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Pop goes San Diego: 5 Seconds Of Summer, Afroman, Young the Giant & Cold War Kids
Live music, July 9-15, 2026
5 Seconds Of Summer specialize in synth-heavy dance-pop and alternative music driven by live instrumentation
5 Seconds Of Summer
Upcoming Event
5 Seconds of Summer
- Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Viejas Arena, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer began as a group of high-school musicians inspired by the music of Poway’s Blink-182. Starting around 2011, they launched a series of increasingly successful Youtube videos with their covers of pop-punk songs. After One Direction's Louis Tomlinson tweeted a link to one of their videos, they were invited to support One Direction on massive stadium tours in 2013 and 2014, earning them widespread global recognition. They specialize in a brand of synth-heavy dance-pop and alternative music driven by live instrumentation, as heard on hits like “Amnesia,” She Looks So Perfect,” and their 2018 smash “Youngblood,” which became one of the most streamed tracks in the world. Their success has been so great that they’re the first band to have their first three studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Though primarily known as a vocal group (often dubbed “Australia’s One Direction”), all four members play their own instruments, including guitars, bass, and drums. They’re touring in support of their sixth studio album, Everyone’s A Star.
Afroman
Upcoming Event
Afroman
- Sunday, July 12, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: 21+
Afroman (Joseph Edgar Foreman) is known for blending hip-hop with humorous stories and cannabis-themed party tracks. Long before social media, he bypassed record labels by utilizing file-sharing platforms like Napster to independently launch his career. He earned global fame with his comedic 2000 stoner-anthem “Because I Got High,” which humorously details how cannabis ruined the narrator's everyday life and responsibilities. The track topped the charts in several countries, was heard in the film Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and it earned a 2002 Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. His debut album The Good Times included another hit, “Crazy Rap,” widely known by its tagline “Colt 45 and 2 Zig Zags,” and he earned the ire of his local Ohio sheriff’s department when he used security footage of them raiding his home in music videos for “Will You Help Me Repair My Door” and “Lemon Pound Cake” (a confection he claims sheriffs ate from his home during the raid). The police action is addressed on his new album Freedom of Speech, which dropped in April, right around the same time as he won a lawsuit filed by sheriffs over their unwanted music videos cameos (jurors ruled the songs and home security footage were protected speech under the First Amendment).
Young the Giant and Cold War Kids
Upcoming Event
Young the Giant and Cold War Kids
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Open Air Theatre, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Irvine-based rock band Young the Giant first made their mark around 2010, thanks to hits such as “Cough Syrup” and “My Body” that would both reach the top five on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and go on to earn multi-platinum RIAA sales status. Acclaimed releases like their 2016 album Home of the Strange are known for addressing the immigrant experiences of frontman Sameer Gadhia with catchy, stream-friendly anthems. Their 2022 concept album American Bollywood tells a four-act story drawing on Indian mythology to parallel the band's own underdog journey as outsiders in the music industry. Their sixth studio album Victory Garden dropped in May. Long Beach’s Cold War Kids play blues-flavored alt-rock, having first earned widespread notice with their 2006 single “Hang Me Up To Dry.” They’ve kept up a string of hits like 2015’s “First,” which topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. They recently released a single for “There Goes the Night,” from an expanded 20th anniversary edition of their debut album Robbers & Cowards. Young the Giant and Cold War Kids last played the SDSU campus together in 2017. The bill this time includes occasional Travis Barker collaborator KennyHoopla, as well as rising locals almost monday, who’ve been playing the entire Victory Garden Tour.
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Pop goes San Diego: 5 Seconds Of Summer, Afroman, Young the Giant & Cold War Kids
Live music, July 9-15, 2026
Pop goes San Diego: 5 Seconds Of Summer, Afroman, Young the Giant & Cold War Kids
Live music, July 9-15, 2026
5 Seconds Of Summer specialize in synth-heavy dance-pop and alternative music driven by live instrumentation
5 Seconds Of Summer
Upcoming Event
5 Seconds of Summer
- Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Viejas Arena, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer began as a group of high-school musicians inspired by the music of Poway’s Blink-182. Starting around 2011, they launched a series of increasingly successful Youtube videos with their covers of pop-punk songs. After One Direction's Louis Tomlinson tweeted a link to one of their videos, they were invited to support One Direction on massive stadium tours in 2013 and 2014, earning them widespread global recognition. They specialize in a brand of synth-heavy dance-pop and alternative music driven by live instrumentation, as heard on hits like “Amnesia,” She Looks So Perfect,” and their 2018 smash “Youngblood,” which became one of the most streamed tracks in the world. Their success has been so great that they’re the first band to have their first three studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Though primarily known as a vocal group (often dubbed “Australia’s One Direction”), all four members play their own instruments, including guitars, bass, and drums. They’re touring in support of their sixth studio album, Everyone’s A Star.
Afroman
Upcoming Event
Afroman
- Sunday, July 12, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: 21+
Afroman (Joseph Edgar Foreman) is known for blending hip-hop with humorous stories and cannabis-themed party tracks. Long before social media, he bypassed record labels by utilizing file-sharing platforms like Napster to independently launch his career. He earned global fame with his comedic 2000 stoner-anthem “Because I Got High,” which humorously details how cannabis ruined the narrator's everyday life and responsibilities. The track topped the charts in several countries, was heard in the film Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and it earned a 2002 Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. His debut album The Good Times included another hit, “Crazy Rap,” widely known by its tagline “Colt 45 and 2 Zig Zags,” and he earned the ire of his local Ohio sheriff’s department when he used security footage of them raiding his home in music videos for “Will You Help Me Repair My Door” and “Lemon Pound Cake” (a confection he claims sheriffs ate from his home during the raid). The police action is addressed on his new album Freedom of Speech, which dropped in April, right around the same time as he won a lawsuit filed by sheriffs over their unwanted music videos cameos (jurors ruled the songs and home security footage were protected speech under the First Amendment).
Young the Giant and Cold War Kids
Upcoming Event
Young the Giant and Cold War Kids
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
- Open Air Theatre, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Irvine-based rock band Young the Giant first made their mark around 2010, thanks to hits such as “Cough Syrup” and “My Body” that would both reach the top five on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and go on to earn multi-platinum RIAA sales status. Acclaimed releases like their 2016 album Home of the Strange are known for addressing the immigrant experiences of frontman Sameer Gadhia with catchy, stream-friendly anthems. Their 2022 concept album American Bollywood tells a four-act story drawing on Indian mythology to parallel the band's own underdog journey as outsiders in the music industry. Their sixth studio album Victory Garden dropped in May. Long Beach’s Cold War Kids play blues-flavored alt-rock, having first earned widespread notice with their 2006 single “Hang Me Up To Dry.” They’ve kept up a string of hits like 2015’s “First,” which topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. They recently released a single for “There Goes the Night,” from an expanded 20th anniversary edition of their debut album Robbers & Cowards. Young the Giant and Cold War Kids last played the SDSU campus together in 2017. The bill this time includes occasional Travis Barker collaborator KennyHoopla, as well as rising locals almost monday, who’ve been playing the entire Victory Garden Tour.
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