Genre

Dance and Electronic in San Diego

21 shows coming up. Other sounds below.

Upcoming Shows

Fri Nov 136:00 PM
Crankdatwith ZingaraPetco Park East Village
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Sat Nov 148:00 PM
Deorrowith Alacranes MusicalNorth Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista
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Sat Nov 148:00 PM
JSTJRSOMA Midway District
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Wed Nov 257:00 PM
Gary NumanThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Wed Nov 258:30 PM
George ClantonSOMA Midway District
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Fri Nov 277:00 PM
The Greyboy AllstarsThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Sat Nov 285:00 PM
Max Stylerwith Hot Since 82Petco Park East Village
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Sat Nov 289:00 PM
AmtracMusic Box Little Italy
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Fri Dec 410:00 PM
DeathpactNOVA SD Gaslamp Quarter
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Fri Dec 1810:00 PM
Bryce AlakaiNewNOVA SD Gaslamp Quarter
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Wed Dec 303:00 PM
Temper Festivalwith Zeds Dead, Crankdat, Levity, Richard Finger and 10 morePetco Park East Village
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10 shows from January 27 onShow fewer

Wed Jan 278:00 PM
ALLEYCVTwith SmoaklandSOMA Midway District
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Sat Feb 610:00 PM
HabstraktNOVA SD Gaslamp Quarter
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Mon Feb 159:00 PM
Finkwith Maggie KoernerNewMusic Box Little Italy
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Tue Mar 28:00 PM
2holliswith Lucy Bedroque and ConcealPetco Park East Village
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Fri Mar 128:00 PM
Liquid Strangerwith SullyNewSOMA Midway District
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Sat Apr 249:00 PM
LSDREAMwith Kill The NoiseArtist presale Wed, Nov 11 at 10:00 AMNewThe Sound Del Mar
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Sat May 89:00 PM
French 79Music Box Little Italy
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Fri May 217:00 PM
Calvin HarrisViejas Arena SDSU
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Sat May 227:00 PM
Calvin HarrisViejas Arena SDSU
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Sun May 237:00 PM
Calvin HarrisViejas Arena SDSU
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Twice a year, CRSSD turns Waterfront Park into a dance festival. Since its first edition in the spring of 2015, it has run two days each spring and fall on the bayfront lawn at the edge of Little Italy, with three stages of electronic music and a 21 and over gate.

Clubs and Bigger Rooms

The rest of the year lives in clubs. NOVA SD on Sixth Avenue in the Gaslamp opened in 2022 in the former Omnia space and is built around DJs, with room for about 1,000 people. Music Box in Little Italy mixes DJ nights into its band calendar, and SOMA, which started in 1986 as an all ages dance club downtown, still books electronic shows on Sports Arena Boulevard.

The biggest names move to Viejas Arena, Pechanga Arena or Petco Park, which books the occasional dance event big enough to need a ballpark. A few electronic acts also turn up at The Rady Shell for a night on the bay.

Two practical notes. Age limits matter more here than anywhere else on the site, since many club nights and festivals are 18 and over or 21 and over, so bring ID. And regular Trolley service winds down around 11:30 at night, well before most club sets end, so sort out your ride home before you go out.