Live Music This Week in Orange County: October 26–November 1, 2026

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UB40, The Black Angels, Halloween with Flashback Heart Attack at SeaLegs, '80s nights at The 80s Bar, porch sets in Laguna and Mr. Roboto's Halloween Episode karaoke: live music around Orange County, October 26–November 1.

Find your next night out: karaoke, live music and DJs around Orange County this week

Here are our picks for live music around Orange County from Monday, October 26 through Sunday, November 1: porch sets in Laguna, dinner shows, '80s dance nights, Halloween parties and a lot of karaoke, day by day, in order of start time.

Heading north? See the Los Angeles County edition. Planning Halloween? Our Halloween 2026 guide has more parties.

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Monday, October 26

Andrew Corradini opens the week on the porch in Laguna, Three Blind Mice play the blues in Laguna Niguel, and Mama T starts her four-night karaoke week in Huntington Beach.

More karaoke Monday: DJ Primavera at El Maguey Bar, Santa Ana, 5 PM; Tice Griffin at Port Restaurant and Bar, Corona del Mar, 6:30 PM; Cobra Karaokai at Our Place, Lake Forest, 7 PM; DJ BibleEYEZ at Godfather's Sports Bar, Tustin, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Bowery Craft Beer & Pizza, Fullerton, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; Breaking Mics at Rush Bar and Grill, Lake Forest, 9 PM; Ramsey Menendez at Proof Bar, Santa Ana, 9:30 PM; Gianna Carter at Goody's Tavern, San Clemente, 9:30 PM.

Tuesday, October 27

Mike Staggs & The Soul play the Surf City Nights street fair, Kelly Fitzgerald plays Corona del Mar, and Gypsies & Thieves bring an electric violin to Laguna Niguel.

More karaoke Tuesday: KJ Frankie at Woody's Wharf, Newport Beach, 7 PM; KJ Phoebe at Hennessey's Tavern, San Juan Capistrano, 8 PM; Mama T at Tumbleweeds Bar and Grill, Huntington Beach, 8 PM; KJ Buzy B at AUM Beer House, Garden Grove, 8 PM; Bobby Vegas at 2nd Floor Gallery Bar & Grill, Huntington Beach, 8 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Back Alley Bar & Grill, Fullerton, 9 PM; DJ Scotty at Cali's Cocktails, Cypress, 9 PM; Stardust Karaoke and Entertainment at Rio Vista Inn, Anaheim, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The District Lounge, Orange, 9 PM; Breaking Mics at Godfather's Sports Bar, Tustin, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; DJ BibleEYEZ at Rush Bar and Grill, Lake Forest, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Harvey's Sports Bar, Anaheim, 9:30 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM.

Wednesday, October 28

UB40 at the House of Blues, Shawn Jones in Laguna Niguel and Sommer Nelson's karaoke night in Fullerton.

More karaoke Wednesday: DJ Primavera at El Maguey Bar, Santa Ana, 5 PM; Marcy's Karaoke at Mariscos Ixtapa, Orange, 6 PM; Tice Griffin at Pelican Isle Restaurant and Bar, Huntington Beach, 6:30 PM; KJ Peggie Perkins at Marni's, Seal Beach, 7 PM; Joe Lopez at Swallow's Inn, San Juan Capistrano, 7 PM; Party Marty at Krazy Kooters, San Clemente, 7 PM; Cobra Karaokai at Our Place, Lake Forest, 7 PM; Tru Monroe at Vintage Cocktail Lounge, Stanton, 8 PM; Kevin Karaoke at Bar Louie, Tustin, 8 PM; KJ Buzy B at The Cave Sports Bar, Anaheim, 9 PM; Clark After Dark at Canyon Inn, Yorba Linda, 9 PM; DJ BibleEYEZ at Godfather's Sports Bar, Tustin, 9 PM; Breaking Mics at Rush Bar and Grill, Lake Forest, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM.

Thursday, October 29

Undercover Live play Top 40 in Laguna Niguel, The 80s Bar throws its weekly dance party, and KJ Neptune and Louis Thomass take the late shift.

