Ho99o9 start their North American tour tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, at SOMA Sidestage, and the Ho99o9 San Diego show is the first stop of a run they’re co-headlining with synth-punk artist N8NOFACE. Slay Squad, from San Bernardino, support on every date. Doors are at 7 p.m. The show is all ages, general admission and standing…
Pierce the Veil are the first band on Hot Topic Live, a new music performance series the retailer launched Wednesday, Oct. 21. Hot Topic Live is filmed inside a custom-built studio at Hot Topic’s flagship store in Hollywood, and the San Diego band’s full session is now up on Hot Topic’s YouTube channel, with clips…
Inland Empire hardcore crew Big Ass Truck I.E. released their debut EP, Found On Road Dead, yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 20, via Nuclear Blast Records, and kicked off their first North American headlining tour the same night in San Diego at Corazon Del Barrio. The Found On Road Dead release came with a new video for…
If you want Iron Maiden tickets for Chula Vista, today is the first chance. The Iron Maiden fan club presale for the band’s Thursday, April 22, 2027, show at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre opened at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, local time, and runs for 23 hours, closing at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20….
Metallica San Diego fans have two things to chew on this week. On Oct. 15 the band shared an official video of “The Call of Ktulu” from the first night of its Sphere residency in Las Vegas, per Blabbermouth. And the band’s next local stop is already on the books: Snapdragon Stadium on Thursday, May…
The Fear Factory San Diego show is set. The industrial metal pioneers bring their Cybernetic Domination Tour to House of Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 25, with Darkest Hour and Brotality, per the Live Nation listing. It’s the night before Thanksgiving, so plan around the holiday traffic. The run was announced back on March 11. Metal…
San Diego’s Cascade Effect have a new video and, finally, a release date for their first full-length. The Cascade Effect Rogue Wave video landed Oct. 13 through Eclipse Records, and it’s the opening shot for The Weight of Nothingness, a 13-track album due Jan. 8, 2027. Eclipse calls the San Diego five-piece a blend of…
The San Diego Metal Swap Meet 2026 hit Fall Brewing Company Miramar on Saturday, October 10, and the weather kept things interesting. Rain came and went all afternoon, so most of the action stayed under the vendor’s tents. People still moved between the stage, the vendor tables, and the taproom, just with a little more…
DragonForce San Diego fans get first crack at the band’s biggest North American run in more than two decades. The Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary Tour opens Friday, Nov. 13, at The Observatory North Park with Ensiferum and Rhapsody of Fire, per the band’s tour announcement. If you’ve been sitting on tickets, stop. The band posted…
Deafheaven dropped a surprise EP this morning, two days before they hit Del Mar. The new Deafheaven EP, “At Work in the Fields of the Bomb,” is out now on Roadrunner, three songs with a short film for opener “Hunter.” The band plays The Sound at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with Mastodon and Alcest this…
The Soulfly Soda Bar show is four days out: Soulfly, Nailbomb and Incite take over the El Cajon Boulevard club on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. It’s 21+, doors are at 6 p.m. per DICE, and it lands the night after Mastodon, Deafheaven and Alcest hit The Sound in Del Mar. If you’ve got a Monday…
The Brick by Brick closing is official: the Bay Park venue at 1130 Buenos Ave. played its last show on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, a sold-out farewell called “Bye Bye Buenos.” Two months later, the owners still haven’t said publicly why, and no new home has been announced. Brick by Brick closing: the announcement Co-owners…
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