Rock in San Diego.
Indie rock, alt rock, classic rock — all the guitar-in-hand shows in San Diego.
226 events
Futurebirds
WED · JUL 15, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$35–$130
Wolfmother
SUN · JUL 12, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
The Curse
FRI · JUL 10, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Spreckels 38th Annual Summer Organ Festival’s Labor Day Classic Rock Concer
MON · SEP 7, 12:00 AM
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
High Fade
SAT · JUL 11, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Psycodelics
FRI · JUL 10, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Revisiting Creedence
FRI · JUL 10, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Yachty By Nature
SAT · JUL 11, 6:00 PM
The Magnolia
Emo Night Brooklyn
SAT · JUL 11, 9:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Flyingfish, Arranged In April, Imagine We Had Antlers
MON · SEP 7, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$23
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
THU · JUL 23, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Ben Lapidus
WED · JUL 15, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Vacation Manor
THU · JUL 16, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Does
THU · JUL 23, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$58–$119
Riff Wood
SUN · JUL 26, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$33–$122
Silverstein
SAT · JUL 25, 6:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Zach Bryan
FRI · JUL 31, 6:30 PM
Snapdragon Stadium
Zach Bryan
SAT · AUG 1, 6:30 PM
Snapdragon Stadium
Sarah Mclachlan
SUN · AUG 2, 7:00 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Death Cab For Cutie
TUE · AUG 4, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Anna Ballew
WED · AUG 19, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$40
Chat Pile
SAT · OCT 3, 7:30 PM
Music Box
$38
Plini
TUE · OCT 6, 7:30 PM
Music Box
$41
Enter Shikari
THU · OCT 8, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$44
Ingrid Michaelson
SUN · OCT 11, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$60–$228
Son Volt
SAT · NOV 21, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$38
Die Spitz
THU · JUL 16, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Interpol
SAT · AUG 15, 7:00 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Tedeschi Trucks Band
SUN · AUG 16, 6:00 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Noah Kahan
MON · AUG 17, 6:30 PM
Petco Park
My Chemical Romance
SUN · AUG 30, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Guns N' Roses
WED · SEP 2, 6:25 PM
Snapdragon Stadium
Screeching Weasel
SAT · SEP 5, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Manchester Orchestra
WED · SEP 9, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
The Frights
FRI · SEP 11, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Brandi Carlile
TUE · SEP 22, 6:00 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Social Distortion
SAT · OCT 3, 7:30 PM
Petco Park
The Menzingers
SUN · OCT 4, 6:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Empire Of The Sun
WED · OCT 7, 6:30 PM
Petco Park
Blonde Redhead
THU · OCT 8, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Taking Back Sunday
SUN · OCT 11, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Sombr
TUE · OCT 13, 7:00 PM
Pechanga Arena San Diego
Blondshell
WED · OCT 14, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Foster The People
WED · OCT 21, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Weezer
WED · OCT 21, 7:00 PM
Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University
Beabadoobee
SAT · OCT 24, 8:00 PM
Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University
Gorillaz
SUN · OCT 25, 7:30 PM
Pechanga Arena San Diego
The Black Angels
SUN · NOV 1, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Medium Build
MON · NOV 2, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Three Days Grace
FRI · NOV 20, 7:00 PM
Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University
Senses Fail
SAT · NOV 21, 6:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Gary Numan
WED · NOV 25, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
The Bouncing Souls
FRI · FEB 12, 6:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Black Moth Super Rainbow
SAT · AUG 1, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$36
Siddhartha
FRI · AUG 7, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Grupo Arriesgado
SAT · AUG 22, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$48
Jerry's Middle Finger
SAT · SEP 5, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$33
Elder
THU · SEP 17, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$42
Fu Manchu
FRI · SEP 25, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$40
Live Dead & Brothers
WED · OCT 14, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$45
Ax And The Hatchetmen
SUN · OCT 25, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$34
Failure
THU · OCT 29, 8:00 PM
Music Box
$44–$262
Theo Katzman
FRI · OCT 30, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$41
Inoha
SUN · NOV 1, 7:00 PM
Music Box
$32
Benson Boone
SAT · AUG 15, 8:00 PM
Pechanga Arena San Diego
Tori Amos
WED · AUG 26, 7:30 PM
San Diego Civic Theatre
Pierce The Veil
SAT · SEP 12, 6:30 PM
Petco Park
Arlo Parks
MON · SEP 14, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Journey
MON · SEP 14, 7:30 PM
Pechanga Arena San Diego
Ryan Beatty
TUE · SEP 15, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
SAT · SEP 19, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Geoff Tate
SUN · SEP 27, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Geordie Greep
THU · OCT 1, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
The Growlers
FRI · OCT 2, 8:00 PM
Petco Park
Last Dinosaurs
WED · OCT 7, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Death From Above 1979
SAT · OCT 10, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Geese
TUE · OCT 13, 7:00 PM
Petco Park
Julia Jacklin
