San Francisco's Best Live Music Venue

A hip lounge-club pioneer in SoMa’s gentrified Sixth Street corridor.

Reviews:

• “IT WAS GOOD”
• “THE CLUBBBB!!!”
• “Best SF’s underground club!”
• “Best "
• “Best Nights at Six”

Tips: Despite several hip clubs, this block of Sixth Street remains one of the city’s seediest.

Club Six or email Club Six

Live music and movies inside a Russian Hill club with red-and-black gothic decor.

Reviews:

• “COME SEE STEALING LOVE JONES & KONGOS ON APRIL 1ST.”
• “Red Devil: You Guys Rock!”
• “Great neighborhood spot”
• “Got character”
• “Weekday Place”

Tips: Street spots can be tough to find, but there are pay garages on Sacramento (between Polk and Van Ness).

Red Devil Lounge

Once a legendary hippie haven, this concert hall hosts some of the best acts to hit the Bay Area.

Reviews:

• “Staff make guests feel like children”
• " good food, crowed -no seats, unfriendly workers"
• “Historic venue ruined by craptastic security thugs, bad sound, & coasting on past greatness”
• “Blues Traveler”
• “Security people are terrible!”

Tips: The Fillmore often releases a handful of tickets for sold-out concerts a half-hour before show time. Get there early and take your chances.

Fillmore Auditorium

This down-home club keeps the blues alive in the historic Fillmore district.

Reviews:

• “An old favorite”
• “must see music venue”
• “Cool spot but terrible bartenders!”
• “Good Music Bad Drinks”
• “New Orleans in San Francisco!”

Tips: There is street parking, but it’s much easier to take a taxi or MUNI.

Boom Boom Room

An NYC vibe with VIP touches permeates this slick, industrial mega-club in SoMa.

Reviews:

• “Mainstream Club, Very Cool, and yes, we want the door guys to do their job”
• “Great gigs at a bad venue”
• “Aggressive Security”
• “a great place that could be even better”
• “beautiful people, so much fun”

Tips: The California Homegrown Music series takes place on the first Wednesday of the month and features up-and-coming local musicians.

Mezzanine or email Mezzanine

A downtown watering hole fusing contemporary flavor and historic charm.

Reviews:

• “Beer”
• “good times, good times…”
• “Cool As Hell!”
• “Awesome!”
• “1st Saturday’s are great”

Tips: Happy hour (daily 7pm-10pm) features $2 PBRs, $4 wine and $5 well drinks.

House of Shields or email House of Shields

Spectacular stage-wide vantage points make this spacious Mission spot ideal for live music.

Reviews:

• “Good sound, Sexually abusive staff”

Tips: Local and nationally emerging groups play rock, jazz, swing and blues nearly every night of the week. Show times generally start at 8pm or 9pm. A pool table and video games are also on site.

12 Galaxies — CLOSED

SoMa’s live-music institution hosts an array of artists in an intimate setting.

Reviews:

• “One of my favorite places to see live Music”
• “Packed, but fun”

Tips: Slim’s is an all-ages venue.

Slim’s

A downtown relic that remains one of the Bay Area’s most vital concert halls.

Reviews:

• “An amazing place and great staff”
• “Great Customer Service by Elaine B in the Box office.”
• “Horrible place to be if your under 21”
• “Watch out for the stringy haired”
• “Established SF music venue, get floor tickets.”

Tips: The door typically opens at 7pm with shows starting at 8pm.

Warfield Theatre

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