The Stud is a dance club in Soma, San Francisco.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Tip: Theme nights drive the cover and the crowd. Sunday drag brunches and Tuesday Drag Alive shows are the soft entry points before the weekend.
Address: 1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
The Independent on Divisadero is the 500-capacity NoPa room that has hosted breaking indie, hip-hop and electronic acts since 2004, with a balcony.
TipStanding-room only on the main floor; arrive by 19:30 for a balcony rail spot. Will Call collects at the door from one hour before showtime.
The Chapel on Valencia Street books touring indie and Americana into a former 1914 mortuary with a 40-foot ceiling, plus a front-room restaurant for pre-show.
TipBuy tickets online before the door price kicks in. The restaurant takes walk-ins from 17:00 and gets you priority entry on most shows.
Bottom of the Hill in Potrero Hill has booked indie, punk and college rock into a two-story Edwardian since 1991, with a back patio for smokers between sets.
TipDoors are typically 21:00. Cash bar runs faster than card. The venue announced a late-2026 closure so put the room on the visit-now list.
Boom Boom Room sits at Fillmore and Geary as the old Fillmore district's blues, soul and funk room, with live music in San Francisco six nights a week.
TipNo reservations; arrive by 21:00 for a bar seat on weekends. The room books New Orleans funk and trance jazz alongside the blues schedule.
Bimbo's 365 Club in North Beach is the 1931 supper-club room that still books rock, jazz and cabaret into a velvet-curtained hall a block off Columbus Avenue.
TipSeated upstairs balconies pull a quieter view; main floor is standing. The room sells out fast on touring nights so check the calendar early.
The Fillmore on Geary is the 800-capacity ballroom where the Dead, Hendrix and The Doors built their West Coast sets, still booking touring rock and indie.
TipApples in the lobby and a poster from the night are free souvenirs the venue still hands out. Main floor is general admission; upstairs is seated.
