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Metal, rock, punk and alternative listings. 141 upcoming gigs across 28 venues, next on 27 September.

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San Diego currently has 141 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 28 venues, including The Observatory North Park, Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego, House of Blues San Diego. The next gig is Porch Light - Hush Tour on September 27, 2026. Moshradar tracks the San Diego underground scene — gig listings, venue guides — updated as new shows are announced.

Overview

What's onThe next 8 of 141

All gigs

Sun 27 Sep Porch Light - Hush Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 28 Sep Cardinals Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 28 Sep Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian w/spcl guest Rosie Flores Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Tue 29 Sep CRADLE OF FILTH: Majestic In Death II The Observatory North Park Tickets
Thu 1 Oct An Evening With Geordie Greep The Observatory North Park Tickets
Thu 1 Oct JUTES - Smile You're on Tour w/ Mothica & Wilt Music Box $35.80 Tickets
Thu 1 Oct Scene Queen: METALICIOUS House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 1 Oct Death Lens Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets

Where they playBusiest rooms in San Diego

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The Observatory North Park24 Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego24 House of Blues San Diego22 Music Box17 SOMA - Sidestage9

Gigs

Upcoming gigs in San Diego141 listed

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Sun 27 Sep Porch Light - Hush Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 28 Sep Cardinals Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 28 Sep Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian w/spcl guest Rosie Flores Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Tue 29 Sep CRADLE OF FILTH: Majestic In Death II The Observatory North Park Tickets
Thu 1 Oct An Evening With Geordie Greep The Observatory North Park Tickets
Thu 1 Oct JUTES - Smile You're on Tour w/ Mothica & Wilt Music Box $35.80 Tickets
Thu 1 Oct Scene Queen: METALICIOUS House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 1 Oct Death Lens Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 1 Oct The Number Twelve Looks Like You SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Fri 2 Oct All Shall Perish - The Price Of Existence: 20-Year Anniversary House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 2 Oct Candlebox - Can't Quit You Tour Fall 2026 The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 2 Oct The Growlers Petco Park Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Brian Fallon & The Painkillers Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Sat 3 Oct PeelingFlesh House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Spy, Violencia, Spite House, Madrugado, Engine Corazon del Barrio Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Social Distortion Petco Park Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun Tour 2026 w/ Soul Glo & Virga Music Box $38.30 Tickets
Sat 3 Oct Chat Pile w/ Soul Glo Music Box - San Diego Tickets
Sun 4 Oct The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 4 Oct Spite House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 4 Oct The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - 20 Year Anniversary of Don't You Fake It Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 5 Oct Chad Gray - 30 Years of Madnesss House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 5 Oct Dear Maryanne Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 6 Oct Rum Jungle Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 6 Oct Plini - An Unnameable Desire North American Tour w/ Night Verses & Portraits Music Box $41.30 Tickets
Tue 6 Oct L7 (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Wed 7 Oct Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife North American Tour Petco Park Tickets
Wed 7 Oct Last Dinosaurs The Observatory North Park Tickets
Wed 7 Oct The Bends Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Wed 7 Oct RaiNao SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Wed 7 Oct L7 (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Blonde Redhead The Observatory North Park Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Enter Shikari: North America 2026 w/ INITIATE Music Box $44.30 Tickets
Fri 9 Oct PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 11 Oct The Rasmus w/ Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Michigander Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Rin - Dearest Diary Tour SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Taking Back Sunday Petco Park Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Nekrogoblikon House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour Petco Park Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Sombr w/ The Hellp Pechanga Arena San Diego Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Benmont Tench - SOLO Music Box Tickets
Thu 15 Oct Demon Hunter - Storm the Gates of Hell 20th Anniversary Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Mission Bayfest 3 DAYS Mariners Point Park Tickets
Fri 16 Oct MISSION BAYFEST 2026 - 3DAY Mariner’s Point Park $235–$3560 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct SEX PISTOLS (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter SOMA - Mainstage $81.50 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Peter Bjorn and John - Writer’s Block 20th Anniversary Tour w/ Josh Rouse Music Box Tickets
Sat 17 Oct bodie - Sellout Tour Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 17 Oct 10,000 Maniacs Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Sat 17 Oct Emo Night Brooklyn The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 18 Oct Mission Bayfest Sunday 10/18/2026 Mariners Point Park Tickets
Sun 18 Oct MISSION BAYFEST 2026 - Sunday Mariner’s Point Park $120–$3300 Tickets
