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Best EDM Clubs & Pool Parties in San Diego

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The oldest town in California is mainly known for its beautiful coastline and beaches, but the nightlife scene is also an attraction that you don’t want to miss. From EDM to Hip Hop, San Diego offers some of the best venues for you to get turnt after a long day of sunning and surfing. So here’s a list of the best EDM clubs in this beautiful Pacific beach city. For more information on upcoming DJs, or bottle service, guestlists and ticketing, download our free mobile app! Or, if you’re on desktop, try our webapp.

Omnia

The undeniable top EDM club in the city. Omnia San Diego, just like its sister club in Las Vegas, regularly showcases world class talent such as Zedd, Calvin Harris, and Tiesto. When guests walk through the doors on the corner of Sixth and Island Ave., they will immediately be immersed into the dark, provocative and intriguing world that is Omnia, replete with burgundy velvet wallcovering at the ticketing desk and a mirrored portal lined with mesmerizing LED screens. The 8000 square feet main room along with the 4000 square feet VIP boxes balcony lies below a 7000 square feet rooftop terrace. Omnia SD is the biggest and most opulant club in SD with the best DJs in the world. What more can you ask for?

We have a free guestlist on most nights (free before 10:30 PM). Book tables and sign up for the free guestlist on our free mobile app!

Parq Nightclub San Diego

Parq

Parq will often feature some pretty top tier EDM DJs, but they also feature big hip hop artists as well. We’d recommend checking out the upcoming events at Parq to see who’s performing. Guestlist & bottle service is also available on the app.

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Bassmnt

Bassmnt SD is all about EDM, but if you like a little variety, a separate room featuring hip hop and other music is accessible. Two small bars and a large one make sure you can keep the alcohol flowing whenever you want. Drinks are also fairly priced. However, parking is limited in the area so do arrive early to secure entry. While Bassmnt is relatively smaller than Omnia, the club still has great talent spinning most of the nights. Entry can be tricky at times as bouncers tend to be rather strict. For guaranteed entry, definitely get your tickets or book a table in advance.

Bang Bang Nightclub San Diego

Bang Bang

The first thing you’ll notice when arriving at Bang Bang is its Tokyo-subway-station-styled entrance, which leads up to a second-floor space accessed from a steep stairwell that designers revamped into a tile-lined tunnel with piped-in subway sounds. Upstairs, diners can choose between the quieter, well-lit sushi barroom or the dimly lit social room with bar, dance floor and an endless stream of weird Japanese videos and cartoons playing on the walls. On weekends, the venue opens til late as a nightclub. If you’re looking for a nice kick, do try out the Punch Bowl with a couple of friends and you will be set all night. Get your tickets now and book bottle service for Bang Bang!

Spin

Two dance floors, kinetic lighting and lasers, as well as an open air roof deck with a great view of the city, Spin promises to give you a great time. On top of all that, the kitchen opens til 6am so you won’t have to be worried about having to trade dancing for leaving to eat. You’ll typically find more underground talent at Spin. Think techno, deep house, drum and bass, etc. See who’s spinning, get tickets, and book tables for Spin!

Sunburn (pool party)

What is summer without great pool parties? San Diego may be famous for its beaches but a proper pool party is always need to complete your summer. Sunburn at Hard Rock offers the best pool party in town featuring a laidback pool, tasty BBQ eats, VIP daybeds, and cabanas with lounge seating and flat screen TVs. Grab your sunnies, your swankiest pool gear and your crew and meet us poolside for some hot fun at the coolest spot in downtown! Sunburn typically plays Open Format music – you’ll find a mix of Top 40, EDM and Hip Hop on any given Saturday. General admission is a little steep here – we recommend bottle service for the best VIP experience. Presale tickets are also a good option. 

San Diego Nightclubs FAQ

What time do San Diego Nightclubs typically open?

Most nightclubs open around 10 PM.

