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Daily Email - Wednesday - 8/20/2025

Afternoon, San Diego. Let’s jolt the second half of your day.

Nitro Circus is backflipping into Pechanga Arena on 12/6, and we’ve got free tickets hotter than your sunbaked car seats.

Enter now, ride the chaos later.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Hiatus Kaiyote makes music that sounds like the inside of a dream... and you could be hearing it live, surrounded by palm trees and bay breezes at Humphrey's. Win a pair of tickets for 9/1. We believe in you.*

  • The Parks & Rec alum, Master of None creator, and occasional Kanye impersonator brings his stand-up to The Magnolia 10/26. Tickets go on sale tomorrow to see Aziz Ansari live.

  • Horror prog legends Goblin, led by Suspiria soundtrack icons Maurizio Guarini & Walter Martino, hit Brick by Brick on 11/5. Grab your tickets!

  • Think The Clash got stuck in a basement with a synth and no rules — that’s Spiritual Cramp. Catch ’em 2/17 at SOMA. On sale now.

  • Plus, other just-announced shows from Sports Illustrated Games, Little Heroine, The Film Company, Slacker, Birthday Boy, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

Photo: @theshellsd

You know the drill. We know you know the drill. But we’re still gonna shout it from the digital rooftops: it’s Win Stuff Wednesday, aka your weekly shot to score free tickets to the best shows in San Diego. Comedy, punk, EDM, indie, all of it.

Hit the link, enter the giveaways, and let the inbox gods bless you.

THIS WEEKEND

🪩 Club 90s Presents: 2000s Night

Saturday, August 30 @ The Observatory (8PM)

Britney, Beyoncé, Blink — Club 90s Presents: 2000s Night is the nostalgia rave your teenage self would’ve died for.

🎸 Oceans: A Pearl Jam Experience with Sabbath Ever After

Friday, September 19 @ Winston’s (8:30PM)

It’s Pearl Jam meets Black Sabbath, tribute-style — Oceans and Sabbath Ever After are here to rock you slow and loud.

🍽️ Taste of North Park

Saturday, October 4 @ North Park (11AM)

Taste of North Park turns the whole neighborhood into one giant grazing board, with 50+ food tastes, 15+ craft beer and cider sips, live music on every corner, and local art popping off around every turn.

🍺 Ocean Beach Oktoberfest

Friday, October 10 - Satuday, October 11 @ Ocean Beach (4PM)

Ocean Beach Oktoberfest blends beach vibes with Bavarian energy for two days, and it’s giving back over $50K while doing it.

🖤 Tim Burton Self Portrait Workshop

Saturday, October 18 @ Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve (10AM)

Join the Tim Burton Self Portrait Workshop to make moody art by the lake. Halloween deserves this attention to detail. Call it self-care.

LOCALS ONLY

  • WNDR San Diego is closing 9/1. But they’re going out with a Final Bash on 8/30 — art, music, community, and a set from local legend Sew Loka. Don’t miss the goodbye glow-up.

  • It’s warming up! SD Humane just dropped a new heat safety page with tips, pet enrichment ideas, and signs of heatstroke to watch for. Help your furry friends stay cool: sdhumane.org/heatsafety

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