Skirball Sunset Concerts: Final Night

Skirball Cultural Center wraps the 2026 edition of its Sunset Concerts series on Thursday, August 6, with a double bill featuring Annie and the Caldwells and The Campbell Brothers. The Los Angeles venue lists the concert start at 7 p.m., with doors, galleries and concessions opening at 6 p.m. Free walk-up tickets are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis, according to Skirball and We Like L.A. The Skirball bills the night as part of season 29 of its summer concert series. Its season page says the 2026 lineup is framed around America250 and “the uniquely American musical invention of jazz,” while the August 6 program pairs gospel-rooted sacred steel with family-led soul. ### When do people need to show up, and what happens first? Skirball’s program notes say doors open at 6:00 p.m. and a DJ set by Sonrisita begins at the same time in Taper Courtyard. (skirball.org) The center also says galleries and concessions open at 6 p.m., giving attendees an hour on site before the first live set. The evening schedule posted by Skirball lists The Campbell Brothers from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., followed by another Sonrisita set from 7:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (skirball.org) Annie and the Caldwells are scheduled to perform from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ### Who are the two acts on the final-night bill? Annie and the Caldwells are described by Skirball as a group playing “powerful disco soul,” built around high vocals and psychedelic guitar textures. (skirball.org) The venue says the band’s music draws on “real troubles and experiences” and identifies the group as an intergenerational family act run by women. The Campbell Brothers are presented by Skirball as exponents of the sacred steel tradition, a style rooted in church performance and steel guitar. The venue says the band “bridg[es] the sacred and the secular” through that tradition, placing the group alongside Annie and the Caldwells on a bill centered on American forms with deep gospel and regional roots. (skirball.org) ### Is this really free, and how are tickets being handled? We Like L.A.’s August 3-7 events roundup says free walk-up tickets are available for the August 6 concert on a first-come, first-served basis. Skirball’s event page also lists the program as free and directs visitors to reserve or claim tickets through the venue’s admissions system. (skirball.org) The Skirball’s broader Sunset Concerts page describes the series as one of its annual summer offerings and confirms the August 6 date as the final listed concert of the 2026 run. Its calendar and music pages show no later Sunset Concert date after Thursday’s program. ### What does the venue say this season was about? Skirball’s Sunset Concerts page says the 2026 season was organized as a celebration of America250. (welikela.com) The center says that framing was meant to honor jazz as a distinctly American invention, even as the individual nights moved across adjacent traditions and global influences. The August 6 booking reflects that approach in practical terms rather than through a formal theme statement for the night. (skirball.org) Skirball’s listings emphasize disco soul, sacred steel and a DJ set in the courtyard, with the museum campus remaining open as part of the event. ### Where should readers look for last-minute details tonight? (skirball.org) Skirball’s event page and program-notes page carry the most specific operational information for Thursday, including set times, performer order and the 6 p.m. opening time. We Like L.A.’s weekly listings page separately flags the concert as a free pick for the week and notes the walk-up ticket policy. (skirball.org) Thursday’s concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Skirball Cultural Center, with Annie and the Caldwells closing the night after The Campbell Brothers and DJ Sonrisita. The August 6 program is the last Sunset Concert listed on Skirball’s 2026 season page. (skirball.org) (skirball.org)