Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend | August 11-15

We have another impressive list of concerts in San Diego this weekend! Nickelodeon stars turned boy band, living legends making a comeback, 90s bands on tour, and a lot more!

Thursday, August 11

Third Eye Blind Summer Gods Tour 2022 – ​Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Doors 6PM, Show 7PM

Third Eye Blind is a California-based rock band, led by Stephan Jenkins and one of the biggest and most enduring bands of the post-grunge era.


She Wants Revenge – Music Box

Doors 8PM, Show 9PM

She Wants Revenge is a throwback ’00s electro-pop band fronted by two established consciousness rap MCs – Los Angeles DJs Justin Warfield and Adam “Adam 12” Bravin.


Tones and I: North American 2022 – SOMA San Diego

Show 8PM

Tones and I is an Australian pop singer who quickly went from busking on the streets to platinum singles.


Smokey Robinson – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

Show 8PM

Once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans over 4 decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.


Rachel Feinstein (seated show) – Belly Up

Doors 7PM, Show 8PM

Rachel Feinstein is a nationally touring comedian and actress. She has had three Comedy Central specials, including the her one hour special ‘Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple’.


Nascar Aloe: United We Fall – House of Blues

Doors 7PM

Colby Aaron Suoy, known professionally as Nascar Aloe, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is most known for his songs “Fed Up!”, “SPMO!”, “Freddy Krueger Freestyle”, and “I Don’t Dance!”.


Friday, August 12

$uicideboy$ pres. Grey Day Tour 2022 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Show 7PM

New Orleans rap duo, $uicideboy$, rose from the dark corners of the underground, merging hip-hop with a punk and occult aesthetic fit for graveyards and clubs alike.


Big Time Rush Forever Tour – ​Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Doors 7PM, Show 8PM

Big Time Rush launched as a musical comedy TV series on Nickelodeon, later a real-life band with 2010’s B.T.R.


Jauz, Skepsis, Brody Jenner – Petco Park

Show 6PM

Jauz is Sam Vogel, a Los Angeles-based EDM producer whose motto “music has no boundaries” is matched by his eclectic range of styles. His remixes add a bass-heavy contemporary club edge to everything from ’80s electro to ’90s hip-hop, as well as post-millennial pop.


Yacht Rock Revue 2022 Tour – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

Show 8PM

From humble beginnings, Yacht Rock Revue now headlines sold-out shows across the country, playing 120-150 shows a year, mastering Tacht Rocks’ slick chords and mellow grooves, partying like it’s 1979.


The Regrettes: Further Joy Tour – The Observatory North Park

Show 7PM

The Regrettes play a hybrid of vintage punk, retro new wave, and, as they evolved, slick radio sounds delivered with verve and smarts.


Brody Jenner x Devin Lucien – Parq Nightclub

Show 10PM

Sam Brody Jenner is an American television personality, model and disc jockey | Devin Lucien is an LA-based DJ and music producer with some huge parties under his belt.


THE PRINCESS BRIDE in Concert – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Show 7:30PM

Now for the first time, composer Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score has been specially arranged for symphony orchestra. Missing this cinematic concert experience would be…inconceivable!


Bryce Vine – Beach House

Doors 6PM

Bryce Vine is a rapper and singer who blends pop, rap, and alternative rock influences, delivering witty, thoughtful lyrics and catchy hooks.


Brodie Stewart – Moonshine Flats

Show 10PM

The Brodie Stewart Band’s high octane show has been touring the west coast opening up for top recording artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Frankie Ballard, Parmalee, Jon Pardi, and many more.


Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience – Music Box

Doors 8PM, Show 9PM

Los Angeles based STRANGELOVE-The Depeche Mode Experience delivers a career spanning, pitch perfect “best of” concert that transports the listener through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s 40+ year career.


Femme It Forward Presents Alex Isley: Marigold Tour – House of Blues

Doors 7PM

Alex Isley is a singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger known for dreamlike progressive R&B and supporting work for Kendrick Lamar and PJ Morton, among others.


JT Harker Live – Moonshine Beach

Show 10PM

Opening for established country artists Jake Owen, Rodney Atkins, Hardy, High Valley, Chase Bryant, Josh Thompson, Josh Abbot Band, Muscadine Bloodline, Devin Dawson, RaeLynn and Love and Theft, among others, JT and his ultra talented band rapidly made a name for themselves with their high-energy stage show.


Common Sense – Belly Up

Doors 8:30PM, Show 9PM

Common Sense is not just another reggae band from Orange County. With a SoCal background and a small beach town attitude, Common Sense took their reggae-rock influences and created their own style.


Saturday, August 13

Rebelution: Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Show 7PM

With a sound that amalgamates pop-tinged reggae, breezy alt-rock, and groove-laden hip-hop, Rebelution debuted in 2007 with Courage to Grow, and quickly became fixtures on the Billboard Reggae Charts.


Coheed and Cambria: A Window of the Making Mind Tour – ​Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Doors 6PM, Show 7PM

Coheed and Cambria are a New York rock band whose music incorporates elements of progressive rock, pop, heavy metal, and post-hardcore, rife with tight hooks, clever lyrics, and imaginative sounds.


Live Nation, Belly Up & Casbah Presents Brooks Nielsen – The Observatory North Park

Show 7:30PM

Brooks Nielsen is famously known as a member of the California-based band, The Growlers, where he is the singer and creator of the band alongside Matt Taylor.


Saved By The 90’s – House of Blues

Doors 7PM

Saved by the 90s is a live cover band and party focusing on culture and nostalgia from the 1990s.


