79 upcoming shows
The Crepe Place is a Santa Cruz restaurant, patio, and music room with frequent indie, folk, psych, local, and touring club shows.
1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
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Indie Music Venues in Bay Area
Browse 24 source-backed Bay Area venue guides with upcoming indie and alternative shows, venue calendars, poster previews, neighborhoods, tickets, all-ages or free notes, and official calendar links.
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23 active venues in the 90-day guide
These are ranked by upcoming show count first, then curated venue profile coverage. Use the cards to jump into venue calendars, compare tickets and upcoming shows, or scan all-ages/free signals when official sources provide them across San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz.
59 upcoming shows
The Independent is a Divisadero room for touring indie, alternative, folk, electronic, and local Bay Area bills.
628 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
48 upcoming shows
Bottom of the Hill is a Potrero Hill room for indie rock, punk, garage, experimental, and all-ages leaning San Francisco bills.
1233 17th St, San Francisco, CA
46 upcoming shows
Brick & Mortar Music Hall is an independently owned North Mission room for emerging artists, local showcases, and touring club shows.
1710 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
42 upcoming shows
The Chapel is a live music venue in a converted Mission District mortuary, presenting indie, folk, rock, electronic, and cross-genre touring shows.
777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
35 upcoming shows
August Hall is a Union Square concert hall presenting indie, pop, electronic, R&B, and national touring shows.
420 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
34 upcoming shows
Rickshaw Stop is a Hayes Valley live music club for indie, electronic, pop, dance, local showcases, and touring bills.
155 Fell St, San Francisco, CA
30 upcoming shows
Fox Theater is a large Uptown Oakland concert hall presenting indie, rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop, and national touring shows.
1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
25 upcoming shows
The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall is a multi-tiered, all-ages Downtown Berkeley concert venue for indie, rock, hip-hop, electronic, and touring shows.
2036 University Ave, Berkeley, CA
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Every current and curated venue remains linked with its source-backed summary and upcoming count. Open a venue page for poster previews, official sources, and the complete show list.
#11
Moe's Alley
Moe's Alley is a Santa Cruz venue for blues, roots, indie, folk, touring Americana, local bills, and dance nights.
#12
The Knockout
The Knockout is a Mission District room for punk, garage, experimental, DJ nights, and small-club indie shows.
#13
Cafe Du Nord
Cafe Du Nord is a basement live music room beneath the Swedish American Hall, presenting indie, pop, songwriter, electronic, and touring club shows.
#14
Rio Theatre
Rio Theatre is a seated performing-arts theater in Midtown Santa Cruz presenting concerts, film, comedy, talks, and community programs.
#15
SubRosa
SubRosa is a collectively run downtown Santa Cruz community space hosting music, performance, art, meetings, and public programs.
#16
924 Gilman
924 Gilman is a volunteer-run, all-ages nonprofit music club in West Berkeley with a long-running punk and DIY program.
#17
Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall is an ornate San Francisco concert hall with a main floor, side balconies, and a broad indie, rock, folk, and touring calendar.
#18
Eli's Mile High Club
Eli's Mile High Club is a North Oakland dive bar and live music room for punk, garage, rock, DJ nights, and local bills.
#19
The Catalyst
The Catalyst is a downtown Santa Cruz concert venue whose main room presents larger indie, rock, alternative, and touring shows.
#20
Cornerstone Berkeley
Cornerstone Berkeley is an East Bay music hall for indie, hip-hop, punk, hardcore, touring rock, and local Berkeley bills.
#21
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium is a municipal multi-use hall presenting concerts, performing arts, festivals, and community events.
#22
Swedish American Hall
Swedish American Hall is a historic Market Street event hall that presents curated live music alongside private and community events.
#23
The Catalyst Atrium
The Catalyst Atrium is the smaller room inside the downtown Santa Cruz Catalyst complex, hosting club-scale indie, rock, local, and touring bills.
#24
Felton Music Hall
Felton Music Hall is a Santa Cruz Mountains venue with folk, jam, indie, roots, comedy-adjacent, and touring club calendars.