SOMA SAN DIEGO Concerts 2025-2026

The show was awesome the venue is okay. Big open space but the lights could be updated. Sound was decent until the head liner went on then it was cracked way up and distorted the person rapping.

My daughter invited me to go with her, she bought our tickets. It was my first time being in the place. In the past, I have picked my kids up out front. We saw her favorite band, actually 4 bands played that night. Great lineup, great sound system. The place was safe, and people were having fun.

It's standing only, and they do serve beer, but the place is actually pretty big. I was surprised in a good way. The concert that we saw was excellent!! Light show, no matter where you are in the venue, you're right there, and you can see the performance up close. I preferred this interactive experience to being in a big stadium far away from the performer. Will definitely go again.

Good venue and most shows are all ages. There is a bar inside the venue. There is also free parking and a lot of free parking. Usually doors open an hour before the opener starts. They also have a lot of opportunities for people to see the performer with meet and greets.

San Diego's "leading all-ages venue for punk and alternative-rock concerts." basement area, known as "The Dungeon" (Which was the actual freezer room for the slaughterhouse)that held approximately 100 people. It was in the dungeon that many local San Diego bands got their first opportunity to play at the club. In 1994, SOMA moved to a former warehouse at 5303 Metro Street, just south of the University of San Diego. Major artists such as Faith No More, Fugazi, Pavement, Radiohead, The Ramones, The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer and Oasis performed here, as well as many local bands. The venue closed in 1999. In 2002, Paul reopened SOMA at its current home, a former multiplex movie theater that was renovated into a concert venue. Walls dividing individual theaters were torn down to create one large area for the main stage. It can hold up to 2,300 occupants in its main hall, and the side stage can accommodate 500+. Many of the theater's old production offices have been turned into dressing rooms for the bands which overlook the audience. There is a snack bar and merchandise area in the lobby. On September 22, 2016, SOMA served beer in the side-stage room for a show by the band Descendents. This marked the first time in the venue's history that alcohol had been served. The first person to ever order a beer inside of SOMA was lead singer Mikey Carnevale of The Frights