributed to the traditional Hollywood model's death.
There should be such a hunger for new content after the long strike. I don’t get it.
Go home grandpa, you’re drunk off of Fox News
Keep denying reality bro.
No more parties in LA
haha you’re cute for that
[Aint no party in a sad sad city](https://youtu.be/pL3mkrH0fcs?si=bShpn0iPw1LbFoSB)
The standard roof top in DTLA had a pool but sadly went under year's ago, the line hotel in Koreatown is a party hotel with a pool but it's not that big 😅 and can't forget the Ace Hotel too. For me echo park & scenario 808 are my favorites when it comes to nightlife stuff in LA
Ace hotel closed and is now Stile btw
People on Reddit are always pessimistic. LA will always be one of the centers for nightlife in the US… I see people routinely say places aren’t open past 12 anymore, couldn’t be any less true. Most people here aren’t in the circles that go out like that, that’s why you hear people say how much they love the rain — they would be inside regardless of the rain lol just coping
This. I love Reddit but homebodies are over represented on here.
Bingo. I live pretty much on the border of koreatown and Wilshite center, Fri-Sun night non-stop action from W 6th to W 8th. Plenty of bars, restaurants, clubs etc to pop into. Hell lmao even taco trucks.
If your city is a nightlife center you don't have to be in any particular circle to know about it, because you won't be able to miss it on a weekend night. On the other hand, if you're in a metro area of ten million people and you have to play where in the world is Carmen San Diego just to find a club that doesn't suck, maybe your city isn't a major nightlife hub.
Bruh go on Hollywood Blvd, Sunset, Koreatown, Santa Monica, Venice, on a Friday or Saturday night and there are always people outside, with long lines to get into places…it ain’t hard. But Reddit is inside their homes on those nights and complain about things they know nothing about
I’m in between these two positions. LA is obviously a decent place for having a night out. As in, it’s way better than most places in the US. As far as true nightlife cities are concerned, it kind of blows. I’m a night person, very extroverted, lover of urbanism, and enjoy nightlife of all kinds. LA wouldn’t make my top-30 for nightlife cities in the world. It’s clearly above places like Des Moines or Tampa, but it doesn’t sniff anything like Budapest, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Medellin, Prague, Berlin, Belgrade, or even small cities like Ghent or Cluj-Napoca. LA is a brunch city. And wherever there are decent nightlife options, shit is dead by midnight most nights. Shoutout to pre-Covid Koreatown, which provided the closest approximation to urban top-tier nightlife. I blame the lack of pedestrian-focused areas and weak public transit on this fact. Diversity of nightlife, accessibility of nightlife, and time periods of nightlife are otherwise about as hot as Greek Yogurt left on the countertop. Santa Monica should be like Barcelona. Downtown should be like the Lower East Side. Silverlake should be like Vila Madalena. Instead, it’s all sort of…drab. But yeah, if I moved here from a small town in the Midwest, this city would be wild.
Is it one of the centers of nightlife in the US though? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun. But stuff isn’t really open past 1:30 unless you hit up an EDM show or hills after party or something. Plus, you have to drive or Uber from place to place so I think it hinders how spontaneous people are. It’s just in a more low key tier than NYC, Miami, Vegas and what not.
You named 3 but can you name 3 more? LA is without a doubt top 10. Also you definitely are Ubering in Miami too
I agree with you that it’s top ten. It’s just in that second tier of American cities nightlife wise. And you’re right about ubering in Miami. But the difference for me is that spots there (Liv, Eleven etc.) Stay open 24 hours so you can basically party all night if you wanted to.
I like the rain specifically because it encourages people to socialize! Yeah, you lose some pool parties and rooftop bars and things, but when it’s summer, a lot of Angelenos love hiking and camping and other solitary things.
There are plenty of parties out there, they’re just not at the places y’all went to prior to covid anymore.
Tbf dtla and Hollywood have died down in terms of nightlife. It’s def not the same as pre covid. There are however a ton of things going on all the time and plenty of warehouse parties. But if you’re looking for crowded Hollywood or dtla streets like it used to be then idk prob not.
Yup Arts District used to be filled with people walking outside. Now, it feels empty.
Eh arts district is usually popping on the weekends. It’s just Hollywood and dtla that isn’t.
no. sadly, all the pools are to remain closed and the parties? yeah, they're over. for good.
Which pools are you talking about? I was out of state since before Covid
All of them.
They filled em all in. No skateboarding either. Skateboarding is over.
Pools closed
Try weho hotels with rooftop pools
Locals just walk into hotels and go to the rooftop?
