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Gorillaz
Kia Forum — Inglewood, CA
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About Gorillaz

Gorillaz started in 1998 as Damon Albarn's experiment with animated characters and genre-blending. The group's self-titled debut paired him with producer Dan the Automator and established the core lineup of animated members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. They've never been a traditional band. Humanz brought in collaborators like Popcaan and Vince Staples. The Music Scenes project continued the restless approach, treating albums like snapshots rather than definitive statements. What holds it together isn't a consistent sound so much as Albarn's willingness to chase whatever interests him—funk, dub, trap, grime—without apology. Gorillaz works because the artifice of the cartoon covers actually frees them to be weirder.

Their shows are sprawling multimedia events where the cartoon characters loom behind the band. Crowds are mixed—hip-hop heads, alternative fans, people who just know the singles. The energy shifts between groovy, almost loose moments and genuinely packed dance floor intensity. It feels less like a concert and more like you showed up to watch a band actively not taking themselves seriously.

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Gorillaz + Los Angeles

Gorillaz rolled into the Hollywood Palladium on February 23, 2026, and the band felt right at home in a city that's always understood their particular brand of genre-defying weirdness. They opened with "The Mountain" and "The Moon Cave," deep cuts that set an exploratory tone before hitting the harder stuff. The setlist ranged from introspective moments like "Damascus" to pure kinetic energy with "Dirty Harry" and "Feel Good Inc." closing out the main set. Los Angeles has long been a place where Gorillaz's music—that collision of hip-hop, alternative rock, and electronic experimentation—finds an audience that gets it. The band played 20 songs that night, moving through their catalog with the ease of a group that knows exactly what they're doing.

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Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always been a city where genre boundaries blur. From the underground hip-hop scene to alternative rock corridors to electronic experimentalism, LA's music landscape is built on artists refusing to stay in one lane. Gorillaz fit naturally into that ethos—a band that samples everything from punk to dub to funk without apology. The city's history of collaborative music-making and cross-pollination between different styles created the perfect environment for a project this restless and inventive.

Los Angeles road trip to see Gorillaz?

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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