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 2026-09-02.
104
rooms tracked
39
active in 28 days
123
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 | 57 | 6 |
| Soma San Diego @somasd | Rock / Band | 50 | 7 |
| The Lamplighter @lamplighterloungememphis | Rock / Band | 39 | 5 |
| Music Box San Diego @musicboxsd | Rock / Band | 34 | 4 |
| Stage @worldstage.live | Vocal | 33 | 6 |
| Winston's Beach Club @winstonsob | Rock / Band | 33 | 5 |
| Rich's Nightclub @richssandiego | DJ / Electronic | 31 | 5 |
| Observatory North Park Main @observatorynorthpark | Rock / Band | 31 | 0 |
| Whistle Stop @whistlestopbar | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 2 |
| EQ San Diego @eqsandiego | DJ / Electronic | 28 | 5 |
| Nova SD @novasdclub | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 4 |
| Park & Rec @parkandrecsd | Pop / Hiphop | 26 | 1 |
| Spin @spinnightclub | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 0 |
| Parq @parqsd | Pop / Hiphop | 24 | 3 |
| Quartyard Stage @quartyardsd | Jazz | 23 | 4 |
| Tio Leo's Lounge @tioleosnapa | Jazz | 22 | 1 |
| Sound by the Sea @soundbythesea.listen | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 0 |
| Brick By Brick @brickbybricksd | Rock / Band | 17 | 3 |
| The Holding Company @thc1502 | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 3 |
| The Flame @flame.duluth | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 3 |
| Firehouse (Pacific Beach) @firehousepb | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 2 |
| The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park @theshellsd | Vocal | 15 | 3 |
| House of Blues San Diego @hobhouston | Rock / Band | 14 | 7 |
| Onyx Room @onyxroomnightclub | Pop / Hiphop | 14 | 4 |
| SDCCU Stadium @snapdragonstadium | Pop / Hiphop | 14 | 0 |
| The Casbah @casbahsandiego | Rock / Band | 13 | 5 |
| Petco Park @petcoparkevents | Pop / Hiphop | 13 | 4 |
| The Cordova Bar @thecordovabar | Rock / Band | 13 | 0 |
| Gossip Grill @gossipgrill_ | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 2 |
| Bluefoot @bluefootbar | Unclassified | 11 | 3 |
| F6ix @f6ix | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 4 |
| The Hole @thehole410 | Rock / Band | 9 | 2 |
| Bourbon Street @bourbonstreetny | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 1 |
| Centro Cultural De La Raza @centrocultural | World Music | 8 | 3 |
| Saddle Bar @saddle.bar | World Music | 8 | 0 |
| Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center @queenbeessd | Pop / Hiphop | 7 | 1 |
| The Observatory North Park @observatorynorthpark | Rock / Band | 7 | 1 |
| A Ship In The Woods @ashipinthewoods | World Music | 7 | 0 |
| Balboa Park @balboapark | World Music | 7 | 0 |
| Prospect Bar and Grill @theprospectbk | Vocal | 7 | 0 |
| Zama @thepatiobyzama | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| La Fiesta @plazafiestaatlanta | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| Red Circle @redcircleentertainmentcomplex | Unclassified | 6 | 0 |
| Convoy Music Bar @convoymusicbar | Unclassified | 5 | 4 |
| Part Time Lover @parttimelover.hifi | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 3 |
| Bang Bang @bang_sandiego | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Kiku Room @kikuroom.sd | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Lair Nightclub @lairnightclub | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Over The Border @overthebordernightclub | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| SD Colab @sdcolab | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Side Bar @sidebarsd | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| The Lafayette Hotel @thelafayette | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Union Kitchen @unionkitchentap | World Music | 4 | 1 |
| Palomar Hotel @palomarphx | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Porto Vista Hotel @portovistahotel | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| SOMA @soma__festival | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Vin de Syrah @vindesyrah | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego @mcasandiego | Jazz | 3 | 2 |
| Longplay HiFi @longplay.hifi | Unclassified | 3 | 1 |
| Panama 66 @panama66sdma | Jazz | 3 | 1 |
| Sycamore Den @sycamoreden | Unclassified | 3 | 1 |
| The Irenic @theirenic | Rock / Band | 3 | 1 |
| Bamboo Lounge @bambooloungews | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Bloom Nightclub @bloomdtsd | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Gallagher Square @petcopark | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Revel Revel @revelrevelsd | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| The Local Pacific Beach @thelocalpb | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Mission Beach @missionbeach.sd | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| Oxford Social Club @theoxfordsd | Pop / Hiphop | 2 | 0 |
| Telemagica @telemagic.online | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Grass Skirt @thegrassskirtsd | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Prado @pradobalboapark | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Blind Lady Ale House @blindladyalehouse | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Coasterra @coasterra | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Connect San Diego @connectsandiego | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Garage Collective @garagecollectiveco | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Kettner Exchange @kettnerexchange | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Kimpton Alma Hotel Rooftop @drippypoolclub | Pop / Hiphop | 1 | 0 |
| Nómade Tapas & Records @nomade.sd | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Portugalia @portugalia_marketplace | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum @sdasm | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| American Junkie @americanjunkiesd | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Andaz San Diego @andazsandiego | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Aubergine @auberginepdc | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Bar Basic @barbasicnyc | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Blonde Bar @blondebarsd | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Camino Riviera @caminoriviera | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Don Chido @donchidova | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| El Dorado @eldoradofestival | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Fishtank @fishtank.live | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Friends of Friends @friendsoffriends.sd | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton San Diego @hiltonbayfront | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Neo4ic @neo4ic | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Social @desertsocial.club | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Soap Factory @thesoapfactory_sd | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The iN Gallery @theingallery | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Timestead @timestead_ | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Viejas Casino & Resort @viejascasinoandresort | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Volcano Rabbit @volcanorabbitsd | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| W Hotel @wboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| World Beat Center @oneworldbeatcafe | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in San Diego, United States”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-states/san-diego/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work