More karaoke Thursday: Marcy's Karaoke at Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice #4, Anaheim, 6 PM; Tice Griffin at Port Restaurant and Bar, Corona del Mar, 6:30 PM; DJ Primavera at El Nuevo Corral, Santa Ana, 7 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Bowery Craft Beer & Pizza, Fullerton, 8 PM; KJ Nikko at Griffins Grill, Los Alamitos, 8 PM; David Soto at Durty Nelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant, Costa Mesa, 8 PM; DJ BibleEYEZ at Hennessey's Tavern, Laguna Beach, 8 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Kopa Room at Linbrook Bowl, Anaheim, 8 PM; Brandon Simmerman at Clubhouse Grille & Spirits, Placentia, 8:30 PM; DJ Scotty at Cali's Cocktails, Cypress, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; Karaoke at The Original Patsy's Irish Pub, Laguna Niguel, 9 PM; Stardust Karaoke and Entertainment at Rio Vista Inn, Anaheim, 9 PM; Kevin Karaoke at Blarney Stone, Fountain Valley, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The VAULT Bar & Grill, Santa Ana, 9 PM; Rock Hero Entertainment at Bigs, Fullerton, 9 PM; Clark After Dark at Canyon Inn, Yorba Linda, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Juke Joint, Anaheim, 9:20 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM.

Friday, October 30

The Black Angels in Santa Ana, Mike Staggs & The Soul at Hangar 24, Sunglasses At Night playing '80s songs in Laguna Niguel, FOXFIRE Fridays in Placentia and JB & The Big Circle Riders in Placentia, too.

More karaoke Friday: Cobra Karaokai at Our Place, Lake Forest, 3:30 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Manor Bar, Anaheim, 8 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Kopa Room at Linbrook Bowl, Anaheim, 8:30 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Capri Bar & Grill, Orange, 8:30 PM; KJ Frankie at Don Jose Mexican Restaurant, Huntington Beach, 9 PM; Brandon Simmerman at Azteca Mexican Restaurant, Garden Grove, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Bowery Craft Beer & Pizza, Fullerton, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; Stardust Karaoke and Entertainment at Rio Vista Inn, Anaheim, 9 PM; Bobby Vegas at Durty Nelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant, Costa Mesa, 9 PM; KJ Buzy B at The Cave Sports Bar, Anaheim, 9 PM; Clark After Dark at Canyon Inn, Yorba Linda, 9 PM; Karaoke at The Original Patsy's Irish Pub, Laguna Niguel, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Juke Joint, Anaheim, 9:20 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM.

Saturday, October 31

Halloween: Flashback Heart Attack at SeaLegs, a Rolling Stones tribute at The Harp Inn, The 80s Bar's tribute night and plenty of porch and dinner sets.

More karaoke Saturday: Marcy's Karaoke at Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice #3, Santa Ana, 7 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Manor Bar, Anaheim, 8 PM; X-treme Karaoke at Kopa Room at Linbrook Bowl, Anaheim, 8:30 PM; Karaoke at The Original Patsy's Irish Pub, Laguna Niguel, 9 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; KJ Anjel at Durty Nelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant, Costa Mesa, 9 PM; KJ Frankie at Don Jose Mexican Restaurant, Huntington Beach, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Bowery Craft Beer & Pizza, Fullerton, 9 PM; Stardust Karaoke and Entertainment at Rio Vista Inn, Anaheim, 9 PM; Breaking Mics at Godfather's Sports Bar, Tustin, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM; DJToneYa1000 at Sugar's Bar, Garden Grove, 10 PM.

Sunday, November 1

Brunch with Beatles songs at SeaLegs, the Cydeways season finale, and the Sunday pick: Mr. Roboto's Halloween Episode at The 80s Bar in Placentia.

More karaoke Sunday: Jeff Bresnahan at Forest Lanes Splits Bar & Grill, Lake Forest, 4:30 PM; Tice Griffin at Pho May, Huntington Beach, 5 PM; Cobra Karaokai at Our Place, Lake Forest, 7 PM; Marcy's Karaoke at Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice #4, Anaheim, 7 PM; KJ Braxton at Squire's, La Habra, 7 PM; DJ BibleEYEZ at Hennessey's Tavern, Laguna Beach, 8 PM; Rock Hero Entertainment at Hennessey's Grill, Seal Beach, 8 PM; Gianna Carter at Goody's Tavern, San Clemente, 8:30 PM; Karaoke at Patsy's Irish Pub, Mission Viejo, 9 PM; DJToneYa1000 at Bobby V's Cocktails, Anaheim, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The VAULT Bar & Grill, Santa Ana, 9 PM; DJ Scotty at Cali's Cocktails, Cypress, 9 PM; Breaking Mics at Rush Bar and Grill, Lake Forest, 9 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Juke Joint, Anaheim, 9:20 PM; X-treme Karaoke at The Sunset Lounge, Fullerton, 9:30 PM.

On the horizon

  • The Damned play The Observatory in Santa Ana on Sunday, November 15.
  • Greta Van Fleet play the Honda Center on March 19, 2027.

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