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VENUES
There have been many places for bands to play around San Diego… Some have come and gone and others have stuck around. Here’s a sample of some of the most popular ones.
4th & B Street
345 B Street, Downtown
Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule, Chris Isaak
Abbey Road
3117 University Avenue, North Park
Zeros, Hitmakers, Penetrators
Adams Avenue Theater
3325 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights
REM, Anthrax, Dead Kennedy’s
Arena, The
8th & Harbor Street, Downtown
Elvis Presley
Aztec Bowl/Cox Arena
5500 Canyon Crest Drive, SDSU Campus, College Area
Grateful Dead, The Police, A Tribe Called Quest
Bacchanal/Reptile House/Sound FX
8022 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearney Mesa
Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, Garth Brooks
Backdoor, The
5500 Campanile Drive, SDSU Campus, College Area
Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Captain Beefheart
Balboa Bowl/Starlight Bowl
2005 Panamerican Road, Balboa Park
Kingston Trio, Rolling Stones, Peter, Paul & Mary
Balboa Park Club
2150 Panamerican Road West, Balboa Park
Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner
Balboa Stadium
1405 Park Boulevard, San Diego High School, Balboa Park
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors
Belly Up Tavern
143 South Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach
Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter
Bodies
6149 University Avenue, Rolando
Meat Puppets, Lucy’s fur Coat, No Knife
Bostonia Ballroom
1340 Broadway, El Cajon
Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Rose Maddox
‘Canes
3105 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach
Candlebox, Snoop Dog
Cal Western
3900 Lomaland Drive, Point Loma Nazarene College
Derek & the Dominos, Moody Blues, Steve Miller Band
California Theatre
1122 4th Avenue, Downtown
Cheap Trick, Devo, Motorhead
Candy Company
7711 El Cajon Boulevard, College Area
Lightin’ Hopkins, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Carpenter’s Hall
23rd & Broadway, Downtown
Bad Brains, Corrosion of Conformity
Casbah
2501 Kettner Boulevard, 2812 Kettner Boulevard, Middletown
Rocket from the Crypt, Melvins
Cinnamon Cinder
7578 El Cajon Boulevard, College Area
The Knack, Sonny & Cher
Civic Theatre
202 C Street, Downtown
Bob Marley, The Eagles, Kinks
Club 860
860 Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach
Blind Melon, Stone Temple Pilots, White Zombie
Community Concourse
202 C Street, Downtown
Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck
Convention Hall
202 C Street, Downtown
Rolling Stones, Allman Bros.
Coors Amphitheatre
2050 Otay Valley Road, Chula Vista
Elton John, Dave Matthews, Phish
Copley Symphony Hall/Fox Theater
750 B Street, Downtown
Sting, Elvis Costello, James Taylor
Cox Arena/Aztec Bowl
5500 Campanile Drive, SDSU Campus, College Area
Pearl Jam, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith
Earth
1165 Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach
Ravi Shankar, Procol Harum, Boz Scaggs
El Cortez Hotel
702 Ash Street, Downtown
Joan Baez
Devore Stadium
900 Otay Lakes Road, Southwestern College, Chula Vista
Grateful Dead, Blues Traveler
Fairmont Hall
3760 Fairmount Avenue, City Heights
Minor Threat, Cramps, T.S.O.L
Fox Theater/Copley Symphony Hall
750 B Street, Downtown
Thin Lizzy, Tubes, Ozzy Osbourne
Golden Hall
202 C Street, Downtown
Pink Floyd, The Clash, Rush
Hahn Cosmopolitan Theatre
444 4th Avenue, Gaslamp Quarter Downtown
Jeff Buckley
Heritage Coffee House
3842 Mission Boulevard, Mission Beach
Tom Waits
Hippodrome
Front & G Street, Downtown
Velvet Underground, Maya, Bo Diddley
Iguanas
Pueblo Amigo Shopping Center, Tijuana, Mexico
Nirvana, Hole, Mother Love Bone
International Blend/Kings Road Cafe
4034 30th Street, University Heights
The Untouchables
In The Alley
340 East Grand Avenue, Escondido, CA
Tim Buckley, Tom Waits
Jack Murphy Stadium
4994 Friars Road, Mission Valley
Def Leppard, U2, Rolling Stones
