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BENEE
The Fonda Theatre — Los Angeles, CA
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About BENEE

BENEE is a New Zealand singer-songwriter who makes distinctly unpolished pop music that somehow feels more honest because of it. She rose to attention in the late 2010s with bedroom-recorded tracks that sounded like demos but were actually just her style—lo-fi production, conversational vocals, and melodies that don't announce themselves but stick around anyway. Supalonely, her collaboration with Gus Dapperton, became her biggest moment, a song that captured a specific kind of millennial isolation without trying too hard. Her albums Stella and Hey U x explore themes of self-doubt, connection, and the weird limbo of early adulthood, all delivered with the kind of vocal detachment that reads as either deeply sincere or deeply ironic depending on your mood. She doesn't make songs that demand anything from you. They're just there, existing in the space between confession and shrug.

BENEE's shows are quiet in a way that feels intentional, not like she's lost control of the room. Crowds lean in rather than jump around. She's chatty between songs, self-deprecating, makes jokes about her own music like she knows how strange it is. The energy builds slowly if at all. People seem to appreciate just being in the room with her.

Known for Night Garden, Supalonely, Snail, Happen to Me, Geniuses

BENEE + Los Angeles

BENEE has a low-key presence in Los Angeles, showing up in unexpected spots rather than massive venues. She stopped by Amoeba Music in November 2025 for an intimate set, playing "Heaven" alongside a couple other tracks. That's the kind of LA move she makes—small room, big impact, no fanfare needed.

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Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always had a soft spot for thoughtful indie pop, from the Silverlake bedroom-pop boom to artists who blur pop and alternative without overthinking it. BENEE fits somewhere in that tradition—her production is pristine but her songs feel lived-in, which tends to resonate with LA's taste for artists who don't feel overcooked. The city's been receptive to similar artists making waves internationally.

Los Angeles road trip to see BENEE?

Stay in Los Feliz, where you can walk tree-lined streets and catch views from Griffith Observatory. Dinner at Republique in the Arts District—refined French-inspired food in a restored factory space that feels more Paris than LA. Spend an afternoon at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a world-class art collection that justifies the drive. The city's recording studio history is everywhere; walk through Hollywood and you're literally surrounded by the spaces where hits were made. End the night at a jazz bar like The Fonda Theatre or catch live music on Sunset Boulevard.

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