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1,181 events · Music, Nightlife · evening
Wednesday, September 16
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The Bobby Young Project
Biscuits and Blues
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Youth Art Exchange x Leap Arts in Education Fundraiser
Madrone Art Bar
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Erik Hansen Project, Arson Whales, Shot Of Grace
Hotel Utah Saloon
$10
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Cyril Guiraud Quartet
The Deluxe
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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
Tipsy Putt - Emeryville
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Lisa Mezzacappa Quintet
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Neck of the Woods SF Open Mic Wednesdays
Neck of the Woods · San Francisco
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Silver Cloud
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
2026 JAY B tape: roots
Palace of Fine Arts · San Francisco
$33Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
ZEE MACHINE: HYMPHOMANIA THE LIVE EXPERIENCE with boy bowser
Cafe Du Nord · San Francisco
$13
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Unity + Quaaludes + Yeoubi + MOONHUNTI
Bottom of the Hill
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Scuff Queer Line Dancing & Two-Stepping
Verdi Club
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peninsula project
Comstock Saloon
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
CANCELED - Ravyn Lenae Presents: Blue Island
Fox Theater - Oakland · San Francisco
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
When Chai Met Toast
Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Magic Sword
The Chapel · San Francisco
Wed · Sep 16 · 8:30 PM
Chelsea Wolfe
Curran Theatre · San Francisco
FreeWed · Sep 16 · 10:00 PM
BFF.FM presents KARAOKE @ The Make Out Room hosted by BFF.fm DJs
Make-Out Room
Thursday, September 17
$1Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Rolling Quartz - My Turn 2026 Tour - Live in Oakland
Crybaby · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
MACY BLACKMAN
Madrone Art Bar
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
GIRL CULTURE is SACRED presents: GIRL CULT Happy Hour Fundraiser
Make-Out Room
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Bleachers Forever
Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Harrison Flynn
Biscuits and Blues
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Dahveed Behroozi Quartet
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
$10
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Nick Rossi + His Swing Four
The Deluxe
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Jeopardy! Bar League
Woodbury
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Sara Rodenberg, Essie Thomas, Jane Frank
Hotel Utah Saloon
$37-$247Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
ROLLING QUARTZ [MY TURN] 2026 TOUR in Oakland
Crybaby · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
The Bald and the Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful
Paramount Theatre Oakland · San Francisco
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Milonga Malevaje
Verdi Club
$28Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Boys Go To Jupiter with Abby Kenna
Cafe Du Nord · San Francisco
$20
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Unsane + CNTS + Facet + Sasquatch Borracho
Bottom of the Hill
$33Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Dutch Melrose, Benny Mayne, Pretty Havoc
Brick and Mortar Music Hall · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
josh conway: the plum tour
The Fillmore · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Mustard Service
The Independent · San Francisco
Thu · Sep 17 · 9:00 PM
WeWorkHere
Madrone Art Bar
Thu · Sep 17 · 9:00 PM
Foothills Céilí Band
The Plough and the Stars
FreeThu · Sep 17 · 10:00 PM
New Monthly! TIMELESS REGGAE DANCEHALL 3rd Thursdays
Make-Out Room
Friday, September 18
$10↻ Recurring
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
JACKNIFE
The Deluxe
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Rebecca Coupe Franks Quintet
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 6:00 PM
Private Event
Verdi Club
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM
Artur Menezes
Biscuits and Blues
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM
The DOGS (LA) + FREAK ACCIDENT + The IFIC 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Make-Out Room
Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM
TWANG PEAKS
Madrone Art Bar
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
SF Eagle 2027 Leather Contest, Day 1
SF Eagle
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Citizen w/ Hotline TNT
The Regency Ballroom · San Francisco
$35
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Steel Pole Bath Tub + Ovarian Trolley + Wife + Sasquatch Borracho
Bottom of the Hill
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
The Exploited
August Hall · San Francisco
$33Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
RUSSELL! with Nari
Cafe Du Nord · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Lido Pimienta
Bimbo's 365 Club · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Jack Harlow - Monica Tour
Fox Theater - Oakland · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
The Growlers - 9/18
The Castro Theatre · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Cortex w/ J Rocc
The UC Theatre · San Francisco
$15Fri · Sep 18 · 8:30 PM
Bombshell/ Nonbinary Girlfriend/ Femme Cell/ starbelliedbug
Neck of the Woods · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
WILD CARD
Madrone Art Bar
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
BIIRD (Night 1)
Brick and Mortar Music Hall · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Bluegrass Bonanza!