TUE · OCT 20, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Tom Jones
TUE · OCT 27, 8:00 PM
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Mom Jeans
FRI · OCT 30, 6:30 PM
The Observatory North Park
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
SAT · OCT 31, 5:30 PM
The Observatory North Park
The Tallest Man On Earth
SAT · NOV 14, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Rhye
WED · NOV 18, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Manic Street Preachers
THU · NOV 19, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
Leonid & Friends
TUE · NOV 24, 7:30 PM
Balboa Theatre
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
SAT · NOV 28, 7:30 PM
Balboa Theatre
The Pineapple Thief
SUN · DEC 6, 7:00 PM
The Observatory North Park
School Of Rock All Stars
FRI · JUL 24, 6:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Walk Off The Earth
FRI · JUL 24, 7:00 PM
The Magnolia
Millington
SAT · JUL 25, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Villanelle
MON · JUL 27, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Mainliners
TUE · JUL 28, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Faux Fur, Dolphins On Acid
WED · JUL 29, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$14
The Fixx
FRI · JUL 31, 7:00 PM
The Magnolia
Alejandro Aranda
WED · AUG 5, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Willow Avalon
WED · AUG 5, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Judy Collins
THU · AUG 6, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Emo Kids
FRI · AUG 7, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Ella Red
SAT · AUG 8, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Untouchables
SAT · OCT 24, 8:30 PM
Music Box
$86
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
WED · AUG 12, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Emarosa
SAT · AUG 15, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Ikana
FRI · AUG 21, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Bleach
SAT · AUG 22, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Toad The Wet Sprocket
SUN · AUG 23, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Liz Phair
SUN · SEP 6, 5:30 PM
The Magnolia
Public Image Ltd
FRI · SEP 11, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
The Exploited
TUE · SEP 15, 6:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Trapt
SUN · SEP 20, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Max Fry
THU · SEP 24, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Red Leather
SAT · SEP 26, 8:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Robert Plant
MON · SEP 28, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Scene Queen
THU · OCT 1, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Death Lens
THU · OCT 1, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
SUN · OCT 4, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Bends
WED · OCT 7, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
President
FRI · OCT 9, 6:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Jesse Barrera
SAT · OCT 10, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
The Rasmus
SUN · OCT 11, 6:30 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Rin
SUN · OCT 11, 7:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
Michigander
SUN · OCT 11, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
10,000 Maniacs
SAT · OCT 17, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Mico
MON · OCT 19, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Iron And Wine
TUE · OCT 20, 7:00 PM
The Magnolia
Jenna Raine
WED · OCT 21, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
New Constellations
WED · OCT 21, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Chelsea Wolfe
WED · OCT 21, 7:30 PM
The Magnolia
She Wants Revenge
THU · OCT 22, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
The Damned
FRI · NOV 13, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Jake Minch
SUN · NOV 15, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Of Mice And Men
FRI · NOV 20, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Babe Haven
WED · DEC 2, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Dark Star Orchestra
TUE · JUL 28, 6:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Santigold
WED · JUL 29, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Bird And Byron
SAT · AUG 1, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Rick Springfield
SUN · AUG 2, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Little Feat
FRI · AUG 7, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Tommy Newport
SUN · AUG 9, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Brit Floyd
SAT · JUL 11, 8:00 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
THU · AUG 13, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Lost 80’s Live
SAT · AUG 29, 6:00 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
The Charlatans Uk
SAT · SEP 5, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Pluko
SAT · SEP 12, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Airborne Toxic Event
SAT · SEP 12, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Bear Mccreary
TUE · SEP 15, 7:00 PM
The Magnolia
A.j. Croce
SAT · SEP 19, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Melanie C
FRI · SEP 25, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Collective Soul
FRI · SEP 25, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
The Panturas
SAT · SEP 26, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Cardinals
MON · SEP 28, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Rum Jungle
TUE · OCT 6, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Paradox
TUE · OCT 20, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Post Sex Nachos
THU · OCT 22, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
The Wldlfe
SAT · OCT 24, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
America
SAT · OCT 24, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Gary Clark Jr.
TUE · OCT 27, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Gary Clark Jr.
