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
April 2024
- Wed 4/3 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Market to Bandshell – Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Out of Town Couple
- 5:00 pm – Normcore
- 6:00 pm – Good Twin
- Fri 4/5 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour – Thùy Linh and Jazz is You (2
Sets) - Sat 4/6 (12:00 to 4:00 pm) – A Tribute to the Past – featuring Bond Girl
and Jean Genie - Sun 4/7 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays with Irie Dole, DJ
Guidance and special guest DJ Polo Rein - Wed 4/10 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Ben Lang
- 5:00 pm – Drew Martin
- 6:00 pm – Jaeger & Reid
- Sun 4/14 (12:00 to 4:00 pm) – GGP Bandshell Psychedelic
Rock Show 2024: The Love Dimension, My Dallas Teen, and The Spiral
Electric - Sun 4/14 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays with
Irie Dole, DJ Guid8nce, and special guest DJ Moi - Wed 4/17 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Sony Holland
- 5:00 pm – Julietta Hay
- 6:00 pm – Peter Lindman and Roger Rocha
- Fri 4/19 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Bicycle Day with Live Performances by
Wiskerman and special guests - Sat 4/20 (12:00 to 4:00 pm) – Poetry and Strings in the Park (More info
TBA) - Sun 4/21 (10:00 to 2:00 pm) – Golden Gate Park Bandshell Kid’s Fest
2024- 10:30 am to 11:15 – Melita Doostan
- 11:30 – 1:30 pm – Charity and the JAMBand
- Sun 4/21 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays “Earth Day Special
Event” with Irie Dole, DJ Guidance, and special guest Deuce Eclipse and
DJ El Kool Kyle, plus many special guests - Wed 4/24 (4:00 – 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm – Matt Jaffe
- 5:00 pm – Anna Karney
- 6:00 pm – Evan Wardell
- Sun 4/28 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays with Irie Dole, DJ
Guidance and special guest Lionize – Blessed Coast Sound
May 2024
- Wed 5/1 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) Market to Bandshell – Like Planes– 4:00 pm,
Tacomosh– 5:00 pm, The Wyatt Act – 6:00 pm - Fri 5/3 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour – Erik Jekabson Ensemble (2
Sets) - Sat 5/4 (2:00 to 6:00 pm) – SF Live Kick-Off at the Bandshell “Electric Fields” in
association with Great Northern and Monarch - Sun 5/5 (4:30 pm to 7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays
- 5:30 to 6:30 pm- Special Guests Los Bahianatos
- 6:30 to 7:30 pm- Irie Dole, DJ Guidance and Cinco De Mayo
- Wed 5/8 (4:00 to 7:00 pm)– Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm- Louiza
- 5:00 pm- Scatter Brained
- 6:00 pm- Uncle Grape
- Fri 5/10 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Friday Happy Hour – Local Music Night
- 4:30 to 5:30 pm- Laser Beam
- 5:45 to 6:45- The Getz
- Sat 5/11 (3:00 to 7:00 pm) – Special Mother’s Day Show TBA
- Sun 5/12 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Crucial Reggae Sundays Mother’s Day Dance
with residents Irie Dole and DJ Guidance - Wed 5/15 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4:00 pm- Middle Dog
- 5:00 pm- Migrant Pickers
- 6:00 pm- Stray Muse
- Fri 5/17 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) –An Evening with Nina Causey (2 Sets)
- Wed 5/22 (4:00 to 7:00 pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday, An Evening with
Tom Finch with special guest opener Chris Peck - Fri 5/24 (4:30 to 7:30 pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour – Key Elements Latin
Jazz Ensemble (2 Sets) - Sat 5/25 (12 to 4:00 pm) – Past/Future Tradition/Innovation Day
- 12:00-12:30 pm – Often Easy
- 12:45-1:15 pm – Mitch Rocket
- 1:30-2:00 pm – Super Cassette
- 2:15-3:00 pm – Katsy Pline,
- 3:15-4:00 pm – Country Risque
- Sun 5/26 (4:30 to 7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sunday
- 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Native Elements
- 6:30- 7:30 pm – Irie Dole and DJ Guidance
- Wed 5/29 (4:00 to 7:00 pm)– Singer/Songwriter Wednesday,
- 4:15 – 5:15pm- The Real Sarahs
- 5:30 to 7:00 pm An Evening with Jenerator
- Fri 5/31 (4:30-7:30 pm) – Friday Night Happy Hour – Ariel Marin Band (2 sets)
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