Nightlife Venues
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California10 venues
Los Angeles· 3 venues
Academy LA Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Academy LA is Hollywood's most important mid-size music venue — a Hollywood Boulevard club presenting indie, electronic, and alternative acts in the most culturally iconic entertainment corridor in the world. Hollywood's extraordinary concentration of music industry professionals, entertainment executives, and creative talent creates a nightclub market where every performance is witnessed by people who shape global music culture.
6021 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
Echoplex Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
The Echo and Echoplex are Los Angeles's most beloved independent music venues — an Echo Park complex presenting indie, folk, and alternative acts for the most creative neighborhood in America's entertainment capital. Echo Park's extraordinary concentration of musicians, artists, and entertainment industry professionals creates a venue where the audience often includes the most influential tastemakers in American music.
1822 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Exchange LA Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Exchange LA is Los Angeles's most acclaimed electronic music venue — a Downtown LA club in the stunning former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building presenting world-class house and techno DJs in a spectacular Art Deco setting. LA's role as the global center of electronic dance music (the birthplace of Rave culture in America and home to legendary DJs from Moby to Skrillex) creates a nightclub market of unparalleled scale and sophistication.
618 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
San Francisco· 3 venues
DNA Lounge San Francisco
San Francisco, California
DNA Lounge is San Francisco's most beloved independent nightclub — an SoMa institution presenting electronic music, rock, and alternative events in one of the most technically sophisticated small venues in the Bay Area. San Francisco's extraordinary LGBTQ+ culture (the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement) and its innovative tech culture create a nightlife environment shaped by extraordinary creativity and genuine progressive values.
375 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Great American Music Hall San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Great American Music Hall is San Francisco's most beloved historic music venue — an 1907 burlesque theater on O'Farrell Street whose extraordinary Victorian interior (gilded balconies, painted ceilings) creates an intimate concert atmosphere where every artist performs in the shadow of San Francisco's extraordinary musical heritage. From the Grateful Dead to Nirvana, the Bay Area's contribution to American music finds one of its most beautiful venues here.
859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Mezzanine San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Mezzanine is San Francisco's most important electronic music venue — an SoMa warehouse club presenting world-class DJs in a raw industrial setting that reflects the Bay Area's extraordinary contribution to American electronic music culture. San Francisco's extraordinary history as the center of the rave movement, combined with the tech industry's creation of a young professional population with extraordinary entertainment spending power, creates a nightclub market of unusual sophistication.
444 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94103