Jackie Robinson YMCA
151 YMCA Way, National City
Final Conflict, The Descendents, D.I.,
Java Joe’s
1956 Bacon Street, Ocean Beach
Gregory Page, Steve Poltz, Jason Mraz
JJ’s/Palace, The
4025 Pacific Highway, Midway
New York Dolls
Kings Road Café/International Blend
4034 30th Street, Normal Heights
Bad Brains, Redd Cross
La Paloma Theatre
471 First Street, Encinitas
Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Cliff, Ramones
Mission Beach Ballroom
Address Unknown, Mission Beach
Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry
North Park Lions Club
3927 Utah Street, North Park
Germs, Misfits, XTC
Occam’s Razor
6559 El Cajon Boulevard, College Area
Hedy West
Open Air Theatre SDSU
5500 Campanile Dr. SDSU Campus, College Area
Oingo Boingo, Madonna, The Smiths
Pacific Ballroom/Trianon
1106 Broadway Street, Downtown
Sam Cooke, The Drifters, BB King
Pacific Square Theater
Ash Street & Pacific Highway, Middle Town
Glen Miller Orchestra
Palace, The/JJ’s
4025 Pacific Highway, Midway
Albert King
Palisades Theater
2838 University Avenue, North Park
7 Seconds, Bad Religion
Peterson Gym SDSU
55th Street & Montezuma Street, SDSU Campus, College Area
Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Peter, Paul & Mary
The Power House
1550 North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon
Sonny & Cher
Reptile House/Bacchanal/Sound FX
8022 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearney Mesa
Hunters & Collectors
Rock Palace
3465 El Cajon Blvd, University Heights
Crawdaddy’s, Tex and the Horseheads
Rodeo
8980 Via La Jolla, La Jolla
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone
Roxy Theater
4642 Cass Street, Pacific Beach
Peter Tosh, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed
Russ Auditorium
1405 Park Boulevard, Balboa Park
Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington
San Diego Sports Arena
3500 Sports Arena Boulevard, Midway
Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix
Sign of the Sun
4701 College Drive, College Area
Mississippi John Hurt, New Lost City Ramblers
Silverado Ballroom
Euclid Avenue & University Avenue, Rolando
The Gayniters
Skeleton Club
202 Market Street, 921 4th Avenue, Gaslamp Quarter Downtown
The Wierdos, The Hitmakers, The Go-Go’s
Soma
5305 Metro Street, 555 Union Street, Linda Vista
Blink 182, Sublime, Unwritten Law
Sound FX/Reptile House/Bacchanal
8022 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearney Mesa
Lemonheads, Tori Amos, Sara Mc Lachlan
Spirit, The
1130 Buenos Avenue, Bay Park
Violent Femmes, 10,000 Maniacs, Butthole Surfers
Spreckels Theater
121 Broadway Street, Downtown
Sheryl Crow, Hootie & the Blowfish
Starlight bowl/Balboa Park Bowl
2005 Panamerican Road, Balboa Park
Jerry Garcia Band
State Theater
4712 El Cajon Boulevard, Normal Heights
7 Seconds
Stratus
9630 Campo Road, Spring Valley
Jane’s Addiction
Sweetwater Ballroom
24th & Highland Avenue, National City
Jackie Wilson
Texas Tea House
4970 Voltair Street, Ocean Beach
Unwritten Law
Trianon/Pacific Ballroom
1106 Broadway, Downtown
Woody Herman, Spade Cooley
Tuesdays
211 West G Street, Downtown
Linda Ronstadt, Dan Hicks
U.C.S.D. Gym
9500 Gilman Drive, U.C.S.D. Campus, La Jolla
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys
U.S.D. Gym
5998 Alcala Park, University of San Diego, Linda Vista
Marvin Gaye, Jose Feliciano, James Cotton Blues Band
United Fruit Company/University Ballroom
4009 Central Avenue, Normal Heights
Flying Burrito Bros.
Wabash Hall
3855 Wabash Avenue, North Park
Samhain, Social Distortion, Bad Religion
War Memorial Building
Balboa Park
Ike & Tina Turner
Westgate Park
Fashion Valley
Dave Clark Five
White Whale
5520 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla
Steven Stills
The Wizard
3117 University Avenue, North Park
The Puppies, Trowers
World Beat Center
1845 Hancock Street, 2100 Park Boulevard, Balboa Park
Beck, Unwritten Law
Winters
5880 El Cajon Boulevard, Rolando
Pearl Jam
Zebra Club
560 5th Avenue, Downtown
The Crawdaddys, The Dinette’s
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