The New Year's Eve parties most likely to sell out in the D.C. area

"We're less than a month away from New Year's Eve, and the calendar is packed with reasons to get off the couch. Here's what's going on at the area's biggest clubs and concert halls, all of which have tickets on sale right now - and are likely to sell out quickly.We'll have a longer list of free and cheap options as we get closer to 2026. (Note: Tickets for many, but not all, of these events include a toast of something sparkling at midnight.)"

"The Flaming Lips at the Anthem Over a four-decade-long career, the Flaming Lips have become known as much for the pyrotechnics and inflatable props filling their concerts as for the group's irresistible fusion of alternative rock and trippy psychedelia. How better to roll into 2026 than with front man Wayne Coyne singing from inside a giant plastic bubble atop the crowd? 9:30 p.m. theanthemdc.com. $90.95."

Major D.C. venues host a wide variety of New Year's Eve concerts spanning '90s cover bands, psychedelic alternative, disco dance parties, R&B, and swing. White Ford Bronco performs '90s hits at the 9:30 Club with a 9 p.m. start and $68.40 tickets. The Flaming Lips headline the Anthem at 9:30 p.m. with theatrical pyrotechnics and a crowd-toppling bubble, tickets at $90.95. Gimme Gimme Disco offers ABBA-inspired disco at the Atlantis with glittery costumes encouraged. Raheem DeVaughn appears at Bethesda Theater with R&B selections at 10 p.m., $115.50. Many events include a midnight sparkling toast.

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