10 Great Places to Hear Live Music From Palm Springs to Coachella

Each year, Palm Springs Life invites readers to vote for their favorite businesses, experiences, and attractions across Greater Palm Springs in our city-by-city Best of the Best competition. Below, you’ll find this year’s winners for Best Music.

Explore the full list of 2025 winners across all 29 categories at the link below.

The next round of voting opens in April 2026.

Palm Springs

Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs

In addition to gambling and dining, listening to live music is part of the casino’s nightlife scene. Weekly shows highlight blues, Latin, retro, and dance music.

Desert Hot Springs

Delicias Mexican Cuisine

Pair your mojito, flautas, street tacos, or any of the other Delicias menu delicacies with lively Mexican music on Friday evenings. ilovedeliciasmexicancuisine.com

Cathedral City (Tied)

The Roost Lounge

The welcoming community venue hosts amateur and professional musicians alike, with weekly residencies and weekend special events, plus karaoke and open mic nights. theroostcc.com

Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City

Nacho Bustillos heats up the stage and gets everyone dancing with Latin music at the casino’s Agave Caliente Terraza the first Friday of each month. 

Rancho Mirage

Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage

Big-name headliner music acts from all genres — rock, pop, country, Latin, R&B — perform in the casino’s 2,000-seat state-of-the-art theater, The Show.

Palm Desert

Casuelas Cafe

Local musicians play all kinds of music nightly on the spacious outdoor patio at Casuelas Cafe to create an eclectic soundtrack for your meal. 

Indian Wells

The Nest

It’s not uncommon to see a line wrapping around the building, waiting patiently to get into The Nest for live music and dancing. 

La Quinta

Old Town Artisan Studios

The “Art of Music” concert series, October through April under the ficus trees in the courtyard at the historic artists’ campus, includes a Q&A with the musicians.

Indio

Rock Yard

Nurture your nostalgic side at Rock Yard, the outdoor stage at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, which hosts free concerts, mainly by tribute bands, on Fridays and Saturdays.

Coachella

Augustine Casino

Take a break from the slot machines on Sunday nights to listen to The Myx, a local trio led by Paul Villalobos that plays music from the 1950s to the present.