Live-music venues in San Diego
Ground Frequency tracks 104 live-music rooms in San Diego. This index lists all of them, with the genre on each registry record and how many dated events we hold for it — the trailing year and the last 28 days. As of 2026-10-22.
104
rooms tracked
53
active in 28 days
191
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The San Diego scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in San Diego
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soda Bar San Diego @sodabarsd | Rock / Band | 70 | 10 |
| Soma San Diego @somasd | Rock / Band | 61 | 9 |
| Music Box San Diego @musicboxsd | Rock / Band | 45 | 7 |
| The Lamplighter @lamplighterloungememphis | Rock / Band | 45 | 6 |
| Stage @worldstage.live | Vocal | 43 | 7 |
| Observatory North Park Main @observatorynorthpark | Rock / Band | 42 | 11 |
| Winston's Beach Club @winstonsob | Rock / Band | 41 | 7 |
| Rich's Nightclub @richssandiego | DJ / Electronic | 40 | 7 |
| Whistle Stop @whistlestopbar | DJ / Electronic | 39 | 3 |
| EQ San Diego @eqsandiego | DJ / Electronic | 37 | 6 |
| Spin @spinnightclub | DJ / Electronic | 35 | 5 |
| Nova SD @novasdclub | DJ / Electronic | 34 | 7 |
| Quartyard Stage @quartyardsd | Jazz | 31 | 7 |
| Park & Rec @parkandrecsd | Pop / Hiphop | 31 | 2 |
| Parq @parqsd | Pop / Hiphop | 30 | 3 |
| Sound by the Sea @soundbythesea.listen | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 6 |
| Tio Leo's Lounge @tioleosnapa | Jazz | 29 | 3 |
| The Holding Company @thc1502 | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 5 |
| The Flame @flame.duluth | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 9 |
| The Casbah @casbahsandiego | Rock / Band | 21 | 5 |
| Brick By Brick @brickbybricksd | Rock / Band | 21 | 2 |
| The Cordova Bar @thecordovabar | Rock / Band | 19 | 4 |
| House of Blues San Diego | Rock / Band | 18 | 5 |
| Onyx Room @onyxroomnightclub | Pop / Hiphop | 17 | 1 |
| Firehouse (Pacific Beach) @firehousepb | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 0 |
| SDCCU Stadium @snapdragonstadium | Pop / Hiphop | 17 | 0 |
| The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park @theshellsd | Vocal | 17 | 0 |
| Petco Park @petcoparkevents | Pop / Hiphop | 16 | 2 |
| Saddle Bar @saddle.bar | World Music | 15 | 4 |
| Gossip Grill @gossipgrill_ | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 2 |
| Bluefoot @bluefootbar | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 1 |
| F6ix @f6ix | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 1 |
| Convoy Music Bar @convoymusicbar | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 4 |
| Part Time Lover @parttimelover.hifi | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 4 |
| Kiku Room @kikuroom.sd | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 3 |
| The Observatory North Park @observatorynorthpark | Rock / Band | 11 | 3 |
| Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center @queenbeessd | Pop / Hiphop | 11 | 2 |
| Bourbon Street @bourbonstreetny | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 0 |
| Zama @thepatiobyzama | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 2 |
| Centro Cultural De La Raza @centrocultural | World Music | 10 | 1 |
| Prospect Bar and Grill @theprospectbk | Vocal | 10 | 0 |
| Balboa Park @balboapark | World Music | 9 | 1 |
| The Hole @thehole410 | Rock / Band | 9 | 1 |
| La Fiesta @plazafiestaatlanta | World Music | 9 | 0 |
| Side Bar @sidebarsd | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 0 |
| The Lafayette Hotel @thelafayette | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 0 |
| A Ship In The Woods @ashipinthewoods | World Music | 7 | 1 |
| Longplay HiFi @longplay.hifi | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 3 |
| Bang Bang @bang_sandiego | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| Red Circle @redcircleentertainmentcomplex | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| The Local Pacific Beach @thelocalpb | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| Sycamore Den @sycamoreden | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 2 |
| Over The Border @overthebordernightclub | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| SOMA @soma__festival | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| Bamboo Lounge @bambooloungews | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Lair Nightclub @lairnightclub | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Panama 66 @panama66sdma | Jazz | 5 | 0 |
| SD Colab @sdcolab | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Gallagher Square @petcopark | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 2 |
| Mission Beach @missionbeach.sd | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 1 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego @mcasandiego | Jazz | 4 | 0 |
| Porto Vista Hotel @portovistahotel | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Union Kitchen @unionkitchentap | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Vin de Syrah @vindesyrah | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Coasterra @coasterra | World Music | 3 | 3 |
| Kettner Exchange @kettnerexchange | World Music | 3 | 2 |
| Blind Lady Ale House @blindladyalehouse | World Music | 3 | 1 |
| Bloom Nightclub @bloomdtsd | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Palomar Hotel @palomarphx | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Revel Revel @revelrevelsd | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| The Irenic @theirenic | Rock / Band | 3 | 0 |
| Friends of Friends @friendsoffriends.sd | World Music | 2 | 2 |
| Connect San Diego @connectsandiego | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| Nómade Tapas & Records @nomade.sd | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Telemagica @telemagic.online | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Henry's Pub @patrickhenrypub | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines @hiltonlajolla | Vocal | 2 | 0 |
| Irenic San Diego @irenicsandiego | Rock / Band | 2 | 0 |
| Oxford Social Club @theoxfordsd | Pop / Hiphop | 2 | 0 |
| The Grass Skirt @thegrassskirtsd | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Prado @pradobalboapark | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Kimpton Alma Hotel Rooftop @drippypoolclub | Pop / Hiphop | 1 | 1 |
| Fishtank @fishtank.live | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Garage Collective @garagecollectiveco | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Neo4ic @neo4ic | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Portugalia @portugalia_marketplace | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum @sdasm | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| American Junkie @americanjunkiesd | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Andaz San Diego @andazsandiego | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Aubergine @auberginepdc | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Bar Basic @barbasicnyc | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Blonde Bar @blondebarsd | Rock / Band | 0 | 0 |
| Camino Riviera @caminoriviera | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Don Chido @donchidova | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| El Dorado @eldoradofestival | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton San Diego @hiltonbayfront | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Social @desertsocial.club | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Soap Factory @thesoapfactory_sd | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The iN Gallery @theingallery | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Timestead @timestead_ | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Viejas Casino & Resort @viejascasinoandresort | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Volcano Rabbit @volcanorabbitsd | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| W Hotel @wboston | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| World Beat Center @oneworldbeatcafe | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in San Diego, United States”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-states/san-diego/
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