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Daily Email - Wednesday - 4/16/2025

April 16, 2025

Another fine day spent hunting down the coolest San Diego updates and treats. Life’s good—and it’s about to get even better when you win your way into Hippie Sabotage and Two Feet’s Petco Park takeover next month. Oh, and did we mention Sango is the special guest? Enter now for your shot at that sweet, sweet winning adrenaline rush.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • House music. Ocean breeze. Spiritual awakening. Tchami lands at Beach House on 6/21. Presale starts Friday at 10AM. Manifest your bass-blessed summer now.

  • On 5/30, The Observatory turns into a dancefloor time capsule – Planet Funk brings the old school, freestyle, and hooks you didn’t realize were still burned into your brain.

  • Pack a blanket and your feelings. Moana 2 hits Waterfront Park on 5/24 for a free night of stars, songs, and animated emotional damage.

  • Professor Brian Cox is taking you on a wild ride through space and time with his new show Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey, at the Balboa Theatre on 4/23. Strap in, get weird, and enter today for your chance to win a pair of tickets!*

  • Plus, other just-announced shows from Pearl & The Oysters, Ice Cube, KSON All-American Summer, Brooks Nielsen, The Mars Volta, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

Photo: San Diego Music Awards

Unless you’re new around here, you already know what day it is. We’re dishing out tickets to San Diego’s best concerts and events like it’s our full-time gig (because… it is). From soccer matches to waterfront shows, check out some of our favorites, cross those fingers, and start clicking.

Pro tip: Share the link with your friends after you enter to score bonus entries!

WHENEVER

☀️ Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival

Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18 @ Embarcadero Marina Park North (12PM)

Three days of live music by the bay with Peggy Gou, Khruangbin, SiR, Foster the People, and more! Wonderfront’s turning the waterfront into a stage – sun out, sound up, and zero reason to stay home… not if this is in our backyard. WIN TICKETS.*

🎶 Gator by the Bay

Thursday, May 8 - Sunday, May 11 @ Spanish Landing Park (4:30PM)

Gator by the Bay returns next month with 100+ bands, dancing, and 10,000 pounds of crawfish on the waterfront. Cajun, zydeco, blues, and local faves – plus fun for the whole fam. Enter to win tickets and let the good times roll.*

🍺 San Diego Beer Fest

Saturday, June 14 @ NTC Park (1PM)

The San Diego Brew Fest is back – 14 years in and still pouring like it’s 2011. 70+ breweries, 200 beers, food trucks slinging the good stuff, and live music. Why not add some hop to your Saturday?

 🍡 Escondido Street Festival

Sunday, May 18 @ Downtown Escondido (10AM)

Escondido’s biggest block party is back. The annual Street Festival takes over Grand Avenue with nearly 400 vendors, live music, a beer and wine garden, and more. Family-friendly, totally free, and a longtime local staple – this is downtown Escondido doing what it does best.

🪩 Charli, Chappell, and Carpenter: A Disco for the Dolls

Tomorrow @ Rooftop Cinema Club Embarcadero (8:30PM)

Calling all main pop girls and the fans who worship them—this Silent Disco is for you. Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter take over your headphones for a night of nonstop bangers, zero skips, and full delusion. Bring your inner pop star.

LOCALS ONLY

  • New flight alert! North County friends… Carlsbad to Phoenix just got way easier. Skip the chaos of big airports and hop on a breeze of a flight straight from CLD. Sunshine, spas, and desert vibes? Yes please.

  • I Love A Clean SD is hosting Creek to Bay on 4/26 – San Diego’s biggest Earth Month cleanup. Volunteer at one of 10 spots and earn a free Belmont Park pass!

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  • Tropical DJ Set Party @ Cielo Rooftop Lounge

  • Latin Funk Fusion @ Belly Up

  • Lacrosse Season Kickoff @ Mission Bay Stadium

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