Best Bay Area Events 6/11-7/1
Say Anything: …Is a Real Boy 20th Anniversary Tour
Say Anything have announced a tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, … Is a Real Boy. The record, which includes the single “Alive With the Glory of Love,” is considered a classic from the 2000s era of pop-punk. Find out more here.
Summer Time
by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor
School is out and that summer feel is in the air. Saw all the kids riding their bikes and hanging with their friends and it made me nostalgic for that long summer break. Instead, I’ll have a day drink and get ready for all these upcoming events that’ll take me back to the good old days. Here’s what I’m excited for the week of 6/11 and beyond. Cheers!
Our Partner’s Events
SUNDAY, June 16th! — Hubba Hubba Revue’s BURLESQUE NATION!
From across the country & beyond, the best in burlesque are coming to San Francisco for our 10th annual invitational of national & international tease! Get your seats now for this special, one-night-only event! Find out more here.
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This Week’s Events 6/11-6/17
Tuesday, 6/11
Thrive CIty: Harmonic Trivia Nights
6/11 | Thrive City | 1725 3rd St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Join us on Tuesday nights for an exhilarating and brain-teasing experience at Harmonic Brewing in Thrive City! Prepare to put your knowledge to the test as we host Trivia Nights with Trivia Mafia!
The Damned
6/11 | The Catalyst | 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz | 8 p.m. | $49.50, 16+
Legendary UK punk band The Damned are playing their first US shows in 35 Years! See them while you can!
Wednesday, 6/12
Janet Jackson w/ Nelly
6/12 | Chace Center | 300 Warriors Way, SF | 8 p.m. | $59.95 – $499.95, All ages
The Together Again Tour will offer everyone the chance to reunite with Ms. Jackson in celebration of her 50th anniversary in entertainment and spotlight the milestones for three of Jackson’s most critically acclaimed albums – 25 years of “The Velvet Rope”, 30 years of “janet”, and 35 years of “Rhythm Nation.” featuring her biggest chart-topping hits. In addition, fans can expect the three-time GRAMMY®️ winner and Diamond-selling Hip-Hop sensation Nelly to deliver a powerhouse performance, showcasing his greatest hits and cherished fan favorites spanning the last two decades.
Thursday, 6/13
Iconic group photography show: Pride for the Rest of Us
6/13 | San Francisco Gallery | 888 Marin St SF | 7 pm. | Free w/ RSVP, 21+
A collection of eight of the Bay Area’s best queer photographers celebrate our diversity through the lenses of their cameras; over 30 years of SF LGBTQI+ nightlife and event history.
ExtraOrdinary!
6/13-9/8 | Exploratorium | Pier 15 Embarcadero at Green St, SF | 10 a.m. | $29.95-$39.95
This summer at the Exploratorium, nine artists with wild imaginations transform shoes, saxophones, wooden blocks, LEGO® pieces, lightbulbs, miles of string, and other ordinary things into stunning installations that will upend your perceptions. Explore your inner artist-scientist with hands-on DIY building and fun programs for all ages.
Moist – An All Black Erotic Cabaret
6/13 | Oasis | 298 11th St, SF | 7 p.m. | $20-50, 21+
A Celebration of Black Burlesque & Drag! –It’s Black Ass Weekend!! And we’re kickin’ it off with none other than Moist – An All Black Erotic Cabaret at Oasis SF!
Karaokiki w/ Your Homegirls DULCE DE LECHE + FRISCO PINK + MOJO
6/13 | El Rio | 3158 Mission St, SF | 9 p.m. | FREE, 21+
Karaokiki!! Sing your heart out with our incredible rotating hostesses with the mostesses DULCE DE LECHE, FRICSO PINK & MOJO. FREE. FAB. FUN. FRICK YEAH. Every Thursday night!
Friday, 6/14
Chinatown Night Market
6/14 | Chinatown, SF | 5:30 p.m. | FREE, All Ages
The popular San Francisco Chinatown Night Markets are returning to Grant Avenue! Organized by the Civic Joy Fund, the event is free and will feature culinary treats, merchants, and performers. Best of all, entry is is free.
Boulet Brothers Dragula
6/14 | August Hall | 420 Mason St, SF | 8 p.m. | $45.50
Dubbed “Horror’s New Icons” by Fangoria Magazine, and “21st century horror icons” by Rue Morgue, The Boulet Brothers are drag artists, television personalities, writers, producers and modern-day horror hosts. Since 2016 the Boulets have produced, written and hosted the reality competition series The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula and the subsequent spin off special The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Resurrection. The Boulets also write and produce scripted content and comic books, and appear regularly as featured guests, performers and emcees at horror conventions, concerts and nightlife events. The Boulets are also considered legendary prolific nightlife producers, often celebrated for their inclusivity of diverse queer talent from all walks of life.
