Fox Theatre (opens in a new tab)
Oakland
A 1928 movie palace given a $75 million restoration and reopened in 2009 as a ~2,800-cap concert hall. The centrepiece of downtown Oakland’s music revival.
Live-music venues worth the trip in Oakland, California
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The New Parish (opens in a new tab)
Oakland
A flexible ~450-cap downtown Oakland room with a courtyard, programming metal, underground hip-hop, reggae and funk.
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Yoshi’s (opens in a new tab)
Oakland
A 310-seat jazz club in Jack London Square, open since 1997 and among the most significant jazz rooms on the West Coast. Full Japanese restaurant attached.