Event Overview

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5 days, 35 Venues and 90 bands

Left Coast Live is a week-long music experience showcasing the talent of 100 local, regional and national bands in 35 Downtown San Jose venues including cafes, museums, bars and restaurants.  The event starts with a future of music discussion series, two preview concerts, and one outdoor cinema, and culminates in a giant walkable live music festival in downtown San Jose.
This 5 day live music event was born from a group of local musicians, venue owners and arts supporters who were determined to grow live music in the South Bay.  These visionaries knew that, by working collectively, they could ignite the local music scene and ultimately make San Jose and Silicon Valley renowned around the region and the country as a center for thriving live music.

Monday through Thursday events for Left Coast Live are free and will be open to the public.  Admission for the Friday evening concert is $15 for an advanced purchase ticket and $20 at the door. Student tickets are available for $20 (must bring ID to check-in kiosk).

This week-long Music Festival includes:

* “Sound of Things to Come” Discussion Series,  a forum to explore different aspects of music in today’s society from digital music and industry trends to intimate artist discussions Monday – Thursday from 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. at various downtown locations.

* Preview concerts presented by Alice 97.3 on Tuesday featuring Safety Suit at Gordon Biersh and Wednesday, May 13, Ambience graces the Blank Club’s stage presented by Live 105.

* An Outdoor Cinema in the Circle of Palms showing the movie “Before the Music Dies”, with introductory shorts by Alice 97.3’s “Best of” from their 3-minute Film Festival on Thursday

* The Friday Night Live Music Festival kicks off with two outdoor stages with performances from our headliners from 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm. After 9 pm, our event spills into 30 venues throughout downtown San Jose featuring acts in a variety of styles, including rock, jazz, and Latin. Performers include Lyrics Born, Booker T.,  Miggs, The Mumlers, La Colectiva, Max Cabello Jr., Martin Luther, Gina Villalobos, Careless Hearts, The Marcus Shelby Trio and Good Hustle.


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