Mon 19 Oct MICO: Running From A Feeling Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 19 Oct Evanora Unlimited Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 20 Oct Big Ass Truck, Chamber, Mugshot, Load Tha Nine, Scheme Corazon del Barrio Tickets
Tue 20 Oct Big Ass Truck w/ Chamber Corazon del Barrio Tickets
Tue 20 Oct Julia Jacklin - North America Tour 2026 The Observatory North Park Tickets
Tue 20 Oct The Paradox Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Wed 21 Oct New Constellations: It Comes In Waves Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Wed 21 Oct WEEZER: The Gathering Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Foster The People: Good Mourning Sunshine Tour Petco Park Tickets
Thu 22 Oct She Wants Revenge House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 22 Oct Post Sex Nachos Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Thu 22 Oct Ho99o9 & N8NOFACE - Sincerely___ The Void SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Thu 22 Oct Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods Tour Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU Tickets
Fri 23 Oct The Aquabats! The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 23 Oct Dead Poet Society x Honey Revenge House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 24 Oct Rocket From The Crypt - Scream, Frankenstein, Scream! Tour 2026 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 24 Oct The Wldlfe Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 24 Oct beabadoobee: The Powerlines Tour Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University Tickets
Sat 24 Oct City of the Sun (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Sun 25 Oct Mia Asano SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Sun 25 Oct Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour Pechanga Arena San Diego Tickets
Mon 26 Oct Hayden Everett (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Tue 27 Oct Gary Clark Jr. with special guests Xavier Lynn and DJ Kurupt Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Wed 28 Oct Gary Clark Jr. Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Thu 29 Oct Failure - The Rising Skyline Tour w/ Quannnic Music Box Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Mom Jeans The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Missio Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry Petco Park Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Theo Katzman Music Box Tickets
Sun 1 Nov Casbah/Belly Up/Desert Daze Present: The Black Angels The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 1 Nov INOHA - This Might Be Useful Tour w/ Buddha Trixie & Flight By Nothing Music Box $31.55 Tickets
Mon 2 Nov The Haunt - "The Ghost Tour" Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 2 Nov Medium Build Presents The King of Having Fun on Tour The Observatory North Park Tickets
Tue 3 Nov Kurt Travis SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Wed 4 Nov bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Prince Daddy & the Hyena Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 6 Nov The Story So Far SOMA - Mainstage Tickets
Fri 6 Nov DICE (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Sat 7 Nov Dia de los DEFTONES Petco Park Tickets
Sat 7 Nov Greg Freeman Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 8 Nov Father Of Peace - MOVED TO SOMA STAGE Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 8 Nov Dave Hause (21 and Over) Casbah-San Diego Tickets
Sun 8 Nov Father Of Peace - The Year Of Madness & The Mystery Century Tour SOMA - Sidestage Tickets
Mon 9 Nov Thomas Dolby - Iconic 80's Recollections Tour 2026 w/ DJ Vaughn Avakian Music Box Tickets
Tue 10 Nov Underoath - Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour SOMA - Mainstage $61.48 Tickets
Fri 13 Nov DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 13 Nov THE DAMNED - FINAL DAMNATION 50 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Fri 13 Nov No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 featuring PRAYERS, DEVORA, EX LOVER, HALLOWS, and CHRIZ AMAYA Music Box $38.30–$92.95 Tickets
Sat 14 Nov Comeback Kid, Defeater, Dead Heat, Barrio Slam, Acrosslife Corazon del Barrio 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 SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR House of Blues San Diego Tickets
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 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour w/ Worry Club & Kid Sistr Music Box Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Bodysnatcher: Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home Tour House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Mon 23 Nov Pretty Sick, sex week Music Box 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 Tickets
Sun 29 Nov Surely Tempo SOMA - Sidestage 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 Music Box 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
Sun 6 Dec The Pineapple Thief The Observatory North Park Tickets
Tue 8 Dec Graham Hunt x 9Million Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 15 Dec feeble little horse - bitknot tour w/ MOP Music Box Tickets
Tue 22 Dec Buckethead Music Box Tickets
Fri 15 Jan Home Grown The Observatory North Park 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
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
Sun 28 Feb Blondshell - Scaring Strangers Tour The Observatory North Park Tickets
Sun 7 Mar As I Lay Dying The Observatory North Park Tickets
Fri 19 Mar VNV Nation - An Evening With House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sun 21 Mar NILE/ CORONER House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Tue 6 Apr Nothing But Thieves: The Stray Dogs World Tour SOMA - Mainstage Tickets
Thu 13 May Metallica M72 World Tour Snapdragon Stadium Tickets
Fri 21 May Powerman 5000 House of Blues San Diego Tickets
Sat 5 Jun The Airborne Toxic Event Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Tickets
Sat 21 Aug STEPHEN BISHOP: FAREWELL TOUR - 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARELESS Balboa Theatre Tickets

