San Diego’s punk rock scene goes full carnival with The Adicts

Few things will get me out of the house on a rainy night in the middle of the work week, especially when I’m already running on fumes. It being the week before Halloween (my favorite), I’ve naturally already run myself into the ground in an effort to take full advantage of spooky season (as I […]

Scene Queen brings Metalicious bimbocore to San Diego

Scene Queen brought her Metalicious Tour to the House of Blues in downtown San Diego on October 1st, 2026. London nu metal duo Wargasm provided direct support with American newcomer Bailey Spinn opening the show. Spinn (born Bailey Rose Spinnenweber) got her start on TikTok doing comedy videos before gaining momentum covering songs in 2022 […]

Hot Flash Heat Wave hits The Casbah in San Diego

Hot Flash Heat Wave brought their nostalgic 2010s punk rock energy to downtown San Diego as part of their tour following the release of their fourth album, Butterfly in a Landslide. The Bay Area band made their second stop on their US tour at the intimate venue, The Casbah. By the end of the night, […]

“Weird Al” Yankovich clowns on San Diego with Puddles Pity Party

Some concerts you wait your whole life for. Hyperbole effing valid. The year was 1996. The cassette tape was Bad Hair Day. The artist, “Weird Al” Yankovich. The place — afterschool kiddie care in a little shed overflowing with spiders at the back of a rural elementary campus in Boise, Idaho while my mom took […]

A night of 90s hip hop with Nas, The Roots, & De La Soul in San Diego

A blood moon shined over San Diego’s Gallagher Square at Petco Park as three of rap’s legends presented A Great Night in Hip Hop. Long Island’s De La Soul, New York City’s Nas, and Philadelphia’s The Roots joined forces to celebrate the best of the 1990s East Coast scene. A large video screen behind the […]

Tucker Wetmore attracts over 7,000 country fans in San Diego

Over 7,000 San Diego country music fans showed out on Thursday, August 20th, selling out Gallagher Square at Petco Park wearing their boots, cowboy hats, and finest country couture to support rising star Tucker Wetmore. The Brunette World Tour is Wetmore’s first headlining run, just two years from turning TikTok fame into independent hit-making success. […]

High & Outside with Cypress Hill, Bone Thugs, & Tech N9ne

There are nights of hip hop. Then there are nights of hip hop legends. Stacking three industry-changing names on a bill together is unprecedented — and a show you simply can’t miss. I knew this when I saw that Cypress Hill was bringing the High & Outside – Above the Zone Tour to San Diego’s […]

Currents co-headlines with ERRA in San Diego

San Diego got hit with a dose of modern metalcore on April 12th, 2026, as the Silence Follows Tour rolled through town — a fitting name for a night that never actually allowed a moment of silence. Built as a true co-headlining between Currents and ERRA, the tour pulls its title from their latest releases: […]

Hawthorne Heights reminds San Diego: Ohio is still for lovers

Two decades after the release of If Only You Were Lonely, Hawthorne Heights brought their anniversary tour to House of Blues San Diego on March 26th, 2026. The stop played the 2006 album in full, bringing along a stellar supporting lineup — Creeper opening and letlive. in the direct support slot. With that amount of […]

A Day To Remember & Yellowcard get cinematic in San Diego

A Day To Remember returned to one of their favorite venues — Gallagher Square in San Diego, CA — as part of their Maximum Fun Tour on October 23rd, bringing their favorite co-headliner Yellowcard along for truly maximum fun. Between the waves of nostalgia, epic production, and interactive games for the audience, there was truly […]

Coheed takes San Diego to The Fence with Taking Back Sunday

Monday is the most emo of days. So, naturally the 2000s two-punch of Coheed and Cambria hitting the stage with Taking Back Sunday on Monday, September 15th in San Diego was more than fitting for the whole elder emo scene to show. And show they did. Gallagher Square at Petco Park was brimming with 30 […]