BMO Stadium

BMO Stadium is on Figueroa Street at the edge of Exposition Park, a block from the 110 and a short walk from USC. It opened in 2018 as Banc of California Stadium, the first open-air stadium built in Los Angeles since 1962, and it's home to LAFC and Angel City FC. It seats 22,000 for soccer and holds 24,000 for concerts. The stands are pitched at 34 degrees, among the steepest in MLS, and the roof rises 85 feet over Figueroa, so even the far end feels close to the action. Between matches, it books outdoor concerts.

The bag policy is stricter than at most arenas in town. You can bring one clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, or a one-gallon clear storage bag. Small non-clear clutches aren't allowed at all, so move your cards and keys into the clear bag before you leave. Kids need a ticket once they turn two. The stadium is fully cashless and takes cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Metro is the easiest way in. The stadium points riders to the E and J lines, and the E Line's Expo Park/USC station is the closest stop, a short walk down Expo Park Blvd to Figueroa. Buy a round-trip fare at the start so you skip the machine line after the show, and remember that every rider over five needs a TAP card.

If you drive, buy a parking pass before you arrive and enter at 39th and Figueroa or at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Hoover, where staff wave you to a general lot. Rideshare pickup and drop-off is on the corner of Figueroa and MLK. When the Coliseum next door has an event the same night, expect slow traffic on both entrances.