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Music Venues in San Francisco

Slim's

Concert Venue

Slim's - Concert Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (5)
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 9:00 pm Detroit Cobras
  • May 24, 2013 9:00 pm This Charming Band: A Tribu...
  • May 25, 2013 8:00 pm Kylesa
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The Independent

Concert Venue

The Independent - Concert Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (3)
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 8:00 pm Brown Bird
  • May 24, 2013 9:00 pm The Presidents of the Unite...
  • May 28, 2013 9:00 pm Don Carlos
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Yoshi's San Francisco

Jazz Club

Yoshi's San Francisco - Jazz Club in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (6)
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 8:00 pm Sonny Landreth
  • May 24, 2013 8:00 pm Peter White
  • May 26, 2013 7:00 pm The Gospel Gators of San Fr...
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The Regency Ballroom

Concert Venue

The Regency Ballroom - Concert Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (3)
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 8:00 pm Cold War Kids
  • Jun 8, 2013 8:00 pm Five Iron Frenzy
  • Jun 9, 2013 7:30 pm Alkaline Trio
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Mezzanine

Concert Venue

Mezzanine - Concert Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (1)
  • schedule
  • May 24, 2013 9:00 pm inc.
  • May 25, 2013 9:00 pm Lights Down Low 7th Anniver...
  • May 29, 2013 8:30 pm Chvrches
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The Fillmore

Live Music Venue

The Fillmore - Concert Venue | Live Music Venue in San Francisco.
  • review
  • user reviews (9)
  • May 24, 2013 9:00 pm Black Moth Super Rainbow
  • May 29, 2013 8:00 pm Darren Criss
  • Jun 1, 2013 8:00 pm Logic
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The Warfield

Concert Venue

The Warfield - Concert Venue | Live Music Venue in San Francisco.
  • review
  • user reviews (9)
  • May 31, 2013 9:00 pm Destroid with Excision, Dow...
  • Jun 1, 2013 7:30 pm Ludovico Einaudi
  • Jun 14, 2013 9:00 pm They Might Be Giants
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The Rrazz Room At Hotel Nikko

Live Music Venue

The Rrazz Room At Hotel Nikko - Live Music Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 8:00 pm Wesla Whitfield and the Mik...
  • May 25, 2013 9:00 pm Jamie Davis & Denise Perrier
  • Jun 3, 2013 8:00 pm The Tommy Igoe Big Band
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Nob Hill Masonic Center

Concert Venue / Theater

Nob Hill Masonic Center - Concert Venue | Theater in San Francisco.
  • user reviews
  • schedule
  • May 25, 2013 7:30 pm Sarah Geronimo
  • Jul 9, 2013 7:30 pm Rodrigo Y Gabriela
  • Aug 7, 2013 8:00 pm Chicago
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Candlestick Park

Stadium / Concert Venue

Candlestick Park - Concert Venue | Stadium in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (1)
  • schedule
  • Jul 26, 2013 7:30 pm Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake
  • Jul 26, 2013 5:30 pm Legends of the Summer: Just...
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Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Arena / Concert Venue

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - Arena | Concert Venue in San Francisco.
  • user reviews (3)
  • schedule
  • Aug 2, 2013 7:30 pm Phish
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Rickshaw Stop - Club | Live Music Venue in San Francisco.

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Arenas and Stadiums

AT&T Park - Concert Venue | Stadium in San Francisco.

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Ruby Skye - Club in San Francisco.

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SF Music Venues Overview

San Jose Civic (San Jose, CA) - Concert Venue | Theater in SF

If you’re going to San Francisco, don’t go putting flowers in your hair because they might clog your ears and you won’t be able to hear all of the great bands playing at the huge assortment of music venues in SF.

San Francisco is home to a long musical history, beginning most prominently with the 1960s when The Haight alone was home to some of the biggest – and most free-spirited – bands in the country.

Seminal San Francisco music venues are known the world over; places like The Warfield, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, The Great American Music Hall, The Fillmore, and The Independent have all been keeping live music lovers happily shaking in their shoes for decades.

Music venues with a smaller capacity but no less important to the overall music scene include Bottom of the Hill, where up-and-coming bands continue to amaze die-hard fans, while a powerful array of DJ-centric clubs can be found Downtown and in the formerly industrial SoMa district.

Rock, rap, hip-hop, trance, electronica, and everything in-between are all prevalent at these myriad music venues, and even people who don’t know a DJ from a PB & J know Rickshaw Stop is an ideal place for the 18+ crowd to let loose to dance friendly mixes, while Bimbo’s 365 in North Beach and Slim’s in SoMa remain key stops for both well-known and soon to be famous performers.

And then of course there are all the great live music festivals like Outside Lands and Treasure Island Music Festival, both of which draw thousands out into the open air (regardless of the fog).

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Browse SF Music Venues by Neighborhood

Mission

Elbo Room - Bar | Club | Live Music Venue in San Francisco.
  • Elbo Room

    Bar / Club

  • Make-Out Room

    Bar / Club

  • The Knockout

    Club / Dive Bar

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SoMa

111 Minna Gallery - Art Gallery | Bar | Club | Event Space | Live Music Venue | Restaurant in San Francisco.
  • 111 Minna Gallery

    Art Gallery / Bar / Club

  • AT&T Park

    Concert Venue / Stadium

  • Mezzanine

    Concert Venue

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Downtown / Financial District

Biscuits and Blues - Bar | Live Music Venue | Restaurant in San Francisco.
  • Biscuits and Blues

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Cigar Bar & Grill

    Cigar Bar

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Civic Center / Tenderloin

Rickshaw Stop - Club | Live Music Venue in San Francisco.
  • Rickshaw Stop

    Club / Live Music Venue

  • Hemlock Tavern

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Bill Graham Civic Au...

    Arena / Concert Venue

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