Celebrate the Fourth of July With the Commodores at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!
Celebrate the 4th of July at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the Commodores! Then relax and stay after the concert for a front row seat to the Big Bay Boom fireworks display on San Diego Bay. The Commodores aren’t just any group - they have staying power. Just like their hit song "Brick House," the Commodores have created a foundation that just won’t budge. For three decades, the Grammy® Award-winning Commodores have remained a force in the music industry. These legends of Motown put on one of the best live shows around, with hit after hit. With all the...
Ziggy Marley Joins the San Diego Symphony at The Rady Shell!
Ziggy Marley joins the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for an evening of music by the eight-time Grammy® winner, Emmy winner, musician, producer, activist and humanitarian who has cultivated a legendary career for close to 40 years. The eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy has hewed his own path as a musical pioneer, infusing the reggae genre with funk, blues, rock and other elements through mindful songcraft. Equal parts master storyteller and motivational guide, he deftly explores issues from environmental awareness to self-empowerment, social injustice to political inequity, while returning again and again to the transformative power of love. Please...
Curtis Taylor: A Trumpet Voice that Speaks to the Soul at Museum of Making Music!
Award-winning trumpeter Curtis Taylor’s lyrical and melodic improvisational style displays a level of maturity far beyond his years. His unique blend of soulfulness, harmonic sensibilities and rhythm melt together for an unforgettable sound that directly connects with the soul of the listener. According to Taylor, “When played honestly, music is the ultimate conveyor of truth and beauty.” Taylor has performed and recorded with Patrice Rushen, Billy Childs, Gary Novak, Bob Sheppard, Ed Motta, Marvin "Smitty' Smith, Rodney Whitaker, Antonio Hart and great gospel luminaries Karen Clark-Sheard, Kierra Sheard and the Singletons. Taylor’s stint with jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut included a...
School of Rock Rocks the Moonlight Amphitheater!
Based on the hit 2003 film, School of Rock follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star who is down on his luck. After Dewey is kicked out of his band, and threatened with eviction, his fortunes take a turn for the better when he intercepts a phone call meant for his flatmate, Ned Schneebly. He quickly decides to make a bit of cash and pose as Ned to take up a supply teaching post at Horace Green, a prestigious prep school. He is horrified to discover that his straight-laced and straight-A students haven’t a clue about rock and roll,...
Enjoy ‘Beethoven by the Bay,’ An Evening of Classical Masterpieces at The Rady Shell!
Experience the elegance of classical music at “Beethoven by the Bay,” an annual all-Beethoven concert presented by the San Diego Symphony at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The performance features conductor Nicolas Ellis and violinist Geneva Lewis. The program includes Beethoven’s “Overture to Creatures of Prometheus,” “Violin Concerto in D Major,” and the iconic “Symphony No. 5.” Tickets
See the World Premiere of ‘Field of Dreams in Concert’ at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!
Considered one of the most inspirational movies of all time, Field of Dreams is a heartwarming story that has moved critics and audiences like no other film of its generation. Haunted by a mysterious voice he can’t ignore, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) confounds his neighbors by transforming his cornfield into a place where dreams can come true, and where he can finally come to terms with his own unsettled past. The all-star cast also features Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster in his final film role. Nominated for three Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Original Score, audiences now can experience James Horner’s magnificent...
Join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for ‘Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic’ at The Rady Shell!
Join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic, a symphonic celebration of Disney music, animation and memories – a century in the making! Your favorite characters and music from across the Walt Disney Animation Studios catalog come to life on the concert hall stage and screen to create a cinematic concert experience like never before. Performed by a live symphony orchestra, beloved songs and scores are combined into exciting new medleys and suites, creating an unexpected and thrilling journey of music and animation that only Disney can deliver. This newly imagined concert takes you on...
Join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic at The Rady Shell!
Join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic, a symphonic celebration of Disney music, animation and memories – a century in the making! Your favorite characters and music from across the Walt Disney Animation Studios catalog come to life on the concert hall stage and screen to create a cinematic concert experience like never before. Performed by a live symphony orchestra, beloved songs and scores are combined into exciting new medleys and suites, creating an unexpected and thrilling journey of music and animation that only Disney can deliver. This newly imagined concert takes you...
Jewel and Melissa Etheridge to Rock The Rady Shell!
Jewel went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award-winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Through her career, Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, earned 26 Music Award nominations, including the GRAMMYs®, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Country Music Awards, winning 8 times. Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 GRAMMY®...
Derecho at La Jolla Playhouse!
Some storms you can’t hide from. A series of intense storms – a “derecho” – is bearing down on an affluent Virginia neighborhood near D.C., where Eugenia Silva is preparing for a crucial meeting. Eugenia is a politician hoping to join the wave of women of color elected to public office. Her sister Mercedes is a struggling musician fighting to find her way on her own terms. As winds rise and thunder cracks — and tensions between the sisters reach boiling point — Eugenia’s political ambitions crash into Mercedes’s need to reconnect her sister with their roots. Propulsive and whip-smart,...