Thriller Listening Session at Dolores, Long Beach

Michael Jackson's Thriller gets the full Hi-Fi treatment at Dolores in Long Beach, where Good Luck Vinyl Club has picked the album as its listening session of the month. It lands one week before Halloween, which makes the pick feel about right. If you are sorting through LA events this weekend and next, this is a calm, dressed-up Tuesday alternative to a loud club night.

When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Dolores, 2105 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814 Tickets: $25.00 through DICE

What to expect

The format is simple: the record gets played the way it was meant to be heard, on a good sound system, with people actually listening. The flyer promises all-vinyl DJ sets from Monalisa and Phatrick, plus a special guest who has not been named. Expect the album front to back, then DJ sets that carry the night past the final track.

Halloween costumes are encouraged. With a record that has a zombie dance routine in its DNA, showing up in something spooky or in full white-sock-and-loafer homage is the move.

It is a different kind of night from the usual EDM in Los Angeles listings, closer to a record-club evening than a rave. If you go looking for raves in Los Angeles, this is not that, but it sits comfortably in the same nightlife orbit for anyone who likes a DJ and a dance floor.

Getting there

Dolores is on East 4th Street in Long Beach, in the 90814 zip code. Street parking in the area fills up on event nights, so give yourself time to circle the block, or take a rideshare if you plan to have a drink. The session starts at 6 PM, early enough that you can still make it home on a weeknight.

Tickets are $25.00 on DICE, and the ticket link is the only official sale channel we found, so buy there rather than from a reseller. Check the event page for age restrictions and any last-minute lineup changes before you head out.

Why it works

Listening sessions are having a moment because they ask something simple of a crowd: be in the room, hear the whole record. Thriller is among the best-selling albums ever made, and hearing it on vinyl at volume is a good reminder of why. For things to do in Los Angeles County that feel a little different, a Tuesday evening in Long Beach with a classic album and a costume is an easy yes.