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The beloved Golden Gate Park Bandshell concerts are back for 2024 with a packed schedule of live music. Illuminate LIVE recently announced their most recent lineup, with performances starting on March 1. These weekly free and family-friendly concerts are some of the most beloved events in the park. Catch over 100 performances in a variety of genres, including R&B, soul, jazz, funk, big band, strings, indie, rock, reggae, salsa, electronic, and EDM, and scroll down for the latest lineup announcement.
The highly-anticipated series comes to us courtesy of Illuminate and SF Rec & Parks. The Bandshell, which is 120 years old, added new lighting, a state-of-the-art sound system, and a new stage during the pandemic.
Plus, the iconic Golden Gate Park Band will also be performing at the bandshell for their 142nd season this summer. Every Sunday beginning on April 28 through October 6 you can see the band perform live. Check out the full schedule here for more details.
2024 Golden Gate Park Bandshell concert lineup
Weekly performances generally follow set themes for certain days, although there are plenty of special events in addition to the following:
- Wednesdays – Singer-Songwriter
- Fridays – Happy Hours
- Sundays and select Saturdays – Reggae
Check out the latest lineup below.
Table Of Contents
June 2024
- Sat 6/1 (2:00 pm-7:00 pm) – SF Live Concert – Madrone Art Bar
- Featuring DJ Knowpa Slaps, MC Radioactive, Rojai and the Pocket, and Howard Wiley
Band
- Featuring DJ Knowpa Slaps, MC Radioactive, Rojai and the Pocket, and Howard Wiley
- Sun 6/2 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- (4:30-5:30) Irie Dole
- (5:30 to 6:30 pm) Jah Yzer
- Wed 6/5 (4:00-7:00 pm) – Market to Bandshell – Singer/Songwriter
- 4:00 pm – Savage Bond
- 5:00 pm – 3 Flower Jam
- 6:00 pm – The Welcome Matt
- Fri 6/07 (4:30-7:30 pm) –Friday Happy Hour
- The Super Super Big Band (2 Sets)
- Wed 6/12 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- (4:30 pm) An Evening with the Killbanes
- (6:00 pm) Foxtails Brigade
- Fri 6/14 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Juneteenth Celebration at GGP Bandshell
- featuring Pat Wilder Band (2 sets) with Shaunna Hall opening
- Sat 6/15 (12:00 pm-4:00 pm) – Juneteenth Concert featuring The Sistas,
RhoyalBaib’e, MICOSOUL, and Klassic Man - Sun 6/16 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays with Irie Dole, DJ
Guidance and special guest TBD (5:30 to 6:30 pm) - Wed 6/19 (1:00 – 2:00 pm) – Special Event – Juneteenth –
- Monumental Reckoning 2024 – Embodying Realness
- Wed 6/19 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) –Juneteenth Wednesday
- 4:00 pm –Stephanie Woodford Quartet
- 5:15 pm – Veotis,
- 6:00 pm – August Lee Stevens
- Fri 6/21 (12:00 – 7:00 pm) – Make Music Day SF – In association with
836 M- 12:00 pm Echo Beach Jazz Band
- 1:00 pm Chroma Sea
- 2:00 pm Houseplants
- 3:00 pm – Nick Hasty
- 4:00: pm – DJ Sep
- 5:00 pm- DJ Umami (2 hour set)
- Sun 6/23 (4:30- 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- DJ Irie Dole, and special guest Live Band – Elana
- Wed 3/27 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Footprints
- 5:00 pm – Nondual Trio
- 6:00 pm – Anthony Arya Band
- Fri 6/28 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour
- Mango Bus (2 sets)
- Sat 6/29 (12:00 pm-4:00 pm) – Pride at the Bandshell in association with Big
Leap Collective- 12:00 Pleeay
- 1:00 pm – Mommy Mommy
- 2:00 pm – Skip The Needle
- 3:00 pm- Mild Universe
- Sun 6/30 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- Irie Dole, DJ Guidance and special guest TBD
July 2024
- Wed 7/3 (4:00-7:00 pm) – Market to Bandshell Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Paris Hing
- 5:00 pm – Aloha Uke Squad
- 6:00 pm – Bite
- Fri 7/5 (4:30-7:30 pm) –Friday Happy Hour
- Angelo Tomandl & Omigato! (2 Sets)
- Sun 7/7 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- Irie Dole and special guests Nice and Fresh Band
- Wed 7/10 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- An evening with Anna Karney and the Karney Band (5:30 to 7:00) plus
singer songwriters in the round with Frances Ancheta Becker, Anna
Troy, and Mjoy.
