SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Bottom of the Hill, a legendary independent live rock ‘n’ roll music venue in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood — that boasts being “The first place in SF your favorite band played” — announced Friday that 2026 will be its final year after a 35-year run.
The legendary music venue, affectionately nicknamed “BOTH” by fans, said it has played host to tens of thousands of acts over the years. Its owners are eyeing next New Year’s Eve as the last day fans can flock to a show.
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This legendary business will have lived to the ripe old age of 35, a long stretch in San Francisco for an independent rock ‘n’ roll venue of our size. It has been a wonderful trip, and we are full of stories and memories.
We will curate one more year of great shows, enticing bands that make up our history to come back for one final play on our stage. Let’s celebrate, for one more spin, how far we came, how many bands we hosted, how many amazing people we worked with. We want to thank the bands, their agents, managers, and roadies, for always bringing the most exciting shows to our intimate room, with the analog board at the helm. And most especially, we wish to thank our loyal customers who kept us in business for this long and told us, in so many ways, that we were doing things right…