Hey Music Junkies!
Here is next week, Monday Oct 26 through Sunday Nov 1. Two big ones anchor the week in San Jose: W.A.S.P. brings the “1984 to Headless” tour with KK’s Priest to San Jose Civic on Tuesday, and Caifanes plays San Jose Civic on Thursday. Around them, Rickshaw Stop and Cafe du Nord have strong runs, the Guild Theatre has Blues Traveler two nights, a Halloween Grateful Dead tribute, and The Psychedelic Furs, and the East Bay and Sacramento rooms add a full punk and metal thread. Check the venue and ticket sites because times and sellouts can change.
MONDAY, OCT 26
- Havok (with Slackjaw and Xoth) – thrash metal – Goldfield Trading Post, Roseville, 238 Vernon St – 7:00 PM per the band’s tour announcement, 21+ (some ticket listings show 6:00 PM, likely doors). Note: Hellripper was originally billed on this tour but is missing the first half of the US run over visa delays, so Hellripper is not listed here.
- The War and Treaty – rock/soul – The Chapel, SF – 8:00 PM
- Wine Lips (with Buddy Wynkoop, Hazy Portraits) – indie – Rickshaw Stop, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM
TUESDAY, OCT 27
- W.A.S.P. (with KK’s Priest) – metal, “1984 to Headless” tour – San Jose Civic, San Jose – 8:00 PM
- Violet Grohl (with Suzy Clue) – alt – Rickshaw Stop, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM
- Havok (with Slackjaw and Xoth) – thrash metal – Cornerstone, Berkeley – 8:00 PM
- The Bridge City Sinners (with Liam St. John and Shawn D’Amario) – folk punk – Mystic Theatre, Petaluma – doors 7:30 PM, show 8:30 PM
- Knox – pop – Ace of Spades, Sacramento – 6:30 PM
- The Wldlfe – indie – The Independent, SF – 8:00 PM
- Slow Pulp – indie – The Fillmore, SF – 8:00 PM, listed sold out
WEDNESDAY, OCT 28
- We Are Scientists (with Soft Contact) – alt – Rickshaw Stop, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM
- Great Lake Swimmers (with Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter, duo) – folk rock – Cafe du Nord, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM, 21+
- Michael Franti Trio, Heartstrings and Dynamite – rock – Ace of Spades, Sacramento – 7:00 PM
- Freak Slug – indie – The Independent, SF – 8:00 PM
- Slow Pulp – indie – The Fillmore, SF – 8:00 PM
THURSDAY, OCT 29
- Caifanes – rock – San Jose Civic, San Jose – 8:00 PM
- Francis of Delirium (with swell foop) – indie rock – Cafe du Nord, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM
- Katie Pruitt (with Olivia Barton) – Americana/indie rock – The Chapel, SF – 8:00 PM
- Hayden Everett (with Jackson Lundy) – folk – Brick and Mortar Music Hall, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM, all ages
- The Tubs (with Touch Girl Apple Blossom, Dusty Slims) – indie – Rickshaw Stop, SF – 9:00 PM, doors 8:00 PM
- Blues Traveler – blues rock/folk/jam – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park – doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM
- Grateful Thursdays with Alex Jordan and Friends, Salute to RatDog (featuring Mark Karan, Dave Ellis and Mookie Siegel) – rock/jam – Club Fox, Redwood City – 7:30 to 10:30 PM, doors 6:30 PM, 21+
- The Bridge City Sinners (with Liam St. John and Shawn D’Amario) – folk punk – The UC Theatre, Berkeley – 7:30 PM, doors 6:30 PM, all ages
- Concision, State of Reliance, Let Them Eat Horses, Damnata – punk/hardcore – 924 Gilman, Berkeley – 6:30 PM, $13 adv / $15 door
- Jose Madero, USA Tour 2026 – rock – Ace of Spades, Sacramento – 7:00 PM
- Patrick Wolf – indie – The Independent, SF – 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, OCT 30
- Lime Garden (with Whalefall) – indie rock – Cafe du Nord, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM, listed sold out on the venue calendar Oct 24
- Stella Lefty (with Grace Enger) – pop – Bimbo’s 365 Club, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM, all ages
- Burndown Tour 2026: Febuary, Love Letter, Stella and more – punk/indie – 924 Gilman, Berkeley – 7:30 PM, advance GA sold out
- Analog Dog – rock – Cornerstone, Berkeley – 8:00 PM, all ages
- Psyched! Fest: 60 Juno, Misandrist, Still Ruins, Algoslave – rock – Neck of the Woods, SF – 8:00 PM
- Lazer Beam, Bloodsugar, Modern Monsters, Bombshell – rock – Neck of the Woods, SF – 8:00 PM
- Mdou Moctar (with Orchestra Gold) – desert rock/folk rock – Mystic Theatre, Petaluma – 8:30 PM
- Catch Your Breath, Not Broken Enough Tour – rock – Channel 24, Sacramento – 7:00 PM
- High Step Society – electro swing, live seven-piece band – The Independent, SF – 9:00 PM, 21+
- Galactic – funk/jazz – The Fillmore, SF – 8:00 PM
- Blues Traveler – blues rock/folk/jam – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park – doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM, second night
- Skillet, Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour – rock – Hard Rock Live, Wheatland – 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, OCT 31
- Medium Build – indie/folk – The Regency Ballroom, SF – 8:00 PM, doors 7:00 PM
- Stu Allen and Mars Hotel, “Haunted Halloween at The Guild” – Grateful Dead tribute – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park – doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM
- Spy, Fentanyl, No Guard, Violent Imagery, Rose Chamber – hardcore/punk – 924 Gilman, Berkeley – 7:00 PM, $18
- The Emo Night Tour – DJ party night playing emo anthems – The Independent, SF – 9:00 PM
- Improvement Movement (with Adron) – prog rock – Brick and Mortar Music Hall, SF – 9:00 PM
- Galactic – funk/jazz – The Fillmore, SF – 8:00 PM
- Soul Ska Halloween Party (with DJ Troubleman) – ska – Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley – 8:00 PM
SUNDAY, NOV 1
- The Psychedelic Furs (with We Are Scientists) – new wave/punk/art rock – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park – 8:00 PM to midnight
- Worst Party Ever, Equipment, Ogbert The Nerd, Flight Patterns – emo/indie/punk – 924 Gilman, Berkeley – 7:00 PM, $20 adv / $25 door
- Mom Jeans – emo/indie rock – Channel 24, Sacramento – 7:30 PM
- SIX60 – rock – The Independent, SF – 8:00 PM
- Foreigner, Celebrating Fifty Years – classic rock – Reno Ballroom, Reno – 7:00 PM, $85-$100
BEYOND THE BAY
- Havok, Goldfield Trading Post, Roseville, Mon Oct 26; Skillet, Hard Rock Live, Wheatland, Fri Oct 30; Foreigner, Reno Ballroom, Sun Nov 1; and the Sacramento shows above (Ace of Spades and Channel 24) make up the Beyond the Bay corner this week. Goldfield is the Roseville room at 238 Vernon St, not the closed Sacramento location.
Ticket availability wasn’t verified for every show so make sure to check before you head out or head to the venue’s websites. Some listings came from secondary sources. If you spot something we missed, holler at us, this calendar is a living thing.…