SDSU's ~4,300-cap outdoor amphitheater — Live Nation tours under SoCal stars, with the trolley stopping at the gate.
The most common questions, answered.
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre holds approximately ~4,300 (sources cite 4,280–4,600). It's an arena/large-amphitheater scale room sized for festival-tier touring acts.
No, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre is an all-ages venue. All ages are welcome. ID requirements vary by event - check the specific show listing for any age-tier sections.
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre is located at 5500 Campanile Dr, SDSU Campus, College Area, San Diego, CA 92182. The venue sits in the College Area neighborhood of San Diego.
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre books Indie rock and Alternative, plus crossover programming year-round. Indie, alternative rock, indie folk, comedy, hip-hop, Latin. Recent acts: Hozier, The Lumineers, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, Maggie Rogers, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Gabriel Iglesias.
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre operates on a show-by-show schedule (no daily-hours bar). Specific hours: Concert season primarily April–October; box office hours by event.
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre is an approximately 4,300-capacity outdoor amphitheater on the San Diego State University campus, one of the only mid-size open-air rooms in the SD market. Sources cite capacity figures from 4,280 to 4,600 depending on configuration.
The venue is owned and managed by SDSU Associated Students with frequent Live Nation programming — recent shows have included Hozier, The Lumineers, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, Maggie Rogers, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, and Gabriel Iglesias. The calendar leans indie, alt-folk, comedy, hip-hop, and Latin.
The amphitheater runs primarily April through October and is trolley-accessible (SDSU Green Line stops on campus), offering the rare San Diego experience of a 4,000-cap outdoor show without the drive to Chula Vista's larger amphitheater. Recommended for warm-weather touring acts that draw too big for the indoor mid-size rooms.
Indie, alternative rock, indie folk, comedy, hip-hop, Latin. Recent acts: Hozier, The Lumineers, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, Maggie Rogers, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Gabriel Iglesias.
Cal Coast OAT runs an April–October concert season with 15–30 shows across the run. A snapshot of recent programming:
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