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San Diego 'Nights Out'... entertainment around the city...
San Diego Nightlife- live music, concerts, theater...
Looking for things to do in San Diego? You'll find listings here for a variety of San Diego nightlife-
from nightclubs with music , where you can find some of your favorite bands playing a range of music, to concert venues offering a wide variety of music indoors and out, to Theatre with classic Shakespeare or Broadway plays, or relax at a local watering hole for Happy Hour or check out live music at a coffee house. Visit an International Pub or one of San Diego's many MicroBreweries. Looking for a meal and a pint while enjoying the game? San Diego has many Sports Bars around the county where you can watch your favorite sport or team. Maybe you're looking for a good laugh? Then check out one of the Comedy clubs in town!
Click on your area of interest in the 'page navigator' bar to go to that section, then check out the listings there! Whatever you're looking for, San Diego has it to offer!
Listings are given with type of entertainment or music and location.
Whenever possible links to the location are provided along with address and telephone. ENJOY!
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San Diego Nightclubs with Music
Gaslamp & Downtown San Diego Nightlife
Looking for Jazz, Blues, Rock or Dance music? Check out these clubs
30-two bar and lounge - 327 4th Ave, San Diego, 92101 - MAP (619) 501-8424
Altitude sky bar & garden lounge - 1-619-696-0234, 446-6088 - Rooftop sky bar 22 stories above downtown with stunning ocean, skyline, and ballpark views. Lounge named to Conde Nast Traveler's 10th annual Hot List newest, hottest, nightclubs opened all over the world!

Aubergine- nightclub/lounge/supper club - tel- (619) 232-8100 500 4th/Fourth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101 - MAP
'Belo' upscale restaurant & nightlife - tel-(619) 231-9200 919 Fourth/4th Avenue, San Diego, CA. Downtown/Gaslamp - MAP

Bitter End- upscale nightlife venue 770 Fifth/5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 - MAP tel- (619) 338-9300
Confidential restaurant/lounge - 901 Fourth/4th Ave.- Gaslamp- San Diego, CA 92101 - MAP tel- (619) 696-8888

Croce's - fine dining & live music nightly tel- (619) 233-4355 802 Fifth/5th Avenue, at 'F', Gaslamp San Diego, CA 92101 - MAP
live jazz at croce's, traditional, contemporary & latin jazz 8:30 to 12:30 am nightly! Jazz, Blues 30-60 

Deco's - restaurant & nightclub - 696.3326
Dick's Last Resort - Fifth/5th between 'J' & 'K', Gaslamp- Rock, Dancing 18-80 
Dussini bistro & billiards - 233-4323
Gaslamp Tavern - Gaslamp at Fifth and 'E'
'Stage Saloon'-*formerly Heat, closed now 'Stage'- restaurant/nightclub, live music and comedy- tel.- (619) 651-0707
Jimmy Loves - Fifth/'G'-GaslampR&B, Funk, Blues, Rock restaurant w/dancing - 595-0123
jsix/jbar - trendy restaurant & bar - 531.8744
On Broadway - upscale nightclub - 231-0011
Thin ultra lounge - 235-6699
chive restaurant with weekend dj - 232-4483

the Grape- wine bar & lounge - 238-8010
faces hip dance club - 238-7191
la strada restaurant w/ entertainment - 239.3400
the lime - tequila bar & lounge - 238-5463
marin lounge lounge & nightclub - 234.5670
Martini Ranch - lounge & entertainment - 235-6100
Moose's restaurant & nightclub - tel- (619) 702.5595
Ole' Madrid - nightclub & lounge - 557.0146
Henry's Pub - 618 Fifth/5th Ave., San Diego Gaslamp tel- (619) 238-2389 50's , DJ, Karaoke, Swing Dance, 21-50
Luna Lounge- Gaslamp
Moose McGillycuddys 20-30 
onyx upscale live music nightclub - 235.6699 live jazz jam at onyx, gilbert castellanos
Patricks II 21-60  R & B
Rama ultra lounge & fine dining - 501.8424
rox underground dance club - 234.5554
Sevilla nightclub & tapas bar - Cafe Sevilla 233-5979  Latin 21-40 salsa at sevilla, dance lessons at 8pm | live band at 10pm
Rouge nightclub w/top 40 dj's - 237.9102
Sidebar nightclub & lounge - 696.0946
Ra - sushi restaurant & lounge - tel- (619) 321-0021
red circle continental restaurant & club - 234.9211
Stingaree - Gaslamp restaurant/nightclub - tel- (619) 544-9500
triple espresso live theatre - 234.9583
Visions restaurant & lounge - tel- (619) 501-4772
Whiskey girl - Fifth & Market, Gaslamp 'Whiskey Girl' varies 21-40 (formerly '5th Qtr.' , & Buffalo Joe's*)
Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach in San Diego can offer more than enough entertainment-
from live music to dancing!
 
