Arts & Entertainment Bevy of Queer Performers Added to Reopening Slate at Castro Theatre After the reopening residency by Sam Smith is done in March, Another Planet Entertainment has booked a slate of queer (and/or queer-friendly) performers for the Castro Theatre, in a clear gesture of good will toward the LGBTQ+ community in the neighborhood.
Arts & Entertainment Sting to Perform Super Bowl Weekend Concert at SF's Palace of Fine Arts Music legend Sting was just announced as a headliner of the Super Bowl Weekend concert series in San Francisco, which is being put on by the NFL's hospitality provider.
Arts & Entertainment Chris Stapleton to Do SF Show at Bill Graham on Super Bowl Weekend There will be a big concert in the middle of SF's Civic Center the night before Super Bowl Sunday in February, with headliner Chris Stapleton joined by at least one other artist, Grammy-winner Sierra Farrell, and other concerts TBA.
Arts & Entertainment Sam Smith's Castro Theatre Residency Sells Out Fast, Some Seats Still Available For New March Dates The previously announced residency by Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith, which will serve as the opening act for the renovated Castro Theatre in February and March, was already extended, and now spans over a month, with 20 show dates.
Arts & Entertainment Sam Smith, Who Was Just Shooting a Music Video Around the Castro, to Do Castro Theatre Residency Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith is the opening act for the reopening of the newly renovated Castro Theatre, which the singer teased in a Monday TikTok post.
Arts & Entertainment Tickets Still Available for Zach Bryan and Kings of Leon Show In Golden Gate Park Friday The third weekend in a row of concerts on the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park has almost arrived, and a Friday night show by young country artist Zach Bryan still has tickets on sale.
Arts & Entertainment Shaboozey to Play Free Concert In San Francisco's Civic Center; Poolside Playing Union Square The last two free concerts being put on by Another Planet Entertainment in SF this summer have just been announced, and they'll be happening the first two weekends in September.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Will Again Be Livestreamed on Amazon Prime and Twitch As it was last year, Outside Lands 2025 will once again be streamed live by Amazon Music on Prime and Twitch, all three days, starting at 1:30 pm.
Arts & Entertainment Christina Aguilera, LCD Soundsystem, Dom Dolla to Headline Portola Fest 2025 This year's Portola Festival lineup is filled with major names in the contemporary EDM scene, but also a couple big names older Millennials will know too, like Christina Aguilera and LCD Soundsystem.
Arts & Entertainment Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem Ball' Heads to Chase Center In July Bay Area Lady Gaga fans who may have been freaking out after an initial tour announcement left out California can now rest assured that Coachella will not be Gaga's only stop on her Mayhem Ball tour.
Arts & Entertainment Wu-Tang Clan to Bring Final Tour to Chase Center In June Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour was just announced Monday morning, with 27 dates, kicking off June 6, and there are no pre-sales — all tickets just go on sale Friday, February 28.
Arts & Entertainment Paul Simon Is Doing a Mini-Tour and Making SF Stop With Three July Shows Fresh off his appearance at the SNL:50 celebration on Sunday, Paul Simon is coming out of retirement to do a bit of a tour this spring and summer called "A Quiet Celebration." And he'll be in San Francisco for three nights in July.
Arts & Entertainment Jack White Fan Alert: He's Playing a Show at Great American Music Hall on Friday Musician Jack White and his band are coming to the Bay Area for a pair of "pop-up" shows at small venues this week, and tickets go on sale in a couple hours, as of this writing.
Arts & Entertainment 90s Dance Diva Crystal Waters Added to Outside Lands Lineup, at Dolores' Stage Crystal Waters, whose infectious 1994 hit "100% Pure Love" has seen a resurgence recently on TikTok and elsewhere after being featured in a new Calvin Klein campaign, has been added to the Outside Lands lineup.
Arts & Entertainment Another Planet Entertainment to Throw Free Concert on Sunday In Embarcadero Plaza Fulfilling their agreement with SF to put on three free concerts in the city this year, Another Planet Entertainment is doing just that at Embarcadero Plaza, with a daytime electronic music show from the Dirtybird kids on July 21.
Sponsored Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka Set to Dazzle at Greek Theatre In what's shaping up to be a monumental sonic encounter, Another Planet Entertainment has announced the musical pairing of Grammy-winning artists, Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka. The event is slated for October 17, 2024, at the revered Greek Theatre in Berkeley.
Sponsored Alan Walker to Unleash 'Horror House' at San Francisco's Bill Graham Auditorium Norwegian DJ and music producer phenom Alan Walker, known for his hypnotic and high-intensity records, is about to send shivers down San Francisco's spine with his upcoming 'Horror House' gig on Halloween night at Bill Graham Auditorium.
Arts & Entertainment Crowd of 25,000 Expected In Civic Center Plaza for Fred Again/Skrillex Show Saturday Will it be easy to hang around nearby and listen to the electronic music show Saturday in Civic Center Plaza even if you didn't get a ticket? Maybe! But promoter Another Planet says their equipment will be able to focus the sound pretty well so as not to disturb too may neighbors.
Arts & Entertainment Portola Festival Lineup Includes Rufus Du Soul, Disclosure, M.I.A., Jessie Ware The summer music festival lineup news continues with a weekend leak of the Portola Festival lineup, which turns out to have been real and was confirmed by festival organizers Monday morning.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2024 Lineup Includes Tyler the Creator, Grace Jones, Postal Service, and Post Malone Post Malone, Kaytranada, and Tyler, the Creator are all returning to Outside Lands this August for the second time in three years, and The Killers are returning to headline a decade after their last headlining set at the fest.
Arts & Entertainment Chappell Roan, Tyla, STRFKR, and Le Sserafim All Being Teased In Outside Lands Lineup Teasers In a series of three teaser comix, Another Planet Entertainment has let it be known who a handful of the acts will be on this year's Outside Lands lineup. And one strong headliner guess is The Weeknd.
Arts & Entertainment Pop Stars Troye Sivan and Charli XCX Announce Chase Center Date for Their 'Sweat' Tour Things are going to get pretty gay at Chase Center on October 20 when Australian ur-twink Troye Sivan and British hyperpop star Charli XCX bring their co-headlining tour to town.
Arts & Entertainment Heavy Metal Concert Set for Weekend After Outside Lands Sells Out In 90 Minutes It looks like Another Planet Entertainment knew what they were doing with the alt-metal programming for the weekend after Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park.
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Concert In Golden Gate Park After Outside Lands Will Feature Alt-Metal Bands System of a Down and Deftones There will just be one extra day of music this year on the weekend after Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park, and the metal-heavy lineup was just announced.
Arts & Entertainment Green Day Doing Small Show Tuesday at The Fillmore to Raise Awareness of Climate Change Impacts Bay Area music legends Green Day are putting on a show next week at the historic, and very intimate Fillmore, and tickets are available to the public.
