San Francisco/Oakland scene guide
San Francisco/Oakland scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at TBA - sf warehouse. The venues, promoters and artists shaping San Francisco/Oakland’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Tiesto: TBA - sf warehouse, The Great Northern, Space 550
- Techno — if you like Âme: TBA - San Francisco, The Loom, TBA - sf warehouse
- Club — if you like Lena Willikens: The San Francisco Mint, Club Six, F8 1192 Folsom
- Deep House — if you like Âme: Hotel Via, Public Works, The San Francisco Mint
- Bass — if you like Binh: The Loom, Monument SF, F8 1192 Folsom
- Disco — if you like Miguel Migs: 7th West, Monarch, The Battery SF
- Electronica — if you like SG Lewis: The Great Northern, TBA - SECRET SF LOCATION, TBA - SECRET LOCATION
Busiest venues
- TBA - San Francisco
- The Loom
- TBA - sf warehouse
- 888 Garage
- The Great Northern
- Public Works
- Club Six
- SF Eagle
How big is San Francisco/Oakland’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 3,497 club nights across 419 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:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| F8 1192 Folsom | 393 |
| Public Works | 157 |
| Monarch | 149 |
| Audio SF | 149 |
| 1015 Folsom | 97 |
| The Great Northern | 93 |
| Madarae San Francisco | 93 |
| Underground SF | 88 |
| Halcyon | 86 |
| The Midway | 80 |
What time do San Francisco/Oakland club nights actually start and end?
From the 3,497 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 740 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 11% run past 04:00 and 4% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in San Francisco/Oakland cost?
Across the 712 listings publishing prices (20% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 0, with half of all nights between $0 and $20. 31% of listed nights are free.
When does San Francisco/Oakland go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (34% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 67% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does San Francisco/Oakland sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 36% · Techno 17% · Club 10% · Deep House 9% · Tech House 9% · Disco 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.