Venues

Venues in San Diego28 listed, busiest first

The Observatory North Park 2891 University Ave · 24 upcoming Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego 1055 5th Avenue · 24 upcoming House of Blues San Diego 1055 5th Avenue · 22 upcoming Music Box 1337 India Street · 17 upcoming SOMA - Sidestage 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 9 upcoming Petco Park 100 Park Blvd · 8 upcoming Casbah-San Diego 2501 Kettner Blvd · 7 upcoming SOMA - Mainstage 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 6 upcoming Humphreys Concerts By the Bay 2241 Shelter Island Dr. · 5 upcoming Corazon del Barrio 2196 Logan Ave · 3 upcoming Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University SDSU · 3 upcoming Mariners Point Park 3119 Mariners Way · 2 upcoming Mariner’s Point Park 3119 Mariners Way · 2 upcoming SOMA 3350 Sports Arena Blvd · 2 upcoming Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Avenue · 1 upcoming Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU 5500 Campanile Dr · 1 upcoming Corazon del Barrio 1 upcoming Music Box - San Diego 1337 India Street · 1 upcoming Pechanga Arena San Diego 3500 Sports Arena Blvd · 1 upcoming Pechanga Arena San Diego 3500 Sports Arena Blvd · 1 upcoming Snapdragon Stadium 2101 Stadium Way · 1 upcoming Brick By Brick 1130 Buenos Ave Corazon del Barrio 2196 Logan Ave San Diego Civic Theatre 3rd & B St. Soda Bar 3615 El Cajon Blvd Soma 3350 Sports Arena Blvd The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park 200 Marina Park Way The Tower Bar 4757 University Ave

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Who's playing soonActs with upcoming San Diego dates

10,000 Maniacs 8 Graves 9Million AFI Aaron Rowe Agent Orange Alison's Halo Alix Page All Shall Perish Allister Angus Green Armored Saint

Gigs in San Diego: the basics

How many gigs are on in San Diego?

There are 141 upcoming gigs listed in San Diego across 28 venues. The next is Porch Light - Hush Tour on 27 September 2026.

Are there any gigs in San Diego this weekend?

Nothing is listed in San Diego this weekend yet (25–27 September), but 141 gigs are listed further ahead.

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, Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego, House of Blues San Diego, Music Box, SOMA - Sidestage.

Which bands are playing in San Diego soon?

Acts with upcoming San Diego dates include 10,000 Maniacs, 8 Graves, 9Million, AFI, Aaron Rowe, Agent Orange, Alison's Halo, Alix Page, All Shall Perish, Allister, Angus Green, Armored Saint.

What genres of live music can you see in San Diego?

Upcoming shows in San Diego cover Alternative, Metal, Rock, Punk, Indie, Hardcore.

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