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Mission Bay/Beach
 
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Barefoot Bar & Grill
Other
 McP's Irish Pub- Coronado
 
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LOCAL BANDS WORTH FOLLOWING
San Diego has produced or been the birthplace for many groups or individuals in the music scene.
Here are a few of the bands you may want to check out and support!
For more on the San Diego local music scene, this section sponsored by... My Week Magazine!
BAND NAME-WebLink
Type of Music
Where to Find them
other stuff
'Ron's Garage' Rock & Roll- 60's to 90's McP's Irish Pub, Hotel Del
link to band's site!
Rockola Classic Rock & Roll Humphrey's
Soul Persuaders Blues, Funk, Soul Humphrey's
Private Domain Rock & Roll Dick's Last Resort
'Gridder'... has moved away! :-( Rock, Blues, Folk, Country the 'Waterfront' Thurs. 9pm
the Stilettos Rockabilly, Swing, 50's Henry's Pub
Jaime Valle's 'Equinox' Latin
Schedule
Blue Rockit Classic Rock & Dance
Willovealot Smooth Jazz, R & B, Funk Claire De Lune, 1st Sat.of the month
Thrusters, every Friday.
Fish and the Seaweeds Classic Rock, Southern Rock Tuesday at the Gaslamp Tavern Gaslamp Tavern- Every Tues, Weds. and Thursday- Gaslamp Tavern 8-12,
Every Friday Happy Hour- 3-7pm
Some other new, young, 'up and coming' bands in San Diego whose music is worth your time!
the 'Pheromones' -
Classic Rock & Roll,
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Music in San Diego
Concert Venues
San Diego has a number of concert venues, from indoors to outdoors,
from alongside the harbor, to the mountains.
Coors Amphitheatre
Southeast Chula Vista,
off of Main St. and 805
Sports Arena
'I Pay One'
Humphrey's
Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
on Shelter Island, intimate outdoor setting alongside the harbor!
Viejas
Viejas features outdoor concerts in the park from May to October with some of the bigger names in the music scene!
 Spreckel's Theater
First & Broadway
Downtown
Summer Pops
at the Embarcerdo
behind the Convention Center
  Symphony Hall
Downtown
at Eighth & 'B' St.
COX Arena at SDSU  La Jolla Music Society 'House of Blues'
Downtown San Diego,
between 4th & 5th,
just above Broadway.

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Theatre - Plays - Shows
San Diego has a number of venues for live performances, stage, plays or musicals,
and also 'Dinner Theaters'
Old Globe
Balboa Park
Civic Theater - 'Broadway San Diego'
downtown San Diego, Third & 'B' Street
Horton Grand
San Diego Gaslamp, Fourth & Island Avenue
Lamb's Player
Coronado, Orange Avenue
San Diego Balboa Theater Fourth/4th & 'E' gaslamp, downtown San Diego
Coronado Playhouse
Coronado -*now on the harbor-Ferry Landing, next to 'Il Fornaio'
SD Repertory
Horton Plaza
Spreckel's
121 Broadway-Downtown , 619-235-9500 ...*website on way!
Lyceum
Horton Plaza
Old Town
Old Town San Diego
Sledgehammer
Sixth & Cedar , near Balboa Park
La Jolla Music Society 
La Jolla
San Diego Symphony
San Diego Opera 
San Diego Ballet 
California Center for the Arts
Escondido
East County Performing Arts
El Cajon 
Center for the Performing Arts
Poway
Educational Community Theatre Services
North Park Theatre
at 29th and University in North Park.
Dine before the show at 'Hawthorn's' Restaurant in front of the theater.
Unique Movie Theaters & Cinema in San Diego!
Not a fan of the typical fare served at the typical movie theater in San Diego?
These cinema locations offer something for those appreciate something different in a theater!
'Cinema Under the Stars' in Mission Hills, a sitdown, outdoor coffee house movie theater with classics!
Downtown San Diego Library Third floor auditorium with a variety of movie fare to offer, Mondays, 6:30pm
Landmark Theaters
Ken Cinema San Diego's oldest 'art' movie theater!
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Comedy
Here is a list of San Diego Comedy Clubs, from downtown and the Gaslamp, to Middletown and out to La Jolla!
 Comedy Store-La Jolla
916 Pearl Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 454-9176
lajolla@comedystore.com
4th & B
Located at the corner of
Fourth & 'B' Streets downtown,
1 block north of Broadway.
Some of the top comedians around!
Call for tickets & show times-
619-231-4343
4th and B

Comedy at San Diego's new downtown Gaslamp Club
MONDAY
Comedy in the Gaslamp hosted by Mark Schreiber

www.stagesaloon.com

762 Fifth Ave. at 'F' Street

tel- 619-651-0707

  

 National Comedy Theatre

3717 India Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-295-4999

 Theatre Sports
-Our new home is The FunHouse,
located near SDSU
(San Diego State University):
6822 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115
tel- (619) 465-SHOW(7469)
info@improvise.net

