If you wanna find live music in San Diego during the summer, you’ll have no trouble at all. The city is filled with live performances, from huge names to local artists, from free concerts to premium shows. One of the most known and beloved yearly music series is the ‘Conrad Prebys summer season at the Rady Shell’. Home of the San Diego Symphony, this series brings spectacular performances right by the bay. It’s an experience you truly cannot miss – and whatever genre you’re into, you’ll find something you love below.
Summer Season concerts at The Rady Shell 2026 – full lineup
June 2026
- June 26: Opening Night with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra (Rafael Payare conducting, featuring violinist Stefan Jackiw)
- June 27: The Beach Boys with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
- June 28: Kool & the Gang with The Sugarhill Gang
July 2026
- July 3: Blockbuster Broadway! (Broadway hits sung by New York vocalists)
- July 4: America The Beautiful: 250 (Independence Day celebration honoring 250 years of American spirit and song)
- July 10: Let The Sunshine In: The Music of ’69 (A tribute to Woodstock and the Harlem Cultural Festival)
- July 11: Wynonna Judd & Melissa Etheridge: Raised on Radio Tour
- July 12: Beethoven by the Bay (Featuring pianist Parker Van Ostrand)
- July 17: Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY (Celebrating the 25th anniversary of FINAL FANTASY X)
- July 18: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert
- July 31: The Music of John Williams (Scores from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T.)
August 2026
- August 1: St. Vincent with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra (plus guest Arooj Aftab)
- August 8: Stayin’ Alive: The Bee Gees & Beyond with RAJATON & the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
- August 9: Gipsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes
- August 14: The Gershwins in Hollywood (featuring Michael Feinstein, piano & vocals)
- August 16: Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour
- August 18: Mt. Joy: Celebrating 10 Years
- August 21 & 22: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert
- August 23: Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
- August 28: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert
- August 29: Classic Albums Live performs The Beatles (The White Album)
- August 30: Tchaikovsky Spectacular (Featuring pianist Joyce Yang and concluding with the 1812 Overture pyrotechnic finale)
September 2026
- September 5: Manteca! A Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo Celebration (with Gilbert Castellanos & the KSDS Jazz Orchestra)
- September 11: BUDDY GUY 90 (Buddy Guy’s 90th birthday celebration with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram)
- September 18: The Sixties Show (An immersive multimedia 1960s musical re-creation)
- September 26: MARIACHI USA! Festival
Ticket prices vary per concert and per seating area, with the Mission Fed Community Green area being the cheapest. This year, you can also get a combo of 4 shows, so you don’t pay taxes per concert, but per order – plus a 10% discount. See you on the waterfront!