Saturday, 6/15
Radium Presents: La Misa Negra w/ SambaDá
6/15 | Radium Runway | 2151 Ferry Points, Alameda | 2 p.m. Doors | $20-$49, All ages
La Misa Negra is a 7-piece band from Oakland known for their unique blend of heavyweight cumbia and high-energy, Afro-Latin music. On stage, they deliver an electrifying performance that explodes with infectious dance grooves and punk rock energy, powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs, a fierce rhythm section, and a vintage-inspired sound.
SF Live: Free Concert Series
6/15 | Union Square Plaza | 333 Post St, SF | 1 p.m. | Free
Marshall Jefferson, Oscar G, Dean Samaras and other DJs will be taking over Union Square to celebrate 50 Years of the EndUp.
Raining Chainsaws Goes Underground
6/15 & 6/16 | Secret Subterranean Layer | 1789 Egbert Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $35
We have a fun night in store for you at the clubhouse: shadow puppets, crystal caverns, tubers, star nosed mole pole, plus special musical guests! Saturday night high desert art band Stagefright and the funk and soul stylings of Trace Repeat. Sunday, dreamy psychic synth from Youth Med!um and booty – shaking brass band Mission Delirium.
Qamp 3 *Dluxe* Show
6/15 | Elbo Room Jack London | 311 Broadway, Oakland | 8 p.m. | $13
Qamp III is an album created in 3 days by 20+ Bay Area creatives. The QAMP 3 DELUXE SHOW features artists from the project performing their own music as well as music from the album.
Summertime Radness: Desert Hearts Takeover
6/15 | Phoenix Hotel | 601 Eddy St, SF | 1 p.m. | $30-35, 21+
Who doesn’t love a daytime dance party around a pool? Hell, maybe will even be kinda warm.
Bonobo
6/15 | Hibernia Bank | 1 Jones St, SF | 9 p.m. | $59.95 – $119.95, 21+
The iconic Bonobo presents his 1st-ever, open-to-close event in the Bay Area. The accomplished producer and DJ takes you on an intimate and enchanting journey thru the deep depths of his catalog and DJ crates with the unique backdrop of a remodeled bank in SF’s Tenderloin.
Sunday, 6/16
Every Outfit Podcast
6/16 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 7 p.m. | $35 Adv – $40 Door, 21+
After spending years dispensing bitchy fashion commentary on their viral Instagram account Every Outfit on Sex and the City, BFFs Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni realized that they have highly specific opinions about other things, too. So like every enterprising geriatric millennial, they decided to start a podcast. Every Outfit is the culmination of its hosts’ deeply unhealthy, lifelong obsession with fashion and pop culture. Since the show’s debut in 2021, it has gained a global following and received accolades from The New Yorker, The New York Times, and others.
Monday, 6/17
Queer Bowling
6/17 | Mission Bowling Club | 3176 17th St, SF | 6 p.m. | $12, All Ages
Join us for our monthly all-ages Queer Bowling event! Come and bowl for free while enjoying bites from local food pop ups, discounted drinks, DJs, and drag!
The Week of 6/18-6/24
Tuesday 6/18
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & SF Symphony: All We Need is Love
6/18 | Davies Symphony Hall | 201 Van Ness Ave, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $20-$139
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus joins the San Francisco Symphony in the ultimate tribute to love songs, All We Need is Love. This concert is a harmonious journey through love’s many faces. Featuring timeless ballads from Cyndi Lauper to Vaughan Williams, and contemporary anthems from Othello Jefferson to Beth Chapman, come be a part of a musical tapestry that proves that all we really need is love.
Wednesday 6/19
OMCA Hosts: Hella Juneteenth “The Cookout”
6/19 | Oakland Museum of California | 1000 Oak St, Oakland | 1 p.m. | $10-$75
“The Cookout” invites the community to indulge in delectable cuisine prepared by beloved Black chefs and restaurants, revel in live music, partake in games, and engage in activities paying homage to Black culture and freedom. Attendees can groove to music spun by an all-star lineup of local DJs, playing cookout classics and inspiring movement on the dance floor. From the electric slide to the two-step and line dance challenges, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Partenope
6/19, 23, 25, 28 | War Memorial Opera House | 301 Van Ness Ave, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $26-$378
Love is a battlefield in Christopher Alden’s Olivier award-winning production of Partenope, a laugh-out-loud comedy of romance and rejection, set to some of George Frideric Handel’s most masterful music. A master of the Baroque repertoire, Christopher Moulds returns to the podium to lead Handel’s virtuosic score, a brisk confection full of high-flying virtuosity and emotionally stirring arias.