- An evening with Anna Karney and the Karney Band (5:30 to 7:00) plus
- Fri 7/12 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour
- etaoin shrdlu (2 sets)
- Sat 7/13 (12:00 – 5:00 pm) – San Francisco Free Folk Fest (Many performances)
- Sun 7/14 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- 5:30 – special guest DJ Shashamane Ras Gilbert
- 6:30- DJ Guid8nce
- Wed 7/17 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Rod McDonald
- 5:00 pm – Vagabond Empire
- 6:00 pm – Jim Bruno Trio
- Fri 7/19 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour
- DangerAte (2 sets)
- Sat 7/20 (12:00 – 4:00 pm) – (More info TBA)
- Sun 7/21 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- 5:30 pm – special guest Unity Sound – DJ Crossfyah (Nice Up)
- 6:30 pm – Irie Dole
- Wed 7/24 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:30 pm – Sam and Allegra opening
- 5:30 pm -An Evening with Essence and Friends
- Fri 7/26 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour
- The Cottontails (2 sets)
- Sat 7/27 (12:00 – 5:00 pm) – Humbolt County Music Showcase
- With Red Hot Shame, Good Time Charlies, Barking Dogma and The Critics
- Sun 7/28 (4:30 – 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- 5:30 pm – Guidance and special guest Arkaingelle
- 6:30 pm – DJ Irie Dole
- Wed 7/31 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Joe Burke
- 5:00 pm – JimBo Trout
- 6:00 pm – A Talent for Mischief
August 2024
- Fri 8/2 (4:00-7:00 pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour
- Brian Melvin's Grateful Jam (2 Sets)
- Sat 8/3 (2:00-6:00 pm) – SF Live at the Bandshell
- San Cha, Healing Gems and Agua Pura plus DJ Brown Amy in association with El Rio
- Sun 8/4 (4:30 pm-7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- with Irie Dole, DJ Guidance Special Guest Rocker-T with Live Band (5:30 to 6:30 pm)
- Wed 8/7 (4:00-7:00 pm) – Market to Bandshell – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm Alex Saunders
- 5:00 pm The Bunkermen
- 6:00 pm Dumpster Love 6:00 pm
- Wed 8/14 (4:00-7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm Pickleweed Paul –
- 5:00 pm TBA
- 6:00 pm Edwin and the Blue Wings
- Fri 8/16 (4:30-7:30pm) –Friday Night Happy Hour
- More in TBD
- Sun 8/18 (4:30 pm-7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- Irie Dole, DJ Guidance Special Guest DJ Veyn
- Wed 8/21 (4:00-7:00pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- (5:30-7 pm) An Evening with Mad Maggies
- Fri 8/23 (4:30-7:30pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour
- Shake It Booty Band (2 Sets)
- Sat 8/24 (2:00-6:00pm) – TBD Special Daytime Event
- Sun 8/25 (4:30-7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sunday
- (5:30-6:30 pm) special guests Mighty Mystic full live band
- (6:30-7:30 pm) Irie Dole and DJ Guidance
- Wed 8/28 (4:00-7pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- (5:30-7:00 pm) An Evening with Chris von Sneidern
- Fri 8/30 (4:30-7:30pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour
- Kevin Gerzevitz Ensemble (2 Sets)
- Sat 8/31 (12:00-4pm) – Special Saturday Show
- Bandshell’s Third Annual Surf Fest – Special guests and headliner TBA
The free concerts are funded through private donations and have been a beloved series since it first began in 2020 to celebrate Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary. “Free live music at the Golden Gate Bandshell has made Golden Gate Park even more vibrant and inviting for people in every neighborhood in San Francisco and across the world,” said SF Rec & Parks General Manager Phil Ginsburg. “Adding to larger annual events like Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the bandshell series features hundreds of acts four days a week that you can easily access by car, bus, bike, or foot. This exciting series also ensures that the park’s proud music history lives on!”
Find the Bandshell at 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive at SF’s Golden Gate Park Music Concourse.
By Dana Flynn and Jamie Ferrell