What time do San Diego Nightclubs typically close?

Most close at 2 AM. San Diego is definitely not a city that stays up late.

What is the dress code like at San Diego Nightclubs?

Guys can wear nice jeans and a form fitting plain t-shirt or a nice button down shirt. Girls can wear jeans or a comfortable but stylish dress if they prefer. Of course guys and girls can never go wrong with dressing up even more – there is no such thing as overdressing when it comes to nightclubs.

How can I book bottle service for San Diego Nightclubs?

You can book table service using our free mobile app. Or, if you’re on desktop you can use our webapp.

How much is bottle service at San Diego Nightclubs?

Table minimums can get pretty expensive, but every venue is different. The best way to find out is to use our app.

What are the best EDM clubs in San Diego?

The best EDM clubs in San Diego are Omnia SD, Bang Bang, Spin Nightclub, and Bassmnt.

What are the best hip hop clubs in San Diego?

The best hip hop clubs in SD are Parq, Sidebar, and Fluxx. You can find a full list of the top hip club in San Diego here.

Is Pacific beach or Gaslamp Quarter better for nightlife?

It depends what you’re looking for. Gaslamp has more nightclubs and has a high energy vibe. Pacific Beach has a more laid back vibe, with many bars and breweries.

Illenium Tour Dates 2019

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Following the release of “Crashing” with Bahari in late January, Illenium announces a four-track remix package and 19 dates for a long-running North American tour, the latter of which culminates in his biggest headline shows to date.

The Colorado producer and live performer is scheduled to take the stage at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 21 before a double-header home-state victory lap at the mythical Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12. The tour begins Friday, March 15, at the first night of his Hakkasan residency in Las Vegas and includes stops at Ultra Music Festival in Miami and Bonnaroo in Tennessee.

The remix package for “Crashing” is out Friday and includes tracks from DROELOE, KLOUD, Rock Mafia and a stripped-down acoustic version from Illenium himself. Tickets for the 2019 tour go on sale Friday. Check the full list of dates below.

Illenium 2019 North America Tour
March 15 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
March 18 – Cabo San Lucas, MX – Juscollege Cabo 2019
March 30 – Miami, FL – Ultra Music Festival
April 5 – Kamloops, Canada – Snowbombing Canada [Date TBA]
April 6 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
April 26 – San Diego, CA – OMNIA Nightclub
April 27 – Fort Worth, TX – Ubbi Dubbi Festival [Date TBA]
May 15 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
May 26 – Speedway, IN – Indy 500 Snake Pit
June 06 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
June 09 – Kitchener, Canada – Ever After Music Festival
June 14 – George, WA – Paradiso Festival [Date TBA]
June 16 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
June 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Wet Republic Ultra Pool
July 05 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
August 24 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan Nightclub
September 21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
October 11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater (New Album Set)
October 12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater (Throwback Set)

Side Bar SD to Close for Renovations

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After an impressive, nearly 15-year run in the Gaslamp, Side Bar will temporarily suspend its industry nights, DJ sessions, and bottle service-fueled dance parties. The well-established bar, lounge, and nightclub is closing this Sunday, June 24 for a top-to-bottom renovation by RMD Group, which also operates the adjacent Ciro’s Pizzeria and Rustic Root and Volcano Rabbit in the Gaslamp

The remodel will reportedly take the venue in a more upscale and elevated direction. When it reopens this fall, Side Bar will feature a craft-ier cocktail menu as well as offer food service. A countdown to Sunday’s closing date starts tonight with its very last industry night, follow by the final Latin-inspired Stilo Thursday. Demolition Night is scheduled for Friday, with memorabilia and other pieces of the bar up for grabs, and an over-the-top “champagne war” blowout will go down on Saturday.

Porter Robinson at Omnia SD Promo Code

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Porter Robinson DJ Set at Omnia San Diego on Friday August 25, 2017.

