San Francisco/Oakland scene guide
San Francisco/Oakland scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at F8 1192 Folsom. The venues, promoters and artists shaping San Francisco/Oakland’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Four Tet: F8 1192 Folsom, Underground SF, TBA - Pier 80
- Techno — if you like Daniel Avery: The Loom, 1015 Folsom, F8 1192 Folsom
- Deep House — if you like Chris Luno: 620 Jones, Hotel Via, The Stud
- Club — if you like Tinzo: F8 1192 Folsom, Underground SF, The San Francisco Mint
- Tech House — if you like N2N (US): F8 1192 Folsom, Cow Palace, 1015 Folsom
- Disco — if you like DJ Patrick: The Great Northern, Make-Out Room, Butter
- Pop — if you like ANDYLAND: The Great Northern, Kilowatt Bar, Cat Club
Busiest venues
How big is San Francisco/Oakland’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 3,418 club nights across 433 venues in San Francisco/Oakland, featuring 2,519 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in San Francisco/Oakland tonight.
Which San Francisco/Oakland venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do San Francisco/Oakland club nights actually start and end?
From the 3,418 listings publishing door times: the median San Francisco/Oakland night opens at 21:00 — 76% open before 22:00, 23% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 336 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 13% run past 04:00 and 6% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in San Francisco/Oakland cost?
Across the 376 listings publishing prices (11% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 5, with half of all nights between $0 and $20. 26% of listed nights are free.
When does San Francisco/Oakland go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (33% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 66% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does San Francisco/Oakland sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 37% · Techno 17% · Club 10% · Deep House 9% · Disco 9% · Tech House 9%. 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.
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