Hot tip: Valentine’s doesn’t have to suck. Win your way into The Poetry Brothel: Devotion — an over-the-top, turn-of-the-century-inspired cabaret where you’ll flirt with poets, sip cocktails with mystics, and leave the real world at the door. Happening 2/12 at Park & Rec! Enter here.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• You don't get to eleven members in a band unless you're building something big – and Tedeschi Trucks Band delivers every time. Catch the Future Soul 2026 Tour at The Rady Shell on 8/16.*

• Your favorite pop-punk heartthrobs are back – 5 Seconds of Summer just announced the EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour, landing at Viejas Arena on 7/9.

• Three indie legends. One summer night. Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars all on one bill at Cal Coast on 6/19. It’s like a mixtape from your cooler friend’s iPod finally came to life.

• Ten years ago, Broncho dropped Double Vanity and changed the mood of indie rock – now they’re bringing it back in full. The Decade of Double Vanity Tour stops at Belly Up 5/24.

• Plus other just-announced shows from Paul Simon, Vinyl Williams, Matisyahu, Noah Kahan, Little Feat, and more!

WHERE TO WATCH THE “BIG GAME” IN SAN DIEGO

The season’s final showdown deserves a better backdrop than your living room. We found the best San Diego spots to watch the Big Game, aka your official excuse to leave the house.

THIS WEEKEND

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• San Diego just went heavyweight: Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is officially joining a boxing league here starting in 2027. Yeah, the eight-division world champ. Yes, that Pacquiao.

• If your 2026 resolution was “touch grass,” we got you. All February long, San Diego County Parks is hosting beautification events, tree planting, and other nature-saving goodness.

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