San Diego

Metal, rock, punk and alternative listings. 84 upcoming gigs across 31 venues, next on 13 November.

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San Diego currently has 84 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 31 venues, including The Observatory North Park, House of Blues San Diego, Music Box. The next gig is DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary on November 13, 2026. 4 of them are on this weekend. Moshradar tracks the San Diego underground scene — gig listings, venue guides — updated as new shows are announced.

Overview

What's onThe next 8 of 84

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Fri 13 Nov DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 13 Nov CancelledTHE DAMNED - FINAL DAMNATION 50 House of Blues San Diego
Fri 13 Nov No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 featuring PRAYERS, DEVORA, EX LOVER and HALLOWS Music Box $38.30–$92.95 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Comeback Kid, Defeater, Dead Heat, Barrio Slam, Acrosslife Sinaloense Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Jake Minch - Getting Big Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Manic Street Preachers The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Armored Saint & Metal Church The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Of Mice and Men House of Blues San Diego Tickets

Where they playBusiest rooms in San Diego

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The Observatory North Park18 House of Blues San Diego17 Music Box14 SOMA12 Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego9

Gigs

Upcoming gigs in San Diego84 listed

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Listings checked daily · updated 12 Nov 2026

Fri 13 Nov DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 13 Nov CancelledTHE DAMNED - FINAL DAMNATION 50 House of Blues San Diego
Fri 13 Nov No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 featuring PRAYERS, DEVORA, EX LOVER and HALLOWS Music Box $38.30–$92.95 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Comeback Kid, Defeater, Dead Heat, Barrio Slam, Acrosslife Sinaloense Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Jake Minch - Getting Big Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Manic Street Preachers The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Armored Saint & Metal Church The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Of Mice and Men House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Three Days Grace - Alienation Tour Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Senses Fail Presents Still Searching The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 21 Nov CancelledSiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR House of Blues San Diego
Sat 21 Nov Peach Tree Rascals - The Shine4ya Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Son Volt, Kelly Willis Music Box $38.30 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour w/ Worry Club & Kid Sistr Music Box $35.80 Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Bodysnatcher: Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Pretty Sick - USA anarchy tour 2026 w/ Sex Week Music Box $32.55 Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Fear Factory - Cybernetic Domination Tour 2026 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Gary Numan North American Fall Tour 2026 The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Agent Orange The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Saosin: 20 Years of Self-Titled SOMA - Mainstage $47.61 Tickets
Sun 29 Nov Surely Tempo SOMA - Sidestage $30.23 Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Babe Haven w/ Special Guests Spaced and Scarlet Demore Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Alison's Halo SOMA Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Ripe - Play the Game Fall Tour 2026 w/ Porcelain Music Box $35.30 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Spike and the Gimme Gimmes The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Couch Dog Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Bleeding Through SOMA Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Punchis Presents: ¿Eres Emo? The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 6 Dec The Pineapple Thief The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 6 Dec Des Rocs SOMA Tickets
Mon 7 Dec Randi Driscoll's Jingle Jam Humphreys Backstage Live Tickets
Tue 8 Dec Graham Hunt x 9Million Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 11 Dec Interpol SOMA Tickets
Sat 12 Dec Emo Night Brooklyn - 18+ W/ VALID ID The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 13 Dec The Linda Lindas - presented by Alt 94.9's December to Remember Music Box $35.30 Tickets
Tue 15 Dec feeble little horse - bitknot tour w/ MOP Music Box $35.30 Tickets
Fri 18 Dec The Vandals The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 19 Dec Faetooth & Glixen SOMA Tickets
Tue 22 Dec Buckethead Music Box $60.80 Tickets
Wed 6 Jan Seapoodle, Pocket Change Music Box $20.80 Tickets
Fri 8 Jan In the End - Linkin Park Experience House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 10 Jan Black Flag House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 15 Jan Home Grown The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 22 Jan Missing Persons House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 28 Jan WINONA FIGHTER is BRUTAL & EXTREMELY UNDERRATED...the tour SOMA Tickets
Fri 29 Jan Youth Fountain Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 29 Jan Ballyhoo! - We Ride at Dawn Tour w/ Chad Tepper & Keep Flying Music Box $32.55 Tickets
Fri 5 Feb No Hope In Hell Tour featuring Heal The Hurt, Cultist, and Small Voice Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 6 Feb Puzzle The Observatory North Park Tickets
Wed 10 Feb Rare Americans Welcome To Crooked City Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Wed 10 Feb Polyphia: BE NOT AFRAID World Tour SOMA - Mainstage Tickets
Wed 10 Feb Polyphia: BE NOT AFRAID World Tour SOMA Tickets
Fri 12 Feb THE BOUNCING SOULS 'Born To Be Tour' with The Suicide Machines The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 13 Feb Save Ferris House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 20 Feb Led Zepagain Music Box Tickets
Tue 23 Feb Capstan House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 23 Feb Good Boy Daisy: Show Your Teeth Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 28 Feb RescheduledBlondshell - Scaring Strangers Tour The Observatory North Park Tickets
Tue 2 Mar 2hollis: The Pirouette Tour Petco Park Tickets
Sun 7 Mar As I Lay Dying The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 7 Mar Codefendants X Untitled SOMA Tickets
Fri 19 Mar RescheduledVNV Nation - An Evening With House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 21 Mar NILE/ CORONER House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 25 Mar Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls: Last Evenings World Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 6 Apr Nothing But Thieves: The Stray Dogs World Tour SOMA - Mainstage Tickets
Wed 7 Apr Four Year Strong: Rise or Die Trying 25 Year Anniversary Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 11 Apr Ninth Key SOMA Tickets
Wed 21 Apr Mei Semones Music Box Tickets
Fri 30 Apr Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.’s Document Music Box Tickets
Sat 1 May The Interrupters SOMA Tickets
Sat 1 May Queens of The Stone Age - PERFECTH WORLD TOUR Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University Tickets
Fri 7 May Cleopatrick House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 13 May Metallica M72 World Tour Snapdragon Stadium Tickets
Sun 16 May The Chats US TOUR SOMA Tickets
Wed 19 May Keo Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 21 May DIIV - ZIRP! The World The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 21 May Powerman 5000 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 22 May Midnight Generation - Rooted Tour 2027 The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sat 22 May Whitney - Light Upon The Lake (10th Anniversary Tour) w/ Tyler Ballgame Music Box Tickets
Sat 5 Jun RescheduledThe Airborne Toxic Event Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Sat 5 Jun Ocean Alley North America 27 SOMA Tickets
Sat 7 Aug King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Tickets
Tue 17 Aug Fall Out Boy: Twilight Of The Punks Petco Park Tickets
Sat 21 Aug STEPHEN BISHOP: FAREWELL TOUR - 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARELESS Balboa Theatre Tickets

