There are many explanation why music followers are prepared to pay the massive price ticket that goes with residing within the Bay Area.
Indeed, we’re about to offer you 10 of these causes — within the type of our Fall Music Guide, which seems to be on the hottest exhibits set to happen within the Bay Area and past over the subsequent few months.
And we actually had no scarcity of occasions to selected when it got here time to compile this record.
There is simply a lot good music happening round these components between now and, let’s say, Thanksgiving, drawing from all the pieces type nation and metallic to pop-punk and hip-hop.
Here are our picks for the highest upcoming gigs (listed chronologically). Please take into account that dates, occasions and ticket costs are all topic to vary.
1. Green Day (and buddies)
The Rodeo rockers, who rank among the many best-selling Bay Area bands of all time, are performing their two most beloved albums — 1994’s “Dookie” and 2004’s “American Idiot” — through the Saviors Tour.
And they’ve acquired some fairly spectacular firm on this street present, within the type of the Smashing Pumpkins, fellow East Bay act Rancid and the Linda Lindas.
Never heard of the latter? Well, belief us after we say that it is best to undoubtedly arrive on time to the Sept. 20 present at Oracle Park with a purpose to see this younger L.A. act, which not too long ago opened up an enormous stadium present for the Rolling Stones. The Linda Lindas completely rock.
Details: 5:30 p.m.; $99 and up; ticketmaster.com
2. Jon Pardi
The homegrown nation singer, who was born and raised simply outdoors of Sacramento in Dixon, has seen his star steadily rise by way of the years and now ranks among the many style’s high artists. He’s scored a number of No. 1 hits, together with “Head Over Boots,” “Dirt on My Boots” and “Last Night Lonely,” and achieved the acute honor of being inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2023. Pardi returns to NorCal for exhibits on Sept. 20 at Toyota Amphitheatre at Wheatland and Sept. 27 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
Details: 7 p.m. every present; $50 and up; livenation.com
3. Nicki Minaj
Having kicked off her Pink Friday 2 World Tour again in March in Oakland, Nicki Minaj brings the manufacturing again to the Bay Area for an encore efficiency at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 23.
The hip-hop nice is touring in assist of her fifth studio album (additionally known as “Pink Friday 2”), which debuted atop the charts when it was launched in December. The trek has grossed greater than $80 million (and counting), reportedly making it the top-grossing tour ever from a feminine rapper.
Details: 9 p.m.; $69 and up; ticketmaster.com
4. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
The greatest free music fandango in — nicely, arguably — all the world returns to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
This yr’s three-day affair, set for Oct. 4-6, is as soon as once more loaded with high expertise. Some of the extra attention-grabbing names on the invoice embrace Palo Alto’s personal bluegrass guitar sensation Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, legendary gospel star Mavis Staples, alt-rock greats Sleater-Kinney and rock icon Patti Smith.
Details: Gates open 11 a.m. Oct. 4, 9 a.m. Oct. 5-6; admission is free; hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
5. Korn and Gojira
It might be cool to see Korn on Oct. 6 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, particularly on condition that the Bakersfield bunch is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of its debut album — the self-titled nu metallic milestone from 1994.
Yet, the No. 1 cause to attend this present is to catch Gojira, which continues to determine itself as one of many world’s best metallic acts. Gojira’s profile skyrocketed earlier this yr when it delivered a mesmerizing efficiency through the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Details: 6:30 p.m.; $48 and up; livenation.com
6. Aftershock Festival
Didn’t get sufficient of the laborious stuff with Korn and Gojira? Then make plans to headbang your method by way of 4 days and nights at this hard-rocking shindig held Oct. 10-13 at Discovery Park in Sacramento. The lineup reads like an elbow to the nostril, providing up such heavy hitters as Slayer, Pantera, Slipknot, Motley Crue, Five Finger Death Punch, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Iron Maiden and – better of all – Halestrom.
Details: Gates open midday every day; every day passes $173.78-$196, weekend cross $521 (installment funds accessible); aftershockfestival.com
7. Jeff Lynne’s ELO
What an absolute pleasure it was to catch this group earlier this month at Chase Center. The group delivered a tremendous present of wealthy visuals, effective musicianship and, in fact, “Strange Magic,” because it reawakened basic tune after basic tune from the mighty Electric Light Orchestra songbook. We extremely suggest that followers see the group when it returns to carry out on Oct. 23 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento — particularly since this is likely to be your final likelihood to see Jeff Lynne’s ELO on its farewell tour.
Details: 8 p.m.; $63-$289; ticketmaster.com
8. Hip-Hop 101
Talk a few improbable lineup. It’s laborious to think about Bay Area hip-hop followers would need to be anyplace else than Oakland Arena on Nov. 9, taking in units from Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Too $hort, Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul, Dilated Peoples and Mistah Fab. That’s plenty of expertise on one invoice. Yet, reality be informed, you had us at Public Enemy.
Details: 6:30 p.m.; $53 and up; ticketmaster.com
9. Sabrina Carpenter
Having simply wowed native followers together with her inaugural competition headlining set at Outside Lands in August, Carpenter returns to San Francisco for a date on Nov. 9 at Chase Center. Since we final noticed her, the pop star launched her sixth studio effort — “Short n’ Sweet” — which has been an absolute blockbuster on the charts. Not surprisingly, Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour has been one of many season’s hardest tickets. So, followers will possible need to pay high greenback in the event that they need to catch Carpenter at Chase.
Details: 7 p.m.; $400 and up (by way of resale markets); ticketmaster.com
10. TobyMac, MercyMe, Zach Williams
Three of the highest names in modern Christian music are combining forces for a tour that stops at Oakland Arena on Nov. 23. Each of the three artists boasts a wealthy catalog, with Toby Mac’s stretching all the way in which again to the ‘80s and together with such winners as “Gone,” “Made to Love” and “Lose My Soul.” MercyMe is greatest recognized for the chart-topper “I Can Only Imagine,” which is usually referenced because the best-selling Christian single of all time. Williams has gained over followers with such nice tunes as “Chain Breaker” and “There Was Jesus.”
Details: 7 p.m.; $31 and up; awakeningevents.com
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