250 capacityStanding room21+$
Kilowatt has been a Mission District institution since 1993, operating out of a former firehouse on 16th Street that once housed Engine Company No. 14. The building's history runs deep: Green Day played some of their earliest shows here, and the venue has maintained its punk and indie credentials ever since. The room is small, holding maybe 250 people, with a floor-level stage and the kind of sticky-floor atmosphere that punk rock demands. Shows happen on a small stage in the back, while the front bar area keeps the neighborhood regulars supplied with cheap drinks and good conversation. The booking focuses on local and touring underground acts, with an emphasis on punk, garage rock, and metal. It's not fancy, but it's authentic. If you want to see where San Francisco's underground rock scene lives, start here.
Alternative (23)Electronic (15)Rock (6)Punk (5)Folk (3)Hip-Hop (2)
Upcoming Shows
Recent Shows
Shows from the last 90 days
Sun, Jul 26
Indie Rock
Micah And The Mirrors + Solid State Radio and The Control Freaks
Sun, Jul 26
Hip Hop
Boozewa + GRAIN + Wonderland Rejects
Sat, Jul 25
Electronic
Aliens: 2 Floors + 7 DJs
Sat, Jul 25
Electronic
TraumaCheez + Howan + Failure to Appear
1:00 PM
Fri, Jul 24
Indie Rock
Dream Arenas + Band Argument + Dalmatia
Not specified
Fri, Jul 24
Rock
Band Argument + Dalmatia
Fri, Jul 24
Electronic
DJ Maryzelle + DJ Centipede
Thu, Jul 23
Rock
Milk for the Angry + Serpentfoot + Starry Eyed Cadet
Thu, Jul 23
Funk
LETTUCE ROCK
Wed, Jul 22
Indie Rock
Old Clothes New Outfit + Normcore + Box Cutter
Tue, Jul 21
Jazz
The SoapGirls + For Horses
Not specified
Sun, Jul 19
Alternative
The Wave and the Particle + Half Rotten Goddess + Obscuria
Sun, Jul 19
Alternative
Velvet + Badvril + Junebug
Sat, Jul 18
Latin
Flaco El Jandro + Saraca
Sat, Jul 18
Hip Hop
Masterz of Disasterz + Brain Fog + DrClockMusic
Fri, Jul 17
Electronic
Honey Channel Dance Night
Not specified
Fri, Jul 17
Indie Pop
Date My Friend
Thu, Jul 16
Pop
Andy Ruins Erik's 50th
8:00 PM
Wed, Jul 15
Electronic
Boy Apocalypse + Mntycarlo + DJ Meg Maig
Not specified
Sun, Jul 12
Punk
Schlong + Damage Party + The Creepy Crawlies
Not specified
Sun, Jul 12
Hip Hop
Moderator + The Architect
8:00 PM
Sat, Jul 11
Hip Hop
Global P + DJ Baysik + DJ Guapi
Not specified
Sat, Jul 11
Indie Rock
Time Crunch + Cheers for Nothing + Dalmatia
1:00 PM
Fri, Jul 10
Electronic
DJ Matthew Holt + Ochenta
Not specified
Fri, Jul 10
House
DJ PFR RECORDS + ZZ
Fri, Jul 10
Country
Pearl Charles + Carson McHone
7:00 PM
Thu, Jul 9
Indie Rock
Twisterella
Not specified
Wed, Jul 8
Indie Pop
Squid Saves The Planet + Paved Paradise + Coco Vaughn
Not specified
Tue, Jul 7
Rock
The Spiral Electric + Znora + Freature
Not specified
Sun, Jul 5
Indie Pop
Poems + Isabella Rosetta + claire eileen
7:00 PM