San Diego scene guide
San Diego scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at 3oz Dive Club. The venues, promoters and artists shaping San Diego’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Lee Burridge: 3oz Dive Club, EQ San Diego, Kiku Room
- Techno — if you like Restricted: EQ San Diego, Spin, TBA - Secret Warehouse
- Disco — if you like Satin Jackets: Kiku Room, EQ San Diego, Music Box
- Tech House — if you like Boys Don't Disco: Kiku Room, Rich's Nightclub, Urban Mo's Bar & Grill
- Bass — if you like MNTRA: EQ San Diego, Spin, Break Point
- Drum & Bass — if you like London Elektricity: 3oz Dive Club, Music Box, Spin
- Deep House — if you like Amtrac: Music Box, Spin
Busiest venues
- EQ San Diego
- 3oz Dive Club
- Quartyard
- Waterfront Park in San Diego
- Spin
- Gallagher Square
- Kiku Room
- Beach House San Diego
How big is San Diego’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,005 club nights across 132 venues in San Diego, featuring 894 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in San Diego tonight.
Which San Diego venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| EQ San Diego | 180 |
| Spin | 154 |
| 3oz Dive Club | 63 |
| The Air Conditioned Lounge | 61 |
| Quartyard | 45 |
| Beach House San Diego | 42 |
| Office Bar | 34 |
| Kiku Room | 33 |
| Music Box | 26 |
| The Rail | 23 |
What time do San Diego club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,005 listings publishing door times: the median San Diego night opens at 21:00 — 83% open before 22:00, 16% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 168 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 13% run past 04:00 and 5% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in San Diego cost?
Across the 203 listings publishing prices (20% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 2, with half of all nights between $5 and $20. 21% of listed nights are free.
When does San Diego go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (35% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 65% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does San Diego sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 42% · Techno 20% · Tech House 14% · Deep House 7% · Minimal 5% · Disco 4%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.