Keys LA: Sunday Hip Hop Nights, Paris at Night, and How to Get In

Keys might be the most versatile room in Los Angeles nightlife right now. Four nights a week, four different energies, one address.

Most people know Keys for one night in particular. Fewer people understand the full weekly rotation, which is a mistake, because the Tuesday alone is worth knowing about.

The Keys Weekly Breakdown

Tuesday: Paris at Night. House music, exclusively, upstairs. This is a curated room for people who take their house music seriously. It is intimate, it is intentional, and it is nothing like the rest of the week. If your taste runs European, this is your night in LA.

Thursday: Open Format. A younger crowd, high energy, the warm up to the weekend. A good night to bring a group without the weekend door pressure.

Saturday: Open Format. Bigger, louder, younger to mixed crowd. A proper Saturday out.

Sunday: The Marquee Night. This is the one. Sunday at Keys is a hip hop night that regularly pulls major artists, both in the booth and in the building. If you have seen a clip from Keys on your feed, it was probably a Sunday. The room peaks late and the energy is unmatched anywhere else in the city on a Sunday night.

Who Keys Is For

Depends on the night, which is the point. Paris at Night draws a grown, music first crowd. Thursday and Saturday skew younger and social. Sunday draws everyone, from artists to industry to the people who plan their whole week around it.

Dress Code

Elevated nightlife attire across all nights. Sundays especially. The door on a marquee night reads effort, and the crowd inside sets a high bar.

How to Get Into Keys

Thursdays and Saturdays are manageable with planning. Sundays are a different conversation. The marquee night fills on tables and lists, and showing up cold puts you at the mercy of a very long line and a very selective door.

RARE runs guestlist and table access at Keys every week. Tell us the night and the group size, request access, and consider it handled.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best night at Keys?
Sunday is the marquee hip hop night. Tuesday's Paris at Night is the best kept secret for house music.

What kind of music does Keys play?
Depends on the night. House upstairs on Tuesdays, open format Thursdays and Saturdays, hip hop on Sundays.

Is Keys hard to get into on Sunday?
Yes. Sundays run on tables and curated lists. Plan ahead.

What should I wear to Keys?
Elevated nightlife attire. No athletic wear, no casual sneakers on marquee nights.

Building a full weekend? Pair Keys with our guides to Poppy and Hyde Sunset.