Bay Area trance guide
Best Trance Nights in the Bay Area
Trance in the Bay is a loyal underground — uplifting, psy and tech trance nights run at intimate clubs alongside the occasional big-room touring bill. This guide lists the venues keeping trance on the calendar and every upcoming trance show right now. Listings refresh daily.
23 upcoming shows tracked
Top venues
- Underground 2 upcoming
- Fox Theater Oakland 2 upcoming
- Public Works 2 upcoming
- DNA Lounge 2 upcoming
- Make-Out Room 1 upcoming
- The Gingerbread House 1 upcoming
- Audio 1 upcoming
- Fulton 55 1 upcoming
Upcoming shows
SAT OCT 24 THAT 90'S RAVE (Ron Reeser, Switchblade, Jon Anthoni, DirtyBeats, Gossamer, Cyberfyed + more)The Gingerbread House · San Francisco
SUN OCT 25 Goodbye Ghosts of San Francisco: MESSI UHHH, Heartpiece, daria syriaUnderground · San Francisco
SAT OCT 31 Generaid3rz Hellaween2: Kilbourne, MANAPOOL, Enable Secret, Technopagan, moreF8 1192 Folsom · San Francisco
SAT OCT 31 Scene Halloween: Estellita, Ihaveabomb, Ketamine Princess, Moxbpm, Swagbaby3rd & Army · San Francisco
SUN NOV 01 Eric Prydz – Day of the Dead Block Party (w/ DJ Heartstring, Cassie Vega, Call & Response, Operator)CA State Capitol Building · Sacramento
FAQ
Where can I hear trance in the Bay Area?
DNA Lounge, Underground and Public Works host the most consistent trance nights in SF, with Fox Theater Oakland pulling bigger touring trance acts.
Is there psytrance in the Bay?
Yes — psytrance bills appear regularly on trance and underground lineups, especially in Oakland and San Francisco.
Are trance nights usually big or small?
Most Bay Area trance nights are intimate club shows — a feature, not a bug. The touring headliners hit the mid-size rooms like the Fox and the Regency.
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