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Shows to look forward to—get tickets while they’re still available, and tune in for ticket giveaways!
Stern Grove - 2025 Season announced!
● June 15: The California Honeydrops + The Dip
● June 22: Channel Tres + ASTU
● June 29: Sleater-Kinney + Destroy Boys
● July 6: San Francisco Symphony with Special Guest Taimane (lotto open through June 1 @ 10am! And tune in to win tix Sunday 6/1 with Sarah Cahill @ 6pm!)
● July 13: Phantogram + Ha Vay
● July 20: Girl Talk + Chromeo
● July 27: Orville Peck + Jaime Wyatt
● August 3: Michael Franti & Spearhead + Black London
● August 10: The Pointer Sisters + Lyrics Born
● August 16: Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & Stephen Marley (Big Picnic Weekend Day 1)
● August 17: Diana Ross (Big Picnic Weekend Day 2)
We'll be giving away Stern Grove 4-ticket packages all summer, so be sure to follow @kalwmusic or sign up for our KALW Music enews so you know when to tune in to win!
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival - 2025 Season announced!
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces the programming for its 25th Anniversary Season! May — December: six months of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs at Yerba Buena Gardens. Yerba Buena Gardens is located in downtown San Francisco between 3rd and 4th Streets and Mission and Howard Streets.
For more information, visit YBGFestival.org.
June 12 - 15, California Bluegrass Association Father's Day Festival, Grass Valley
Featuring The Travelin' McCoury's, AJ Lee + Blue Summit, and the Gibson Brothers
Full Line Up here! | Tickets
Sunday, June 22: KALW Presents aja monet, The Freight
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Friday, July 18: Jazz is Dead: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Cornerstone in Berkeley
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Sat, July 19: KALW Presents Spirit of the Beehive, The Chapel
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Wednesday, July 23: KALW Presents Los Bitchos, Great American Music Hall
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Thursday, July 24: KALW Presents Pearl and the Oysters, The Chapel
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Wednesday, July 30: KALW Presents Thee Marloes, The Chapel
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Wednesday, August 6: KALW Presents Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, The Chapel
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Saturday, August 9: KALW Presents Femi Kuti, The UC Theatre
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UPCOMING BAY AREA SHOWS | June
Wednesday, June 11: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Masonic
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Friday, June 13 + Saturday, June 14: TOKiMONSTA, The Independent
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Saturday, June 14: Bloc Party w/ Blonde Redhead, The Greek Theatre
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Friday, June 27: Earth, Wind & Fire, The Greek
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A Peak Ahead to More Live Music in the Bay Area in 2025!
Saturday July 19, Monday July 21, and Tuesday July 22: Paul Simon, The Davies Symphony Hall
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Saturday, August 2, 2025: Melissa Etheridge + Indigo Girls, The Greek Theatre, Berkeley
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Thursday, August 14: Alabama Shakes, The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
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Friday, August 15, 2025: Golden Gate Park Concerts: Zach Bryan, Kings Of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours, and Noeline Hofmann
Golden Gate Park Polo Field, San Francisco, CA
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Wed, Aug 27 + Thurs, Aug 28: Japanese Breakfast, The Masonic
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Thursday, Aug 28: Pixies, with special guests Spoon and Fazerdaze, The Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley
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Sunday, Sept 7: The Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse, The Greek Theatre
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Friday, September 12: Bomba Estéreo + Rawayana, The Greek Theatre
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Sunday, September 14: Billy Idol and Joan Jett, The Greek
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Wednesday, November 12: Patti Smith and Her Band, The Fox Theater, Oakland
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