The Triumph Viejas Arena concert set for Saturday, Dec. 12, is off. The Viejas Arena event page now lists the show as “Triumph CANCELLED,” after the Canadian rock band called off all 16 dates of the second leg of its “Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded” tour with special guest April Wine. The band announced the…
Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry bring their co-headlining “Hive Mind” tour to the Sycuan Stage at Gallagher Square tomorrow night, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, making the Knocked Loose Petco Park show at 100 Park Blvd. in downtown San Diego one of the weekend’s must-know dates. Superheaven and Boundaries open, the listed start time is 7…
The Bay Area thrash community is rallying around one of its founders. “Heal As One: A Benefit For Dennis Pepa” takes place Sunday, Jan. 24, 2027, at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Current and former members of Exodus, Slayer, Death Angel, Testament and more are scheduled to play this Dennis Pepa benefit for the Death…
Twenty years after Dave Astor formed Pathology in San Diego, the brutal death metal band has a new singer, a finished 13th album and a Nov. 29 date at the Whisky.
Agriculture’s San Diego tour opener at the Casbah has moved from Oct. 29 to Friday, Oct. 30, with Purest Form and Pure Hex. Original tickets will be honored.
Meshuggah will mark their 40th anniversary with “The Forty-Year Anomaly,” a 2027 North American tour with Testament and Blood Incantation. The run doesn’t include San Diego. The nearest stop is the YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Sunday, April 25. Meshuggah’s Nearest Shows to San Diego Date City Venue April 24 Oakland, Calif. The Fox Theater…
Finnish power metal band Beast In Black will headline North America in February and March 2027 with Gloryhammer in support. The tour skips San Diego. The closest stops are The Belasco in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 21 and The Nile Theater in Mesa, Ariz., the night before. Beast In Black’s Closest SoCal and Arizona…
Queens of the Stone Age will open the U.S. leg of their 2027 Perfecth world tour at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Saturday, May 1. Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp support on every date of the run. The desert and stoner rock band’s run backs Perfecth, the new QOTSA album out Oct. 30 on…
San Diego band Black Sunday release their debut album, Looking Down, on Oct. 30. The 10-track record will be on all platforms that day; the band’s DistroKid page gives the release time as 9 a.m. PT. V13 premiered the full album on Oct. 25. I met Black Sunday guitarist David Taub at the San Diego…
Polyphia released their new album, Be Not Afraid, on Oct. 23 through Rise Records. The record’s North American tour, now set for February and March 2027, stops at SOMA San Diego on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Polyphia’s Be Not Afraid Is Out Apple Music confirms the Oct. 23, 2026 release: 12 songs, 46 minutes, “under exclusive…
Washington, D.C. metalcore band Darkest Hour will play House of Blues San Diego on Wednesday, Nov. 25, as direct support for Fear Factory, 26 days after releasing their 11th album, “Suffer Divine,” on Oct. 30 via MNRK. The band announced the album in a September press release and followed it with a second single and…
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…
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