Shabazz – Parq Nightclub

Show 10PM

Shabazz DJ’ed on celebrity birthday parties for Drake’s 30th, and Kylie Jenner’s 18th birthday bash in Los Angeles. He also expanded his career in music by outshining everybody else, which landed him extensive bookings for big time events all over the West Coast.  


THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS: 90th Birthday Celebration – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Show 7:30PM

This year we celebrate the birthday of John Williams, the greatest and most honored American cinematic composer of our time, and who better to help us celebrate his music than his long-time colleague, composer, conductor and friend David Newman. Naturally you will hear Williams’ most beloved music from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, E.T. and Superman, but also wondrous scores from The Accidental Tourist, The Flight to Neverland, and his Suite to Jane Eyre.


Brodie Stewart – Moonshine Beach

Show 10PM

At a young age, Stewart’s favorite things to do were going to the Rodeo, listening to country music, singing and playing guitar. Soon enough, Brodie formed and fronted a southern rock band and had the good fortune of touring the country opening up for big artists in front of sold out arenas.


Born Dirty – Nova SD

Show 9:30PM

Born Dirty stormed onto the scene just a few years ago and quickly turned the heads of top DJ’s everywhere. He’s performed at some of the world’s most premiere festivals – Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival, Splash House, and Holy Ship! to name a few.


Zeptune: Tribute to Led Zeppelin – Music Box

Doors 8PM, Show 9PM

This is one tribute act that really have the whole package; The Look, Sound, Danger and Majesty of the original line up for the mighty Led Zeppelin.


Giovannie & The Hired Guns – House of Blues

Doors 7PM

Giovannie & The Hired Guns is a rock and roll/country driven band out of Stephenville, Texas who does high energy shows with lots of head bangs.


Tainted Love – Belly Up

Show 8PM

A Tainted Love performance is like reliving the 80’s in a way you have never before. They deliver the complete experience: phenomenal songs, great moves, iconic video projections, and seven of the most charismatic and accomplished musicians you’ll ever see.


JT Harker – Moonshine Flats

Show 10PM

Born and bred in San Jose, California, JT Harker’s desire to perform came from attending countless concerts at nearby Shoreline Amphitheatre.


Ruth & Emilia | Hullabaloo – San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

Show 5PM

Ruth & Emilia have performed and recorded several award-winning, BILLBOARD-charting albums in a variety of genres, including classical, new age and world music. | Hullabaloo have performed their own brand of foot-stomping, wing-flapping, free-range, organic kid folk across the United States at large festivals and tiny backyard parties.


Sunday, August 14

LA Laura Paris – Music Box

Doors 6PM, Show 7PM

LA Laura Paris known as LA is a multi talented French pop electro artist singer-songwriter, composer, musician, DJ producer and also film director.


Iya Terra – ​Harrah’s Resort SoCal

Show 8PM

Iya Terra’s modern approach to the music, high-energy performances and full sound add a new dimension to traditional Reggae that appeals to an audience of all ages, opening the doors for them to be labeled as one of today’s leaders in the “New Roots” movement.


TROMBONE SHORTY’s Voodoo Threauxdown – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Show 6PM

Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown is a curated mini-festival, a history of New Orleans music and a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. “I want to share the music and the vibe of my city,” Trombone Shorty says.


Jim Gaffigan: The Fun Tour – ​Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

Doors 6:30PM, Show 7:30PM

A dry and clever American standup comedian who’s hateful toward Hot Pockets and proud to be pale, Jim Gaffigan is a regular on the late-night talk show circuit and an in-demand actor and successful author as well.


Little Feat Waiting for Columbus Tour – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

Show 7PM

Little Feat’s brilliant musicianship transcends boundaries, uniting California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, and New Orleans swamp boogie into a rich gumbo, that has been leading people in joyful dance for decades.


Rob Zombie and Mudvayne: Freaks on Parade Tour – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Show 6PM

Rob Zombie is a Massachusetts-bred musician, filmmaker, and former White Zombie frontman who blends camp, horror, and rock muscle | Mudvayne is an Illinois metal band marked by their shape-shifting blend of hard rock styles and a visual approach that’s heavy on the masks and facepaint.


Kayla Ray at the Salvation Stage – House of Blues

Doors 7PM

Kayla Ray is a musician and a singer/songwriter who brings goodness to the world one song at a time.


Cracker – Belly Up

Doors 7PM, Show 8PM

Cracker‘s tenth studio effort, the double-album entitled Berkeley To Bakersfield, finds this uniquely American band traversing two different sides of the California landscape – the northern Bay area and further down-state in Bakersfield.


Monday, August 15

ROBERT PLANT + ALISON KRAUSS: Raising the Roof Tour – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Show 7PM

In 2007, Plant and Alison Krauss released Raising Sand, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 21st Century. Now, after fourteen years, the two icons return with Raise the Roof, a dozen songs from a range of traditions and styles that extend this remarkable collaboration in new and thrilling directions.


MUNA – The Observatory North Park

Show 7PM

Los Angeles trio MUNA’s crystal-clear pop music delivers themes of fun and excitement from queer perspectives. They first came to wide attention in 2016 with their infectious single “I Know a Place.”


Photo by Gerry Szymanski

Amanda Mole – Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Show 7:30PM

Credited as a rising star, Mole is quickly earning a reputation as one of the leading concert organists of her generation. Her performances have been described as “elegant, lucid” (The American Organist), and “having an excellent balance of technical accuracy, rhythm, and structure” (The Diapason).


See you out there, San Diego!

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