Tough Love Tattoo Parlor
Tough Love Tattoo Parlor is one of the odder stops on the San Diego heavy map: a tattoo shop on Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach’s main bar-and-restaurant strip, that Live Nation and Ticketmaster list as a ticketed show venue. It has booked metallic hardcore, including a bill with Big Ass Truck, Chamber and Mugshot ticketed through TicketWeb.
It isn’t a conventional club, and the venue hasn’t published an age policy or capacity, so check each event listing before you go. The address sits just east of Cass Street in the middle of PB’s nightlife, which makes it easy to grab food or a drink before or after a show.
Venue Info
- Address: 1041 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109
- Neighborhood: Pacific Beach (Garnet Avenue, just east of Cass St)
- Tickets: Sold through Live Nation / TicketWeb
- Parking: Street parking on Garnet and nearby side streets; many PB blocks have posted time limits, so read the signs
- Transit: MTS Route 27 (Pacific Beach–Kearny Mesa Transit Center) stops at Garnet Ave & Cass St; it also serves Balboa Avenue Transit Center, a UC San Diego Blue Line trolley stop
- Nearby: Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (962 Garnet Ave), Cass Street Bar & Grill (4612 Cass St), PB Avenue nightclub (1060 Garnet Ave)