Venues

Venues in San Diego31 listed, busiest first

The Observatory North Park 2891 University Ave · 18 upcoming House of Blues San Diego 1055 5th Avenue · 17 upcoming Music Box 1337 India Street · 14 upcoming SOMA 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 12 upcoming Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego 1055 5th Avenue · 9 upcoming SOMA - Mainstage 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 3 upcoming Petco Park 100 Park Blvd · 2 upcoming Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University SDSU · 2 upcoming Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Avenue · 1 upcoming Humphreys Backstage Live 2241 Shelter Island Drive · 1 upcoming Humphreys Concerts By the Bay 2241 Shelter Island Dr. · 1 upcoming SOMA - Sidestage 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 1 upcoming Sinaloense 954 Cardiff St · 1 upcoming Snapdragon Stadium 2101 Stadium Way · 1 upcoming The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park 200 Marina Park Way · 1 upcoming Brick By Brick 1130 Buenos Ave Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU 5500 Campanile Dr Casbah-San Diego 2501 Kettner Blvd Corazon del Barrio 2196 Logan Ave Corazon del Barrio 2196 Logan Ave Corazon del Barrio Mariners Point Park 3119 Mariners Way Mariner’s Point Park 3119 Mariners Way Music Box - San Diego 1337 India Street Pechanga Arena San Diego 3500 Sports Arena Blvd Pechanga Arena San Diego 3500 Sports Arena Blvd San Diego Civic Theatre 3rd & B St. Soda Bar 3615 El Cajon Blvd Soma 3350 Sports Arena Blvd The Tower Bar 4757 University Ave Tough Love Tattoo Parlor 1041 Garnet Ave

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Who's playing soonActs with upcoming San Diego dates

DragonForce Ensiferum The Damned Manic Street Preachers Armored Saint I Prevail The Funeral Portrait SiM aurorawave Psycho-Frame Darkest Hour Fear Factory

31 more acts

Silent Planet SPACED Alison's Halo The Pineapple Thief Interpol feeble little horse Black Flag Keep Flying Polyphia Save Ferris Blondshell 2hollis Codefendants Beans On Toast Skinny Lister Nothing But Thieves Drug Church Four Year Strong Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy The Interrupters Queens of the Stone Age Cleopatrick Avatar Limp Bizkit Metallica Keo DIIV Whitney King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Fall Out Boy Good Charlotte

Gigs in San Diego: the basics

How many gigs are on in San Diego?

There are 84 upcoming gigs listed in San Diego across 31 venues. The next is DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary on 13 November 2026.

Are there any gigs in San Diego this weekend?

Yes — 4 gigs are listed in San Diego this weekend (13–15 November).

What are the best live music venues in San Diego?

The San Diego venues with the most upcoming shows listed are The Observatory North Park, House of Blues San Diego, Music Box, SOMA, Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego.

Which bands are playing in San Diego soon?

Acts with upcoming San Diego dates include DragonForce, Ensiferum, The Damned, Manic Street Preachers, Armored Saint, I Prevail, The Funeral Portrait, SiM, aurorawave, Psycho-Frame, Darkest Hour, Fear Factory.

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