Halloween falls on a Monday this yr.
And you understand what meaning, proper? Hundreds of thousands of youngsters can have sugar hangovers come Tuesday morning.
what else it means? That many individuals will begin celebrating the event, in earnest, on that Friday. However what are you going to do to fill the time?
With that in thoughts, we’ve give you a roundup of a number of the scary-good concert events happening within the Bay Space, Oct. 28-31. No, they aren’t Halloween reveals, however they’re positively as a lot enjoyable as a sack of sweet.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets and techniques — The Pink Floyd co-founder revisits the legendary traditional rock act’s early catalog — we’re speaking pre-“Darkish Facet of the Moon” right here — for a night of heady psychedelic music. So, “Set the Controls for the Coronary heart of the Solar” and be part of Mason and firm on Oct. 28 on the Fox Theater in Oakland. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $55-$149.50, apeconcerts.com.
The B-52’s — The second most well-known band to rise out of Athens, Georgia, brings its farewell tour to San Francisco for 3 nights, Oct. 28-30. So, hop in your Chrysler (‘it’s as massive as whale”) and set sail for the Masonic atop Nob Hill. And — get this — Bay Space band the Tubes are opening. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets begin at $63.19, livenation.com. (And, no, we aren’t going to inform you who essentially the most well-known Athens band is, since it's best to already understand it’s R.E.M. Oh, wait, guess we simply instructed you.)
The English Beat — Relive the ’80s — solely with much less neon — as Dave Wakeling leads his band and their keen followers via such upbeat and memorable cuts as “Mirror within the Rest room,” “Save It for Later” and “I Confess” on the Cornerstone in Berkeley. Showtime is 9 p.m. and tickets are $30-$34, cornerstoneberkeley.com.
Eslabon Armado — The regional Mexican music trio, which consists of Pedro Tovar, Brian Tovar and Damian Pachecho, has gained two Latin American Music Awards in addition to plenty of different trophies. The California-based trio visits the San Jose Civic on Oct. 29. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $61-$161, sanjosetheaters.org.
Wake the Useless — Apart from having an appropriately scary sounding identify for Halloween weekend, Wake the Useless additionally earns our suggestion for his or her superb mix of conventional Celtic music and the songs of the Grateful Useless. Test them out and we predict you’ll agree that “St. Stephen” sounds fairly groovy with the addition of a harp. Present time is 8 p.m. Oct. 29 on the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley and tickets are $26-$30, thefreight.org.
Gloria Trevi — The multitalented artist — generally known as “The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop” — brings her chart-topping music to the SAP Heart in San Jose on Oct. 30. She’s touring in assist of her newest album, “Isla Divina.” Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets begin at $39, sapcenter.com.
Turnstile, Snail Mail, JPEGMAFIA
Baltimore rock act Turnstile headlines two reveals within the Bay Space — on Oct. 30 on the Fox Theater in Oakland and Oct. 31 on the Warfield in San Francisco. But, we’re much more excited concerning the likelihood of seeing the 2 cool opening acts — Snail Mail and JPEGMAFIA. The previous is one other Maryland rock act who has launched a pair of gratifying albums, whereas the latter is a critically acclaimed hip-hop artist from Brooklyn. Showtime is 7 p.m. in each circumstances. Fox tickets are $39.50-$55 apeconcerts.com and Warfield ducats are $39.95-$75.00 axs.com.