San Francisco Metro: Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · Live Music · East Bay · 21 events · data version 20261021-173303
8:00 PM · NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly) · Tom's Place (Berkeley) · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in the anthropoid menagerie of vibration. https://djll.bandcamp.com/ Tanukispidercat With as many fangs as bright yellow eyes, from crouch to pounce, her blizzard of tooth, claw, fluff, synth and sampler come full fury with lethal-swift paddycakes of pure desire.
9:30 AM · Halloween Extravaganza! · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · FREE · live_music, folk · rating 8
berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info · details A Halloween-themed event that includes a high-energy musical story time and an awe-inspiring marionette show!. Event starts at October 31, 2026 10:00 AM PDT
7:00 PM · WAKE THE DEAD · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $44/$49 GENERAL ADMISSION
$25 LIVESTREAM
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, rock · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Wake the Dead , The Bay Area's own Celtic All-Star Summer of Love party band, is returning to the Freight for their 26th annual Day of the Dead Bash, always the sell-out party of the season! This hot septet combines Irish jigs and reels with the songs of the Grateful Dead and other '60s iconic bands, delivering them with unique power and joy. Soaring vocal harmonies and daring instrumentals fuel Wake the Dead's singular groove engine, delighting Celtoids and Deadheads alike.
7:30 PM · Henry Hung’s Klaxon Mutant All-Stars · CA Jazz Conservatory (Berkeley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
concerts.jazzschool.org · details The music of the Klaxon Mutant All-Stars is the product of a new generation of eclectic jazz musicians living in a technology-obsessed, genre-twisting, multi-cultural world. The group brings together Grammy award-winning trumpeter Henry Hung (Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Poncho Sanchez, Pacific Mambo Orchestra), saxophonist Kasey Knudsen (Charlie Hunter, Fred Frith), drummer Eric Garland (Will Bernard, Mads Tolling), keyboardist Colin Hogan (Peter Erskine, Too $hort, Mads Tolling), and bassist…
5:00 PM · Chris McCarthy – An Evening of Solo Piano · Meyhouse San Ramon (San Ramon) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
meyhousejazz.com · details Chris McCarthy – An Evening of Solo Piano (Sat 10/31 - 5 pm) Sat, Oct 31 | Meyhouse Jazz San Ramon Acclaimed New York pianist and composer Chris McCarthy brings his “high skill and sensitivity” (The New York Times) to Meyhouse Jazz for an intimate solo piano performance, blending original music with his imaginative, deeply expressive approach to jazz.
7:00 PM · Mayday Mae! · Ivy Room (Albany) · $18/$20 · live_music, rock, dj_party · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details mayday mae! x core present - Jaded Justice + Shy Lobby w/ DJ GRLBOI & drag host Lady Xinistra
8:00 PM · Chris McCarthy – An Evening of Solo Piano · Meyhouse San Ramon (San Ramon) · live_music, jazz · rating 7
meyhousejazz.com · details Chris McCarthy – An Evening of Solo Piano (Sat 10/31 - 8 pm) Sat, Oct 31 | Meyhouse Jazz San Ramon Acclaimed New York pianist and composer Chris McCarthy brings his “high skill and sensitivity” (The New York Times) to Meyhouse Jazz for an intimate solo piano performance, blending original music with his imaginative, deeply expressive approach to jazz.
8:00 PM · Shpongle · Fox Theatre OAK (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, electronic · rating 7
eventim.us · details Two Nights! - Supersillyus Cosmic Trigger ft. Visuals by Jonathan Singer & Glass Crane and Live Floral Art by Anthony Ward.
7:00 PM · Spy, Fentanyl & Friends · 924 Gilman (Berkeley) · $18/$20 · live_music, rock · rating 6
maps.google.com · details Hardcore outfit Spy headlines a fast and furious gig at 924 Gilman with Fentanyl and supporting acts. Brace for an all-out, pit-heavy night of aggressive Bay Area punk.
7:30 PM · Lord of the Rings Square Dance · Ashkenaz (Berkeley) · TICKETS · live_music, folk, dance · rating 6
ashkenaz.com · details Ashkenaz and Skillet Licorice - 4th Annual!
9:00 PM · HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV - 10/30 & 10/31 · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · $13/$15 · festival, live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.eventim.us · details Oakland’s No. 1 Halloween tribute band night, Hell Comes to Oakland, is coming back to the Stork for the double thrill sensation of the century, HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV! Fri 10/30/26 - HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV Night 1 8pm, $13 adv., $15 door, $24 for 2-night ticket Night 1 lineup: My Chemical Situationship play My Chemical Romance GAYC/DC play AC/DC Rammspringa play Rammstein The Blue Velvets play Julee Cruise Dinosaur Jr Jr play Dinosaur Jr -- Sat 10/31/26 - HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV Night 2…
9:00 PM · Stanley Simmons · Cornerstone (Berkeley) · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
time TBA · The Gentlemen’s Club Tour · Oakland Arena (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, hiphop_rap · rating 5
theoaklandarena.com · details THE GENTLEMEN’S CLUB TOUR October 31 , 2026 Buy Tickets Premium Date October 31 , 2026 Event Starts 8:00 PM Venue Oakland Arena On Sale On Sale Now Add to Calendar Oct 31 / Saturday 8:00 PM (7:00 PM Doors) Buy Tickets
9:00 PM · Improvisation Workshop · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Free · workshop, experimental, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed temescalartcenter.org · details Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised. Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Spontaneously composing or contributing, can't be on a guest list.
time TBA · INAUGURAL CONCERT! · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe · live_music, classical, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details LAND’S END FOLK ENSEMBLE:CLASSICAL MUSICIANS EXPLORE FOLK MUSIC Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe
time TBA · RAGTIME AND TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details VIRGINIA TICHENOR’S RAGTIME QUARTET Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime
time TBA · TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details “IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH