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Daily Email - Friday - 11/14/2025

Happy Friday, San Diego. If you haven’t screamed “WAIT IS IT RAINING?” at least once today, are you even a local? Double-check those weekend plans – we’ve got drizzle, event cancellations, and one hell of a ticket giveaway to save your week.

The best gift you’ll get this holiday season? A damn near spiritual night of music under the stars. We’re talking Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron, Sierra Ferrell, and Lily Meola — all at San Diego’s Petco Park on 12/27. We’re giving away 2 VIP tix, a hotel stay, and $600 in travel credit. That’s not just a concert – that’s a full send.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Fresh off international festivals and late-night slot domination, What So Not is landing in San Diego this March for an intimate club set at Bloom.

  • Zakk Wylde’s beard alone could headline a tour – but he’s bringing the whole damn band. Black Label Society hits Harrah’s on 3/12 with crushing riffs, biker energy, and that signature blues-meets-metal punch.

  • Twenty years since it dropped, “Lemonade” still hits like a funky sunbeam. G. Love & Special Sauce are bringing their bluesy grooves back for a special anniversary tour, and Belly Up’s the perfect vibe for it.

  • Fresh off Love Sick and features with everyone from Travis Scott to Kali Uchis, Don Toliver rolls into NOVA on 12/4 with hypnotic vibes and hits that soundtrack every 2am craving.

  • Plus, other just-announced shows from Tijuana Panthers, Mask Appeal, Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, and more!

FREE FUN FRIDAY

Photo: Lou Lou’s Jungle Room

Here’s the secret: the best stuff isn’t always behind a ticket link. Sometimes it’s at a hidden DJ set in the park, or a gallery party with free drinks. And sometimes it’s right here, in this little guide. Click it and go outside. It’s free.

TONIGHT

⭐️ YES

Tonight @ Viejas Casino (8PM)

It’s happening tonight: YES in the park, playing Fragile front to back. If “Owner of a Lonely Heart” means anything to you, this is the kind of night you make the trip to the casino for. Last chance to grab tickets.*

🩰 World Ballet Company: Cinderella

Tonight @ San Diego Civic Theatre (7:30PM)

The glass slipper. The carriage. The dramatic costume reveals. World Ballet Company’s Cinderella is high drama, high elegance, and surprisingly hilarious — it’s the fairy tale you think you know, but more fun.

🎄Lightscape 2025

Tonight @ San Diego Botanic Garden (5PM)

This isn’t your neighbor’s sad holiday decor. Lightscape 2025 opens tonight, featuring next-level installations by international artists that transform the garden into a glowing, music-filled maze of wonder.

🎸 Mating Ritual, Low Hum

Today @ Casbah (8:30PM)

Fans of LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, and grooving alone in your kitchen at 2am – this show is for you. Mating Ritual and Low Hum are the kind of bands that sound better live, louder, and with a drink in hand.

🌺 La Jolla Music Society: Disney's Moana Live-To-Film Concert

Today @ Balboa Theatre (6PM)

If you’ve never done a live-to-film concert before, this is the perfect one to start. Moana is vibrant, emotional, and musically rich – the live orchestra brings out layers you didn’t even know were in there.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Fireside Film turns November into a vibe. Sit under the stars with skyline views, order a drink (or three), and watch flicks picked by people who actually love movies.

  • 'Tis the season to give back – and Latitude 32 is making it easy. Drop a toy in their Toys for Tots box and know you're making a kid’s holiday actually magical.

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  • Indie Rock Band @ Soda Bar

  • Rap Icons @ Music Box

  • Holiday Market @ Liberty Station

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Wishing you inner peace and outer chaos this weekend!