Hump day in SD, where the coffee’s strong, the air’s damp, and your next rave might be 3,000 miles away. HiJinx 2025 is Philly’s biggest electronic fest of the year, and we’ve got your way in. Two-day passes, hotel, and travel cash all up for grabs – just join DoMORE and enter. You get lasers, bass, and that “I survived a Philly winter for this” energy.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Imagine the most chaotic, sex-positive, punchline-packed night out – now multiply it by 100 and put it in House of Blues. That’s what CupcakKe is bringing on 2/22. If you know, you know. If you don’t? Prepare. Tix on sale tomorrow.

• This band practically invented the Latin ska scene, and now Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are bringing their horn-blasting, hip-swinging, pit-starting sound to San Diego. They’re live 5/28 at Cal Coast. Get your tickets Friday.

• Two bands that refuse to play nice. Drug Church and White Reaper are joining forces for a co-headliner that is chaos. They hit The Observatory on 3/29, and yes, the floor will be sticky by song two. On sale Friday!

• If you know guitar, you know Richard Thompson. If you don’t, here’s your chance to see one of the most revered songwriters of the last 50 years, live with the brilliant Zara Phillips at Belly Up on 3/31.

• Plus other just announced shows from Sultan + Shepard, GWAR, Soulfly, King Parrot, Lacuna Coil, Escape the Fate, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

It’s called Win Stuff Wednesday, not Think About It And Forget To Enter Thursday. We’ve got a fresh pile of giveaways up right now – concerts, fests, once-in-a-while kind of stuff. And yeah, people actually win these. Tap in and snag a shot before your luck runs out (again).

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• Santa’s elves are real, and they’ve been hiding at the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility this whole time – they just happen to be furry, four-legged, and waiting to be adopted. All December, you can give one a forever home for just $25.

• Your designated driver this NYE? The entire San Diego transit system. Free rides on 12/31 across all MTS and NCTD lines — buses, Trolleys, COASTER, you name it. They’re even running late-night service past 2 am so you can party and still make it home like a responsible legend.

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