This guide is built from the live listings in our index — 472 upcoming events across 33 venues in San Diego. It rebuilds automatically as new dates go on sale, so the venues, genres and prices below reflect what is actually bookable rather than a snapshot from a year ago.
What's on in San Diego
We're currently tracking 472 events in San Diego, of which 141 are club nights, DJ sets or late shows. Between them they feature 688 listed acts, with dates on sale as far out as Sun, Aug 22, 2027.
Where the nights happen
These are the San Diego rooms with the most on right now. The count is upcoming events we have listed, which is a decent proxy for how hard a venue is working — not a ranking of how good it is.
- Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego — 62 upcoming events
- The Observatory North Park — 49 upcoming events
- House of Blues San Diego — 47 upcoming events
- Casbah-San Diego — 44 upcoming events
- Music Box — 41 upcoming events
- Nova SD — 22 upcoming events
- SOMA - Mainstage — 21 upcoming events
- SOMA - Sidestage — 16 upcoming events
What San Diego plays
Across everything on sale, the most common billings are Rock (150), Pop (117), Alternative Rock (71), Dance/Electronic (42), Alternative (36) and Hip-Hop/Rap (32). Each links through to every date in that genre.
- Rock events in San Diego — 150 listed
- Pop events in San Diego — 117 listed
- Alternative Rock events in San Diego — 71 listed
- Dance/Electronic events in San Diego — 42 listed
- Alternative events in San Diego — 36 listed
- Hip-Hop/Rap events in San Diego — 32 listed
Which night to go out
Saturday and Friday are neck and neck as the busiest nights in San Diego — 104 of the 472 dated events we list fall on a Saturday, about 22% against 95. Midweek is thinner, which usually means shorter queues and cheaper entry rather than nothing happening.
- Monday — 31 events
- Tuesday — 54 events
- Wednesday — 51 events
- Thursday — 62 events
- Friday — 95 events
- Saturday — 104 events
- Sunday — 75 events
What a night out costs
Typical entry runs about $35.80, with most tickets between $14.95 and $81.50. We also list 25 free events. Those figures come from the sellers' own price ranges and move with demand — a lot of listings use dynamic pricing, so treat them as a guide and check the ticket page for the live number.
Planning the night
- Start times below are the venue's own local time, not yours — worth checking if you're travelling in.
- Age policy, door times and ID requirements are set by the venue and aren't in our feed. The seller's event page carries them.
- Line-ups change. For multi-act bills, the running order is usually announced close to the date.
- What's on tonight in San Diego and this weekend are the fastest ways in if you're deciding now.