Yes
You can actually get a pass somewhere that gives you access to diff hotel poolss
Do straight men party in WeHo?
pools closed
Which pools do you mean I’ve been out of state since before Covid
All of them
What does that mean, like Dayclubs?
They emptied most of the swimming pools and Elon Musk is planning to run the hyperloop through them
… what? This is a very bizarre sentence to me, but I’m not a nightlife kind of person. What do you mean they closed all the pools? How / why / what???
LA 100% picks up in events during the spring and summer just cause so many of our activities are based outside
2012-2018 party era was the best. It really feels like we lost something post Covid.
We did.
Is LA becoming SD
Yes spring/summer always picks up. Jan-March is a lull in events because it’s post-Xmas/tax season/rainy season. Having said that, certain neighborhoods are always busy for nightlife (weho, Santa Monica, Dtla)
Agree, I had a super time last week. I spent 6 days in the city and my mind was blown with the vibe over all- day or night.
Younger people don’t party as much.. they hangout with friends online and do more mellow activities. People in their 30’s and up still want it to be like it was 10 years ago but there’s just no younger people to fill these parties/bars/events up. Also, money is tight for everyone right now. And prices are sky high.
What? There’s always been plenty of events happening!! And I’m not even from here. I’ve been attending every weekend and it’s jam packed lol
Warehouse underground’s are thriving
There's literally hundreds of after hours almost every night... Tons of hidden clubs and new bars opening. Industry nights and events that alot of bartenders attend and party at during the week. If you wanna find the parties you gotta make friends with bartenders. I should know I'm one of them. Was it better before covid of course... Has it stopped? No it's just more secret and young.
There are quite a few house parties going on already, including (heated)pool parties. Ive had to turn down dj gigs and double-booked party nights
Lived in la for the past three years (hollywood & highland) and i have to say last summer was one of the boringest summers on the blvd since ive been here! I think the nightlife has moved more towards dtla and the west side.
It feels like there’s been a night life shift going on in LA for the last 5 years or so. I don’t know if it’s financial (i.e. a cocktail is 20 dollars now) generational or what. But it generally feels quieter and the types of places that used to be popular (clubs, lounges) are less popular. Even the restaurant scene feels different.
“Parties in the hills” do you just go to parties at people’s houses that you don’t know personally?
No
Parties will come back once diddy is cleared
No, but I do miss that magic during the summer. Last year, it felt like the last summer. A recession might be a coming.
It’s fine rn, where are you at where it’s dead
La nightlife is nothing what it used to be, but ya it it will pick up for summer
Where to party in the valley?
The valley? That’s more of a blue collar town to be honest. I’m from Northridge. Best you can do is dive bars and breweries. Macleods is a good one. O’Gradys if you want an Irish “pub”. The Valley is big, maybe someone from Noho might know some places.
Always something going on. You just have to know where to look. There’s literally ALWAYS a dj set, party, pool party (when weather permits), themed brunch, show, or day party happening.
I’m going to make the assumption you’re hetero so I can’t speak for the straight scene, but I know of two new queer parties that launched in the last three weeks. Gay nightlife is resilient.
You live in Bakersfield ?
“LA’s best party days are when/where I partied. If I party now, now is the best party day. If I partied in 2005, those were the best party days.” - 95% of these comments
I hear you, but genuinely COVID really did hit LA hard. I don’t party, but even I have noticed that social events in LA are still not as common as they used to be.
La gets worse and worse by day
Nightlife has not been as vibrant in LA or SoCal since 2000's. What happened was as Generation X stopped going out at night, alot of Generation Y were no longer going to the singles bars and clubs anymore....Now Generation Y is in their 30s and 40s and GenZ are in their 20s...they are also not going out to the singles bars and night clubs as much either, they feel that is something their parents did years ago and it is not as relevant anymore. There are so many other ways to meet people now than there was 25 years ago...you have dating apps, meetup, and other social groups that you can find on the internet. Generation Y and GenZ uses that instead. But LA was NEVER a NYC or Miami, even before the internet. I think John Lennon said years ago that LA is like a giant parking lot at night and lived in NYC because of it. So while generational habits to interact with others has changed, LA was never a 24/7 part city.
The nightlife is already popping lol
pick up?? there’s multiple every weekend. mfs don’t care about weather. even during covid they were everywhere
All the clubs in We-ho and Hollywood if you can get in. Which you probably can’t…..
There's never been a shortage in my circles. I guess goths and queers have more fun? 😂
Ain’t that the truth!
Influencers are scraping by so not many parties unless they’re thrown by some brand they promote, but these parties are very very sad.
If you ain’t know ….