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INTERNATIONAL PUBS OF SAN DIEGO -
These local pubs have atmosphere, and some have live music!
English, Irish, Australian, Finnish...
Princess Pub
at India & Date 
in Little Italy
Shakespeare's
at India & Washington
in Middletown
Elephant & Castle
Harbor Drive & Ash
downtown
Churchill's
San Marcos
www.churchillspub.us
Blarney Stone
Fifth Avenue at 'Island'
Gaslamp
The Field
Fifth Avenue & Market
Gaslamp
live Irish music
Dublin Square
Fourth Ave./Island
Gaslamp
Ould Sod
Adams Avenue
Kensington
Rosie O'Grady's
Irish Pub & Grille
3402 Adams Ave
San Diego , CA 92116
Normal Heights
tel-(619) 284-7666
McDini's
8th Street
National City
Hennessey's
Pacific Beach
& the Gaslamp
Fourth & 'G'
Henry's
Fifth Avenue/Market
Gaslamp
Mc P's Pub
Orange Ave.
Coronado
'Stout'
Public House
Downtown San Diego's
newest Irish Pub!
1125 Sixth Ave.
619-702-7933
Australian Pub
1014 Grand Ave at Cass
Pacific Beach/San Diego,
CA 92109
(858) 273-9921
'A fair dinkum Aussie Pub'!
Speaker's Corner
on Fifth & Nutmeg
*(closed)

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coffee housesSan Diego Coffee Houses
With Entertainment from poetry to live music
NAME w/Link
LOCATION
COMMENTS
ENTERTAINMENT?
Claire de Lunes 29th/University
in 'North Park' 		featuring poetry readings, and live music with artists
such as 'Cory Sipper' and 'Spaceman Spiff'.
YES!
Twiggs In 'University Heights' on 4590 Park Blvd. at Madison.  Live music, check site for schedule.
YES
Sole Luna
 *in the 'El Cortez' Building downtown at 7th/'A'
the Living Room La Jolla, SDSU, 
Old Town-		  
Kensington Coffee Co.- 4141 Adams Ave.
'Kensington' 		One of the first orignal coffeehouses in San Diego!
 Pannikin- La Jolla, downtown -  
Upstart Crow Seaport Village the orginal bookstore and coffeehouse in San Diego way back in the '80's'!
'Honeybee Cafe'
 *( formerly the
'East Village CoffeeHouse')
 1065 'C' St. & 14th
across the street from City College & *Nextdoor to the 'Beehive' featuring live music.		 Coffee House, cafe and bar-nightclub side-by-side'.
Live music in the club, the 'Honey Beehive'.
'Honey Beehive' & live music.
Cafe Zucchero   Little Italy  
'Caffe Carpe Diem'
 3401 1st Ave, San Diego, CA - 92103
Phone: (619) 297-9020
Hillcrest- Bankers Hill
First and Upas - MAP

Local neighborhood coffee house in the Banker's Hill neighborhood, near Balboa Park and Hillcrest
REVIEWS

*(formerly the Chatterbox Cafe' )
Gelato Vero Caffe India & Washington Streets, Middletown  another original from the 80's!
'Espresso'- 
Coffee House Newspaper		    

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BEER!
SAN DIEGO MICROBREWERIES
& BEER HOUSES
This section sponsored by 'Lightening Brewery', Fine Hand Crafted Beers! www.lightningbrewery.com

Karl Strauss-
Downtown-Columbia/B St.
& Sorrento Valley, La Jolla

Coronado Brewing Company
2nd and Orange-

Yard House- downtown
Broadway & Fourth Ave.

Rock Bottom Brewery
Gaslamp- Fourth & 'G' St.

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SAN DIEGO SPORTS BARS
San Diego has sports bars all around the county!
From downtown 'upscale', to neighborhood locals.
NAME

LOCATION

ADDRESS

WEBPAGE
Seau's

Mission Valley

1640 Camino Del Rio N, #1376
San Diego, CA 92108

YES
Trophy's

Mission Valley, UTC, Gaslamp

YES
Hortons

at the Westin Hotel,
inside Horton Plaza

First & 'E' Downtown, 1 block from Broadway

YES
Joltin' Joe's
 Gaslamp, 'J' St., between 4th/5th Ave
Jolt'n Joe's sports grill & billiards -
(619) 230.1968
also in La Mesa and Escondido		 Fourth & 'J',
YES
Downtown Johnny Browns'

Civic Center, just below 'A' Street,
and between First and Third.

Second & 'B'/First & 'A'

YES
Maloney's

Fifth & 'F' Street, Gaslamp

Fifth & 'F'

sports central at
whiskey girl
 Fifth & Market, Gaslamp, downtown San Diego- college & nba games
hosted by stella & bass		 Fifth & Market YES
Red Zone 4th & C
The Australian Pub
Pacific Beach at Cass & Grand,
the San Diego Headquarters for the Green Bay Packer's Fan club, Cheeseheads in Paradise and Badger Alumni for Badger Football & Basketball 		1014 Grand Ave, San Diego,
CA 92109
tel- (858) 273-9921 		Australian Pub
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