This week, a number of bands will be making their way through the Bay Area in what is more than likely considered to be an incredibly busy week in the San Francisco music scene. Here's a quick look at five shows (and one festival) on our radar this week:
Weezer & Pixies
Where: Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA)
Genre: Alternative Rock
When: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
Tickets: $25.00-$85.00
Support: Sleigh Bells
Two of the biggest bands in alternative rock will be making a stop at Shoreline Amphitheatre for an unforgettable evening of rock. Weezer and Pixies are currently performing on a once-in-a-lifetime co-headlining tour, with support from Sleigh Bells. Given that Weezer is touring off of their eleventh album, Pacific Daydream (released last October), there is sure to be a good dose of both new and old material performed. Don't miss this one. (Purchase tickets here.)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Train
Where: Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA)
Genre: Pop-Rock
When: Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Tickets: $46.00-$123.00+
Support: Kandace Springs
If alternative rock isn't your jam, we've got you covered. Pop-rock and singer-songwriter extraordinaires Daryl Hall & John Oates are celebrating forty years of music, and are touring in support of the fact. This time around, they've brought alone pop-rock icons Train to co-headline each night. (Purchase tickets here.)
Coheed and Cambria
Taking Back Sunday
Where: Greek Theatre (Berkeley, CA)
Genre: Alternative Rock
When: Thursday, August 9, 2018
Tickets: $49.50
Support: The Story So Far
With Warped Tour having just ended this weekend, fans of the alternative scene are going to want to keep the momentum going with a show featuring two of the scene's finest: Coheed and Cambria and Taking Back Sunday. With both bands having an extensive discography, as well as an opening set from Bay Area pop-punk act The Story So Far, this is sure to be a show worth the money. (Purchase tickets here.)
Outside Lands SF
Where: Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, CA)
Genre: Various
When: August 10-12, 2018
Tickets: $149.50 (Single Day), $375 (3-Day)
Perhaps the most anticipated Bay Area music event of the year, Outside Lands Festival returns to Golden Gate Park this weekend with headlining acts that include The Weeknd, Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, Beck, CHVRCHES, Illenium, and many more. Tickets are sure to become more scarce as the festival approaches, so make sure you grab them now. (Purchase passes here.)
The Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ Between The Buried and Me, Born of Osiris, Veil of Maya, Erra, The Agony Scene, Allegaeon, Terror Universal, Soreption, Entheos
Where: The UC Theatre (Berkeley, CA)
Genre: Death Metal/Progressive Metal
When: Saturday, August 10, 2018
Tickets: $15.00-$30.00
Dubbed 'The Most Extreme Tour of the Year', the annual Summer Slaughter Tour will be making its Bay Area stop at Berkeley, CA's UC Theatre, for a day-long performance including some of the biggest and most 'extreme' bands in both progressive and death metal. Brutal acts like Born Of Osiris and Veil of Maya are set to support the show, while Between The Buried And Me will take the headlining spot this time around. (Purchase tickets here.)
To purchase tickets for any of these shows, please check out the links provided at the end of each description for specific ticketing availability and showtime information.