Limited time promotion – use promo code DiscoPorter to get 20% off your ticket purchase here.

This code is only valid for the first 200 uses – if the code is no longer working that means more than 200 tickets have been purchased.

Find additional Omnia SD promo codes here.

We will not have a free guest list for this night, so if you’re definitely interested in going we highly recommend buying tickets. Set it off!

Spin (SD) Promo Code

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We do not currently have a promo code for Spin. You can buy presale tickets to events at Spin here.

Buying presale tickets at Spin ensures that you’ll get in – ticket holders also get expedited entry.

You can book table service / cabanas directly on our free mobile app, or on our webapp.

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Bassmnt (SD) Promo Code

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We do not currently have a promo code for Bassmnt. You can buy presale tickets to events at Bassmnt here.

Buying presale tickets at Bassmnt ensures that you’ll get in – ticket holders also get expedited entry.

You can book table service / cabanas and sign up for guestlists directly on our free mobile app, or on our webapp.

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California Senate Passes Bill Allowing Last Call to Extend to 4 AM

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Early this year, California Senator Scott Wiener began a campaign for the ‘Let Our Communities Adjust Late Night Act’, which proposed that each municipality within the state be given authority to choose their last call hour, possibly pushing it back to as late as 4AM.

Previously, all venues throughout the entire state were limited to a 2AM last call for alcohol services. “Nightlife matters a lot, culturally and economically, and it’s time to allow local communities more flexibility,” Senator Scott Wiener argued.

The Senator’s efforts have paid off as his proposed 4AM nightlife bill has officially passed in the Senate, allowing it to now move to Assembly for a review and a vote before reaching the governor for final word to “allow but not require local communities to let their bars and nightclubs serve alcohol until 4AM”.

This is a huge move that will affect party hotspots in the state like Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco if it passes through the next phase.

False Idol – San Diego’s New Tiki Bar Now Open

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After more than a year of gestation and much speculation, CH Projects’ has laid its offering at the feet of the tiki community by finally launching False Idol this past Sunday. Positioned as a bonafide tiki bar in the truest sense, it was created in partnership with author and rum expert Martin Cate, whose highly-regarded Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco was deemed Best American Cocktail Bar at the year’s Tales of the Cocktail.

Now open from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily, reservations — made via the bar’s website or OpenTable — are highly recommended, as the intimate space is only 1,000-square-feet. Hidden within a walk-in cooler inside Craft & Commerce, which just reopened last week after a year-long hiatus, the tropical wonderland is covered in tiki icons from top to bottom — from a ceiling strung with puffer fish and colorful glass buoy balls to walls and bar surfaces covered with custom masks and carvings of “false idols”. Vintage tiki ephemera, from matchbooks to menus, is displayed under glass on the bar top and there’s even an entrance grotto complete with a waterfall and a real flaming volcano. The bar’s tiki cred is enhanced by the involvement of famed industry craftsmen Bosko Hrnjak (Tiki Objects by Bosko) and Ignacio “Notch” Gonzalez (Top Notch Kustoms).

The 36-count drink menu, a collaboration between Cate and CH Projects Beverage Director Anthony Schmidt, will be served in custom-made tiki mugs. Spanning Polynesian classics to more modern craft interpretations, the $13 to $22 lineup ranges from the iconic Trader Vic’s Mai Tai and Eastern Sour to lost concoctions from long-shuttered tiki hotspots, including the Coronado Luau Special (blended lightly aged rum and black rums combined with brandy, dry curacao, orgeat, lemon and orange) from Hotel Del Coronado’s now-defunct Luau Room.