WED · OCT 28, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Father Of Peace
SUN · NOV 8, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
TUE · NOV 10, 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Bombargo
WED · NOV 11, 7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego
Eivør
SUN · NOV 22, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Dweezil Zappa
FRI · NOV 27, 7:00 PM
The Magnolia
Vnv Nation
FRI · MAR 19, 7:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Allison
FRI · JUL 24, 7:45 PM
Brick By Brick
$37–$48
The Stinkfoot Orchestra: A 14-piece Tribute To Frank Zappa Feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock
FRI · AUG 28, 9:00 PM
Music Box
$32
Young The Giant
WED · JUL 15, 6:30 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Evanescence
FRI · JUL 17, 7:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
I Set My Friends On Fire
SAT · JUL 25, 7:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
$34
Jiluka With Special Guests
THU · JUL 23, 7:30 PM
Brick By Brick
$32
Elote
FRI · AUG 21, 6:00 PM
House of Blues San Diego
Underoath
TUE · NOV 10, 6:30 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
$61
Punk Vs. Emo With The Brothers Grim & Follow Coffins
FRI · JUL 17, 8:30 PM
Brick By Brick
$11
The Living Tombstone
SAT · OCT 10, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
$136
Howard Jones
FRI · JUL 24, 6:30 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Calle 24 – Eterno Tour
SAT · AUG 1, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
$65–$168
The Beths
THU · AUG 6, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
$53
The Concert: A Tribute To Abba
SUN · SEP 27, 8:00 PM
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
The Rush Tribute Project
SAT · OCT 10, 6:30 PM
The Magnolia
Sex Pistols (steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) Featuring Frank Carter
FRI · OCT 16, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
$82
The Offspring
SUN · OCT 18, 12:00 PM
Mariner’s Point Park
$105–$3300
The Cybertronic Spree With Special Guests
WED · AUG 12, 8:00 PM
Brick By Brick
$35
Millionaire$ - My Sweet 16
SUN · SEP 20, 7:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
$67
Steven Curtis Chapman
WED · OCT 14, 7:00 PM
Skyline Church
$40–$122
Dead Heat
FRI · JUL 24, 6:00 PM
Corazon del Barrio
The Fray
SAT · JUL 25, 7:00 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Zz Top
TUE · AUG 4, 8:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Modest Mouse
WED · AUG 5, 8:00 PM
The Sound
O.a.r.
SUN · AUG 9, 6:30 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Mia Asano
SUN · OCT 25, 7:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
$98
Santana
TUE · AUG 11, 7:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Toto
WED · AUG 12, 6:45 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
311
WED · AUG 19, 5:30 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
The Breeders
TUE · AUG 25, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Muse
SAT · AUG 29, 7:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Deep Purple
TUE · SEP 8, 6:15 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Godsmack
TUE · SEP 15, 7:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sevendust
SAT · SEP 19, 7:00 PM
The Sound
Brian Fallon
SAT · OCT 3, 4:00 PM
Casbah-San Diego
Sammy Rae & The Friends
SAT · OCT 3, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Jack Johnson
FRI · OCT 9, 7:30 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Mastodon
SUN · OCT 11, 7:00 PM
The Sound
Shakey Graves
FRI · OCT 16, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Boy Harsher
SAT · OCT 17, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Dermot Kennedy
THU · OCT 22, 8:00 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Switchfoot
SAT · OCT 24, 8:00 PM
The Sound
The B-52s
FRI · OCT 30, 7:00 PM
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
The Psychedelic Furs
SUN · NOV 8, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Saosin
SAT · NOV 28, 7:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
The Stray Cats
SUN · JUL 26, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Dinosaur Pile-up
TUE · JUL 28, 7:30 PM
Brick By Brick
The Writhers With Special Guests
FRI · AUG 7, 7:30 PM
Brick By Brick
$18
The Offspring
FRI · OCT 16, 2:00 PM
Mariner’s Point Park
$235–$3560
Krooked Kings
TUE · AUG 11, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
Goose
THU · AUG 13, 7:00 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Momma
THU · AUG 13, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
Oakwood
MON · AUG 17, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
David Byrne
THU · AUG 27, 8:00 PM
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Mongrel
FRI · SEP 11, 6:00 PM
Corazon del Barrio
Peter Hook And The Light
FRI · SEP 18, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Soulwax
SUN · SEP 20, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Cowboy Junkies
MON · SEP 21, 7:30 PM
The Sound
West 22nd: Places To Be
THU · SEP 24, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Sidestage
Jack White
WED · SEP 30, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Lp
WED · OCT 14, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Todd Rundgren
TUE · OCT 27, 8:00 PM
The Sound
Nothing But Thieves
TUE · APR 6, 8:00 PM
SOMA - Mainstage
That's the list.
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