The Plough and the Stars
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Midnights Taylor Swift Dance Party
SF Eagle
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Richard Howell’s Sudden Changes
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
CUFFING SEASON - The Bay's Best R&B Party!
Crybaby · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Shawn James
The Chapel · San Francisco
$32Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Daniel Avery Live
The Independent · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:30 PM
Big Daddy Kane
Yoshi's Oakland · San Francisco
$15
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:30 PM
Aaron Burnham + The Brushfires
The Deluxe
Fri · Sep 18 · 10:00 PM
Mild Minds - DJ Set (21+)
1015 Folsom · San Francisco
Fri · Sep 18 · 10:00 PM
CITY BEAT
Make-Out Room
Saturday, September 19
Sat · Sep 19 · 5:00 PM
SF Eagle 2027 Leather Contest, Day 2
SF Eagle
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Knotty Bird
SF Eagle
$10
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Lorca Hart Quartet
The Deluxe
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Earlybirds Club
August Hall · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:30 PM
STEPHEN SMITH (record release) + RELEASE the SHARKS + EGGCORN
Make-Out Room
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:30 PM
Fillmore Slim
Biscuits and Blues
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:30 PM
Jim Washington
Madrone Art Bar
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Steve Aoki (18+) - DIM MAK 30 TOUR
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium · San Francisco
$25
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Spiritual Cramp + The She's + Judy
Bottom of the Hill
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Jack Harlow - Monica Tour
The Masonic · San Francisco
$15Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Concision/ Kill Or Be Killed/ A Faint Memory/ A November MorningLet The Eat Horses
Neck of the Woods · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
The Growlers - 9/19
The Castro Theatre · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Jerry's Middle Finger
Siesta Valley Bowl · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Ravi Coltrane
The UC Theatre · San Francisco
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cliff myers & friends
Comstock Saloon
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Arlo Parks
Warfield · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
The Matches - Decomposer 20 Years Later
The Fillmore · San Francisco
$36-$47Sat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM
Yazz
Neck of the Woods · San Francisco
$32Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Cut Chemist
The Independent · San Francisco
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Young Hearts
SF Eagle
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
FRINGE: THE INDIE ROCK DANCE PARTY
Madrone Art Bar
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Be Your Own Pet
Rickshaw Stop · San Francisco
$36Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Cult Member, *teeth, nurse (body bag)
Brick and Mortar Music Hall · San Francisco
$15
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:30 PM
Howell Devine
The Deluxe
$7-$129Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
¡DESMADRE! w/ OtebNSolrac + Mar E. Fresh B2B Wockie & PATIO TAKOVER by Bussdown Collective
Crybaby · San Francisco
Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
Anish Kumar (21+)
Monarch · San Francisco
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
El SUPERRITMO!
Make-Out Room
Sunday, September 20
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
MISSIONED SOULS NORTH AMERICA TOUR 2026
Historic BAL Theatre · San Francisco
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 20 · 5:30 PM
Gunhild Carling
Biscuits and Blues
Sun · Sep 20 · 6:00 PM
Thirst Draft: Write Drunk, Edit Never
Madrone Art Bar
Sun · Sep 20 · 6:00 PM
Lane 8 - I Made You A New Mixtape
The Castro Theatre · San Francisco
Sun · Sep 20 · 6:30 PM
Mucha Salsa+
Verdi Club
$15
Sun · Sep 20 · 6:30 PM
Danny's Live Dead (HASF after party!)
The Deluxe
Sun · Sep 20 · 6:30 PM
BRIAN NOYES + JEFF MOLLER + RICHARD TRIPPS
Make-Out Room