Some of the original cocktails include the Mai Sha Roa Na (blended Jamaican rum, madeira, banana liqueur, vanilla macadamia nut cordial, brightened with fresh lemon) and the Ode to Okolehao (bourbon, vanilla macadamia nut cordial, squeezed-to-order lemon and orange). There are also two $40 shareable cocktails, including the Luau Scorpion bowl for four people and the interactive Alkala the Fierce made with chai-infused-bourbon, aged and dark rum, vanilla, pimento dram and orgeat; ordering the drink will cause smoke and lava to billow from the volcano and the banquette seats to rumble and shake. False Idol will also house a serious rum collection — more than 200 rare and vintage varieties — and plans to launch a special Rum & Cocktail Club for die hard fans of the spirit.

Pendry San Diego to Feature New Nightclub – Oxford Social Club

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The first round of food and drink reveals slated for the Gaslamp’s forthcoming Pendry San Diego, the first hotel site for a new luxury brand developed by the well-regarded Montage Hotels & Resorts, contained a trio of venues that will be operated in partnership with Clique Hospitality, including Lionfish, its signature restaurant helmed by local chef Jose “JoJo” Ruiz (Ironside).

Due to open in the Gaslamp by late 2016, the Pendry is aiming to offer much more than just a swanky hotel stay; in addition to the Lionfish restaurant, The Pool House rooftop lounge, and nightlife venue Oxford Social Club, the 12-story complex will also house three more hospitality concepts designed to attract both locals and tourists. Of course, bottle service at the Oxford Social Club will be available.

Craft beer-centric Nason’s Beer Hall, named after the Nason & Co. Farmer’s Market that once operated at the same downtown site in the 1900s, will feature a deep tap list San Diego-made beers and international brews, plus a menu of global comfort food, and entertainment via vintage bar games.

At the Pendry’s lobby bar, Fifth & Rose, craft cocktails and elevated bar food will be served in a living room-inspired setting.

And its all-day eatery, dubbed Provisional Kitchen, Café & Mercantile, is being designed in collaboration with Raan and Lindsay Parton of Alchemy Works in Los Angeles. The greenhouse-like space will encompass a restaurant, which will offer a seasonal menu and takeaway options, and a marketplace retailing everything from homeware to gourmet pantry items and jewelry. In the communal dining room will be a full-service espresso bar fueled by Vittoria Coffee, an Australian brand which also runs the coffee program at Big Sur’s Post Ranch Inn.

4 A.M. Last Call Proposed for California Clubs

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Young tourists seeking a taste of Los Angeles nightlife are almost always in for a bitter pill. As originally reported on L.A. Weekly.

Expecting Hollywood glamour and all-night partying on a world-class level, revelers from out of town are more likely to get kicked to the curb at 2 a.m. because of California’s strict alcohol laws.

It’s embarrassing. State Sen. Mark Leno today announced that he has introduced legislation that would change our party pooper ways:

He wants to allow local governments to extend drinking hours until 4 a.m. Woot-woot?

Leno:
“This legislation would allow destination cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego to start local conversations about the possibility of expanding nightlife and the benefits it could provide the community by boosting jobs, tourism and local tax revenue.”

His bill, SB 635, would allow only nightclubs and restaurants to go until 4 a.m. (Stores that sell alcohol would still be subject to earlier hours).

Leno’s office says it would help bring California nightlife in line with that of such after-hours beacons as Las Vegas, New York, Chicago and Miami.

The legislation is supported by the California Restaurant Association.

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Some have argued that having all the drunk people leave bars at 2 a.m. puts pressure on communities and police, and that later closing times might actually spread the burden and allow some to sober up if they so chose.

Matt Gray, executive director of Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety:

“Uniform closing times put significant stress on public transportation systems and the law enforcement agencies tasked with managing and dispersing large crowds of patrons when they all leave the clubs at 2 a.m.”

But the big argument here is money. Lots of it. Leno’s office notes that nightlife in California is worth billions and that we’re home to 1 out of every 4 top-grossing nightlife venues in the nation.

However, the top 10 venues are in late-night-serving cities like New York, Vegas and Miami. Leno:

“Many cities in California have dynamic social activities that are vital to their economies, but they lack the flexibility to expand their businesses.”

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