Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater
The Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre is San Diego State University’s 4,600-seat outdoor amphitheater, a steeply raked, fan-shaped bowl on campus. Built as a Works Progress Administration project starting in 1939, it opened on Founder’s Day 1941 and was known for decades as the Open Air Theatre. It took its current name in 2014 through a naming partnership with California Coast Credit Union.
Operated by Associated Students of SDSU, it’s one of the area’s longest-running outdoor venues and a great mid-size step between the clubs and the arenas. The bowl has hosted everything from Frank Zappa and Bob Marley to The Offspring, and it still draws classic hard-rock headliners like Alice Cooper.
Venue Info
- Address: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182
- Phone: Administrative office (619) 594-0234; tickets via the Viejas Arena box office, (619) 594-0429
- Neighborhood: San Diego State University campus
- Capacity: 4,600 (outdoor bleacher-style seating)
- Parking: Event parking in Parking Structures 3 and 6/6B only, $40 per vehicle
- Box office notes: Cashless, clear-bag-only venue; advance tickets through the Viejas Arena box office, which runs both venues