Thursday 6/20
NightLife: Inked
6/20 | California Academy of Sciences | 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF | 6 p.m. | $21.95
Inked is back at NightLife! Explore the wonders of ink from cephalopods to live tattoos – yes, the real kind!
On Two-Spirit Identity and the Body as a Portal to Freedom (In-Person)
6/20 | California Institute of Integral Studies | 1453 Mission St, SF | 6 p.m. | Sliding Scale $0-$25
Join Dr. Kuhn for a conversation illuminating the ways our bodies offer portals to our own liberation and how viewing our bodies through a somacultural lens can help us better understand how dominant culture informs and, all too often, misinforms our relationship to our bodies.
Friday 6/21
Tommy Igoe
6/21 | Yoshi’s Oakland | 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland | 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. | $34-$75
Tommy Igoe has had a long career as an in-demand studio and touring drummer but has done his most satisfying and acclaimed work as a bandleader.
Circus Bella’s “WOW!”
6/21-22 | Yerba Buena Gardens | 750 Howard St, SF | 12 p.m. | Free, All ages
Marked by a playful spirit and inspired imagination, Circus Bella offers a modern twist on the one-ring circus, overflowing with heart and soul. The 60-minute performance, directed by Circus Bella founder and trapeze artist Abigail Munn, features the amazing Circus Bella company – a diverse and talented troupe of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and clowns – performing to the live original music of accordionist Rob Reich and the outstanding six-piece Circus Bella All-Star Band.
Saturday 6/22
Art Ignite: A Female Artist Showcase & Party at The Box Shop
6/22 | The Box Shop | 951 Hudson Ave, SF | 6 p.m. | $20-$150
Experience an electrifying night where we shine the spotlight on many fierce and fabulous female artists of The Box Shop and the Bay Area. Dive into a world where sculpture and industrial arts come alive in the most spectacular way. Several large-scale, monumental sculptures will light up the night alongside a stunning array of other installations and visual art—some finished, others in the midst of creation before their premiere at Burning Man 2024.
Pride in Technicolor
6/22 | Public Works | 161 Erie St, SF | 10 p.m. | $20-$40, 21+
Immerse yourself in a world where every shade of the rainbow comes to life. Color with every crayon and click those ruby slippers to join is in a night of queer revelry. This Technicolor dream coat is a dazzling celebration of diversity, creativity, and self-expression. Dress up in your most vibrant outfit, bring your dancing shoes, and get ready to explore the infinite possibilities life in color.
Sunday 6/23
5th Annual People’s March & Rally
6/23 | Begins at the corner of Polk & Washington Sts, SF | 11 a.m. | Free
Activists and community leaders Alex U. Inn and Juanita MORE! in support of Black Lives Matter and in protest of 500+ laws against our Trans, Queer and Drag communities, we will be calling out human and racial injustice and demanding the much needed changes that will keep our communities safe. Hands off our lives is our call to protest!
Kaleo
6/23 | The Masonic | 1111 California St, SF | 8 p.m. | $55.50-$85.50
Kaleo is an Icelandic blues rock band which formed in Mosfellsbær in 2012. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jökull Júlíusson, drummer David Antonsson, bassist Daniel Kristjansson, lead guitarist Rubin Pollock and harmonicist Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson.
Megan Thee Stallion: Hot Girl Summer Tour
6/23 | Chase Center | 1 Warriors Way, SF | 7 p.m. | $49.50-$279.50
The Hot Girl Summer Tour is the first headlining concert tour by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion in support of her upcoming third studio album, Megan, and her entire discography.
Monday 6/24
Robby Hoffman
6/24 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 8 p.m. | $24/advance, $30/door, 21+
Robby Hoffman is a small ex-Hasidic queer Jewish stand-up comedian, writer, and true original. New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman compares her “bulldozing stand-up to Larry David because of her mountain-out-of-a-molehill kvetching, but her hilarious rage over people who complain about interruptions during a conversation makes her sound like a modern lesbian Andrew Dice Clay.”
9th Ave: Emma Copley Eisenberg with Nina LaCour
6/24 | Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Ave, SF | 7 p.m. |
Emma Copley Eisenberg joins us to celebrate the release of her novel, Housemates, with Nina LaCour at 9th Ave!
The Week of 6/25-7/1
Tuesday 6/25
Iron & Wine
6/25 | Fox Theater | 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | 7 p.m. Doors | $49.50
Light Verse arrived April 26th, and it’s Iron & Wine’s seventh full-length overall and fifth for Sub Pop Records. Fashioned as an album that should be taken as a whole, it sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Track by track, its equal parts elegy, kaleidoscope, truth, and dare.
