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Hard Rock Concerts in San Diego

44 shows coming up. Other sounds below.

Upcoming Shows

Tue Nov 106:30 PM
Underoathwith August Burns Red, Atreyu and As Cities BurnSOMA Midway District
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Wed Nov 117:00 PM
Adam AntThe Magnolia El Cajon
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Fri Nov 137:00 PM
The Damnedwith The CourettesHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Fri Nov 137:30 PM
Dragonforcewith Ensiferum and Rhapsody of FireThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Fri Nov 139:00 PM
PrayersMusic Box Little Italy
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Mon Nov 168:00 PM
Jon SpencerThe Casbah Middletown
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Tue Nov 178:00 PM
Alice CooperCal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre SDSU
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Thu Nov 197:00 PM
Manic Street Preacherswith BenchesThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Fri Nov 206:00 PM
Metal ChurchThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Fri Nov 207:00 PM
Three Days Gracewith I Prevail and The Funeral PortraitViejas Arena SDSU
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Fri Nov 207:00 PM
Of Mice & MenHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Sat Nov 216:00 PM
Senses Failwith Koyo and InitiateThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Mon Nov 236:00 PM
Bodysnatcherwith Gideon, Psycho-Frame and Volatile WaysHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Wed Nov 256:00 PM
Fear Factorywith Darkest Hour and BrotalityHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Wed Nov 257:00 PM
Gary NumanThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Sat Nov 287:00 PM
Saosinwith Silent Planet, Like Moths to Flames and SAVE USSOMA Midway District
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Sat Nov 287:00 PM
Agent OrangeThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Fri Dec 47:00 PM
Bleeding Throughwith Eighteen VisionsSOMA Midway District
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Fri Dec 118:00 PM
InterpolSOMA Midway District
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Fri Dec 118:30 PM
SwervedriverThe Casbah Middletown
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Fri Dec 186:30 PM
The Vandalswith Bad Cop Bad CopThe Observatory North Park North Park
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23 shows from January 10 onShow fewer

Sun Jan 104:00 PM
The Loved OnesThe Casbah Middletown
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Sun Jan 107:00 PM
Black Flagwith The DickiesNewHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Fri Jan 227:00 PM
Missing Personswith Gene Loves JezebelNewHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Sat Jan 238:00 PM
The FlatlinersThe Casbah Middletown
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Thu Feb 47:00 PM
Death from Above 1979The Observatory North Park North Park
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Sun Feb 77:00 PM
Dropkick Murphyswith Spiritual Cramp and Home FrontThe Sound Del Mar
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Thu Feb 118:00 PM
Blue OctoberHarrah's Resort Southern California Events Center Valley Center
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Fri Feb 126:00 PM
The Bouncing Soulswith The Suicide MachinesThe Observatory North Park North Park
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Sat Feb 137:00 PM
Save FerrisNewHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Tue Mar 28:00 PM
The LemonheadsThe Casbah Middletown
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Fri Mar 197:00 PM
VNV NationHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Sun Mar 216:00 PM
Nilewith CoronerHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Thu Mar 256:30 PM
Frank Turnerwith The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister and Beans on ToastHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Wed Apr 76:00 PM
Four Year Strongwith Drug Church, Heart Attack Man and SunblocHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Thu Apr 226:30 PM
Iron Maidenwith Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven AgeNorth Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista
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Thu Apr 298:00 PM
Slashwith Myles Kennedy and The ConspiratorsThe Sound Del Mar
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Sat May 16:30 PM
Queens Of The Stone Agewith Pixies and Wheelchair Sports CampViejas Arena SDSU
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Thu May 136:00 PM
Metallicawith Limp Bizkit and AvatarSnapdragon Stadium Mission Valley
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Fri May 217:00 PM
Powerman 5000House of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Mon May 247:30 PM
Two Door Cinema Clubwith Friendly FiresThe Sound Del Mar
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Tue Jun 88:00 PM
A Perfect Circlewith The CultNorth Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista
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Tue Aug 175:30 PM
Fall Out Boywith The Offspring, Good Charlotte and The Story So FarArtist presale Wed, Nov 11 at 10:00 AMNewPetco Park East Village
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Fri Aug 207:30 PM
Mat KearneyNewHumphreys Concerts by the Bay Shelter Island
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San Diego hardcore goes back to Battalion of Saints, who started out in 1978 as the Nutrons. Through the 1980s the scene ran on rented halls, backyard parties and shows at the Che Cafe, a student collective at UC San Diego. Tim Mays was booking punk hall shows by 1981, and in 1989 he helped open The Casbah on Kettner Boulevard, in a room with a legal capacity of 75. The club moved a few blocks south to a bigger space in 1994, and loud bands are still a big part of what it books.

All Ages Roots

SOMA began in 1986 as an all ages club downtown, and the Union-Tribune once called it the city's leading all ages room for punk and alternative rock. It moved into a former multiplex on Sports Arena Boulevard in 2002 and did not serve its first beer until 2016, three decades in. Age rules vary from show to show, so check your ticket before you bring anyone under 21.

Bigger metal tours usually land at House of Blues downtown or The Observatory North Park, and Soda Bar on El Cajon Boulevard takes smaller heavy bills. The North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista handles the big outdoor dates. Petco Park hosted the first Dia de los Deftones, the band's Day of the Dead festival, in November 2018.

One small piece of advice. Bring earplugs to the Casbah. It holds a little over 200 people, and nobody in the room is ever far from the PA.