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San Francisco Concerts - October 2008
Updated October 1, 2008
This list does not cover every live music club in San Francisco, but includes larger concert venues and acts at select clubs in the Bay Area.
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San Francisco Concerts - October 2008
Events and times at these San Francisco concert venues are subject to change, and shows may be added. Please check with the venue directly to confirm all dates, shows and tickets.
The Fillmore
San Francisco Concerts - The Fillmore
- 10/2 to 4 - Dark Star Orchestra
- 10/5 - Helloween w/Gamma Ray
- 10/6 - Stars
- 10/7 - MeShell Ndegeocello & The Coup
- 10/7 - My Space Music Presents Goldrush featuring Santogold w/Mates of State, Alice Smith, Low VS Diamond
- 10/8 to 10/11 - Chris Isaak
- 10/13 - Black Kids
- 10/14 - Pendulum
- 10/15 - Wire
- 10/16 - Gaelic Storm
- 10/17 - Ghostland Observatory
- 10/18 - Tower of Power
- 10/19 & 20 - Flogging Molly
- 10/21 & 22 - Stereolab
- 10/23 - Martin Sexton
- 10/24 - The Mountain Goats & Kaki King Present: The Last Happy Night of Your Life
- 10/25 - Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band w/Corey Harris
- 10/27 & 28 - Girl Talk w/Grand Buffet, the Deathset, Hearts of Darknesses, CX Kidtronik
- 10/29 - Cobra Starship w/Forever the Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights, Sing It Loud
- 10/30 - The Black Keys presented by Converse w/special guest Dr Dog
- 10/31 - Chris Cornell w/Timbaland
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco Concerts - Great American Music Hall
- 10/2 & 3 - Guitar - Bass - Drums feat Ry Cooder - Nick Lowe - Jim Keltner
- 10/4 - Deerhoof/Okay/The Happy Hollows
- 10/6 & 7 - Black Lips/Mika Miko/Grand Ole Party
- 10/8 - From the Jam: featuring Bruce Foxton & Rick Buckler of the Jam
- 10/9 - Ron Sexsmith
- 10/10 - Bag of Toys/Pat Jordan Band/Dogman Joe
- 10/11 - Joan Osborne/Matt Morris
- 10/13 - Black Kids/The Virgins (show moved from The Fillmore)
- 10/14 - Audrye Sessions/Wild Sweet Orange/Poor Bailey
- 10/15 - the subdudes/JimBo Trout & Jimmy Sweetwater
- 10/16 - The Dead C/Six Organs of Admittance
- 10/17 - Lotus
- 10/19 - SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
- 10/21 - Justin Nozuka/Gabe Dixon Band
- 10/22 - Dar Williams/Shawn Mullins
- 10/23 - The Felice Brothers/Deer Tick
- 10/24 - Honeycut/Sonny & the Sunsets
- 10/26 - Tania Libertad
- 10/29 - Voices of Latin Rock
- 10/30 - SFJAZZ Festival Presents Bay Area Sax Summit
The Independent
San Francisco Concerts - The Independent
- 10/1 - People Under the Stairs/Common Market/Shawn Jackson
- 10/2 to 10/3 - Barrington Levy
- 10/4 - Nikka Costa
- 10/5 - Margot & the Nuclear So and So's/David Vandervelde/Judgement Day
- 10/7 - Murs
- 10/8 - Pato Banton & The Mystic Roots Band
- 10/9 - Sean Hayes
- 10/10 - Cake/ King City
- 10/11 - Quintron and Miss Pussycat/Peaches Christ's Cavalcade of Horros! feat the Devil-Ettes, Tenttecca & Syphillis Diller/Golden Triangle
- 10/17 - Grupo Fantasma
- 10/ 18 - LTJ Bukem feat MC Conrad/DJ Kuze
- 10/19 - Bob Schneider/Amie Miriello
- 10/20 - Butch Walker
- 10/21 - Blind Melon
- 10/22 - Rose Hill Drive/The Blakes/Colour Revolt/The Federalists
- 10/23 - The Mountain Goats/Kaki King
- 10/24 - Sonya Kitchell & The Slip/Dave Brogan/Brad Barr
- 10/25 - Sila and the Afrofunk Experience/DJ Jeremiah & the Afrobeat Nation/Andy Allo/DJ Pleasuremaker (show moved from 10/10 - all tickets honored)
- 10/28 - Fujiya & Miyagi/Prototypes
- 10/29 & 10/30 - Crystal Castles/Lymbyc System
- 10/31 - Albino!/Toubab Krewe
Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Concerts - Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium
Listings at HP Pavilion include shows and other performances, indicated with an asterisk (*).
- N/A
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco Concerts - Palace of Fine Arts
Listings at the Palace of Fine Arts include shows and other performances, indicated with an asterisk (*). Live Nation Tickets for Some Shows
- 10/2 - An Evening With Great Big Sea
- *10/11 to 10/19 - The Hula Show 2008
- 10/11 to 10/12 - 10/17 to 10/19 - The Hula Show 2008
- 10/15 - "Soul Survivor" Evening With Mavis Staples
- 10/16 - SF Jazz Beacon Award Rebecca Mauleon w/special guests
- *10/24 to 10/30 - Smuin Ballet - "Carmen"
Slim's
San Francisco Concerts - Slim's
- 10/1 - Ill Bill/Sean Price
- 10/3 - Twilight of the Thundergod Tour w/Amon Amarth/Ensiferum/Belphegor
- 10/5 - Benefit for Muttville featuring Gogol Bordello
- 10/9 - Plastic People of the Universe/Little Cow/Forrest Day
- 10/10 - The Sword/Year Long Disaster/Black Cobra
- 10/11 - David & Linda LaFlamme w/the Alameda All Starts (performing the music of "It's a Beautiful Day)
- 10/12 - Amorphis/Leaves' Eyes/ Samael
- 10/13 - Unearth/Protest the Hero/The Acacia Strain
- 10/16 - Street Dogs/Time Again/Flatfoot 56
- 10/17 - Jahlectrik/Stranger
- 10/18 - Bhi Bhiman/The Stone Foxes/The Moondoggies
- 10/19 - Bayside/The Matches/Valencia
- 10/21 - The Original Wailers featuring Junior Marvin, Wya Lindo & Al Anderson
- 10/22 - Fito Reinoso y Armonia/The John Santos Sextet
- 10/23 - Sherwood/The Pink Spiders/Barcelona
- 10/25 - Kamelot/Edguy
- 10/26 - Everlast/The Lordz
- 10/27 - Apocalyptica
- 10/28 - The Damned/The Dilettantes
- 10/29 - Devin the Dude/Coughee Brothaz
- 10/30 - The Revival Tour w/Chuck Ragan, Ben Nichols, Tim Barry and Tom Gabel
- 10/31 - Corrupted/Ludicra Asunder
The Warfield
San Francisco Concerts - The Warfield
- 10/4 - The Dandy Warhols
- 10/11 - Julieta Venegas: El Presente Tour
- 10/15 - Joe Jackson
- 10/ 17 to 10/18 - Kings of Leon
- 10/20 - Patti Smith
- 10/21 - The Killers
- 10/24 - Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band
- 10/25 - The Kooks
- 10/30 - Cassandra Wilson
- 10/31 - Umphrey's McGee
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******Events and times at these San Francisco concert venues are subject to change. Please check with the venue directly to confirm all dates, shows and tickets.
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