Sights & Sounds Live: Pride Comedy
6/25 | KALW | 220 Montgomery St, SF | 7 p.m. | Free, Suggested Donation, 18+
KALW’s Sights & Sounds celebrates Pride with an all-star comedy lineup hosted by Jenee Darden and produced by Porfirio Rangel! This show is for adults only.
Wednesday 6/26
Safe Words Comedy Showcase Presents: Pride is Funny
6/26 | SF Eagle | 398 12th St, SF | 7 p.m. | $0-$120
Join us for a night filled with laughter, joy, and celebration of our vibrant community. Headlined by the incredible Micia Mosely, with special performances from New York City’s Gabby Jordan Brown and Aran Abilock Clemmons, and featuring Tanna Samone, host of the Bay Area’s newest queer comedy open mic, Comedy Q. Our lineup of LGBTQ+ comedians promises an unforgettable evening of hilarity and heart. Hosted by the ever-entertaining Wonder Dave.
Thursday 6/27
Angus & Julia Stone
6/27 | Fox Theater | 1807 Telegraph Ave Oakland | 6:30 p.m. Doors | $49.50-$69.50, All ages
Known for captivating massive festival crowds across the globe, Angus and Julia Stone are now gearing up for a series of special performances that will transport fans into the heart of their music in some of the world’s most iconic theatres. This tour marks a return to their roots, performing together with the spirit of their childhood living room, but this time on the grand stages of renowned beautiful theatres worldwide.
Paula Poundstone
6/27 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 7:30 p.m. | $55-$75
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.
Friday 6/28
Point Richmond Music Presents: Fantastic Negrito
6/28 | Point Richmond Music | Corner of Park Place & Washington Ave, Point Richmond | 5:30 p.m. | Free, All ages
This year, we’re thrilled to open our season with the Bay Area’s own Fantastic Negrito, winner of three consecutive GRAMMYs for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Fantastic Negrito is an internationally-known musical artist who has toured with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell, collaborated with the likes of Sting and E-40, performed at nearly every major festival on the map, and now at our community nonprofit festival, run by volunteers!
Saturday 6/29
San Francisco Pride Parade & Festival 2024
6/29-6/30 | Civic Center | 355 McAllister St, SF | 11 a.m. | Free/Suggested Donations, All ages
San Francisco Pride is proud to announce BEACON OF LOVE as the theme for the 54th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration!
Polyglamorous Pink Block 2024
6/29 | The Great Northern | 119 Utah St, SF | 12 p.m. | $35-$110, 21+
Spend Saturday of Pride weekend with the whole queer family for an experience you wont find anywhere else. We welcome folks from all over to bring your best look, your best self, and your besties to celebrate! This day-to-night pride party features five stages indoors and out, and a stacked lineup of local and national talent. We move inside to keep the party going at night.
San Francisco Dyke March
6/29 | Dolores Park | Dolores St &, 18th St, SF | 5 p.m. | Free, All ages
The San Francisco Dyke March is excited to march with you at 5pm on June 24, 2023 at the intersection of Dolores Street and 18th Street in San Francisco. We look forward to seeing you there!
Drive-By Truckers
6/29 | The Fillmore | 1805 Geary Blvd, SF | 8 p.m. | $53
Drive-By Truckers are an American rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as roommates at the University of North Alabama.
Sunday 6/30
Queerly Beloved Pride: Pixel Grip
6/30 | 1015 Folsom | 1015 Folsom St, SF | 9 p.m. | $30-$100, 21+
Queerly Beloved is a salacious, sweaty, and unforgettable queer nightlife experience of a lifetime, highlighting outspoken underground queer and trans artists during the highly-visible, globally recognized LGBTQAI+ holiday of Pride. This year is no different as your hosts Courtney Trouble (SF artist and queer porn icon) and Your Muther (LA & Bay Area DJ & Party Curator) bring you the sexiest lineup we’ve ever had.
Wrong Answers Only
6/30 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 7 p.m. | $25/advnce, $30/door, 21+
Dark matter expert Risa Wechsler joins host Chris Duffy and an incredible panel of comedians for this science comedy game show! Produced by LabX, a public engagement program at the National Academy of Sciences, Wrong Answers Only is science comedy game show featuring celebrity guests who play games and quizzes while learning about exciting research with the help of a scientific expert.
Monday 7/1
Dj Quik w/ Band
7/1 | Yoshi’s Oakland | 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland | 7 p.m. Doors | $69-$99
DJ Quik is a Compton, California rapper and producer. When it comes to West Coast producers, DJ Quik is at the top of all lists. Classic albums such as, Quik Is The Name (1990) and Way 2 Funky (1992) solidified DJ Quik in the 90s Gangster Rap era of Hip Hop.
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