I can't pretend this is an exhaustive list of everything going on this New Year's Eve, but I feel like we mostly got you covered with all the live music events and then a few of the big club parties, too. And, of course, you were warned to buy tickets in advance, so the Donkeys at the Casbah, Big Head Todd at Belly Up and Alkaline Trio at the Observatory are definitely sold out, and my guess is others will sell out by the time this publishes. Still, you can look around because the Creepy Creeps still have some tickets available at Soda Bar, the party hosted by La Escalera at Til-Two will be an all-night rager and the big parties, like Big Night San Diego, seem to have an unlimited capacity since they have so much square footage to work with. As for us here at SoundDiego, it's been an amazing year of live music and we hope everyone has a happy and healthy new year.
Sunday, Dec. 31:
- The Donkeys, the Range of Light Wilderness, John Meeks @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- New Year's Eve with Little Hurricane, Redwoods Revue featuring Birdy Bardot, the Midnight Pine, Dani Bell & the Tarantist @ Music Box
- Big Head Todd & the Monsters: New Year's Eve 2017 @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- NYE 2017! The Creepy Creeps, Cruz Radical @ Soda Bar
- Alkaline Trio, Rocket From the Crypt, Sharp Shock @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
- La Escalera New Year's Bash with Western Settings, Problem Daughter, Gentlemen Prefer Blood, Se Vende, Ash Williams, Rayner, International Dipshit, the Dodges, Heartless Folk @ Til-Two Club
- The Schizophonics, Mittens, the Hiroshima Mockingbirds @ Riviera Supper Club
- Booty Bassment NYE with Dmitri, DJ CrosOne, FeltOne @ Whistle Stop ($15)
- Christ Killer, Pissed Regardless, Short Temper, Slaughter Boys @ Tower Bar
- NYE Dance Party with DJs Junior and Vaughn @ Bar Pink
- All Night Dance Party with DJ Robin Roth, DJ Heather Hardcore, DJ Heabnasty @ The Merrow
- Rollin Wit Tha Funk One-Year Anniversary New Year's Eve Party with DJs Boogieman, TEC., GDFUNKSTER, Flashback @ Space
- NYE Time Zone Party @ Tiger! Tiger! (10 p.m.)
- Big Night San Diego NYE Gala @ Hilton Bayfront
- Gatsby NYE Dinner Cruise @ Hornblower
- New Year's Eve Yacht Party @ Spirit of San Diego Yacht
- Enchanted Carnivale @ Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club and Bungalows
- Tron Themed NYE Dance Party @ Blonde
- Black & Gold NYE Party @ Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Salsa & Bachata New Year's Eve with Sexteto Sonero Del Caribe, DJ Mambo, DJ UKEIM @ Queen Bee's
- NYE 2018 with Methodman, Redman, Slander, Casa Nuova, Kyle Kayden, EJ_1xm, AhLex Diego, Parradax, Silent Riot, Miles Dokes, DOAKD, Techn1que @ Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
- Sixth Annual Moonlight San Diego New Year's Eve Cruise @ California Spirit Yacht
- LED presents OMFG! NYE 2018 with Tiesto, Kayzo, NGHTMRE, Ghastly, ARMNHMR, JINCO @ Valley View Casino Center
- Alternative New Year's Eve Ascension @ Worldbeat Center
- Gatsby's House San Diego New Year's 2018 @ Striders Ultra Lounge
- The Reflectors @ Tio Leo's
- Catamaran NYE 2018 @ Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa
- NYE Rooftop Party @ Andaz
- NYE Super Hero Skate @ SkateWorld (7 p.m., $20)
- Black Cat Wax New Year's Eve Soiree @ Black Cat Bar
- The Knuckleheads Happy Hour @ Belly Up (5 p.m.)
- NYE Winter Wonderland @ Barleymash
- NYE with Brett Bodley & Jalil @ Queensborough
- Bottoms Up NYE @ Altitude Sky Lounge
- Blue Hawaii NYE @ The Grass Skirt
- NYE with CWITCH @ West Coast Tavern
- King Batt Presents @ Bancroft Bar
- NYE 2018 Block Party with DJ CRAZE @ House of Blues
- Midnight Fever @ Vin De Syrah
- Roaring '20s NYE Party @ PB AleHouse
- NYE Dinner Cruise @ Flagship Cruises & Events
- NYE Dance Party with DJ G-Logix @ Hard Rock Cafe San Diego
- The Bond Ball @ Hotel Republic
- Redwood Black @ Moonshine Beach
- NYE 2018 with Martin McDaniel @ Lestat's
- NYE on the Rooftop @ Level 9, Hotel Indigo
- New Year's Eve Spectacular with Emile Welman @ Martini's Above Fourth
- NYE Party with DJ Mancat, OFIER @ The Holding Company 1502
- NYE Party: Timothy H, Split Finger @ 710 Beach Club
- Wild Wild West NYE Party @ InCahoots
- New Year's Eve Party with Electric Waste Band @ Winston's (9 p.m.)
- Lil Havana NYE @ Porto Vista Hotel (Little Italy)
- NYE Pajama Party @ McGregor's
- A Vintage New Year's Eve: Ring in 2018! @ The Pearl Hotel
- Sonora Dinamita, La Fortaleza @ El Patron Night Club
- New Year’s Eve 2018 Arkon, MDMK, AustinSpeed, Stoik, Daniel Gold @ Kava Lounge
- New Year's Eve with DJ Bacon Bits @ U-31
- New Year's Eve 2018 with DJs EdROC & Kanye Asada @ The Office
- Stellita @ Humphreys Backstage Live (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Welcome to the Jungle with DJs Salter, Kid Wonder, PB&J @ El Dorado
- Joyryde @ Bassmnt
- Purple Rain Party @ The Smoking Gun
- NYE 2018: A Night at the Speakeasy @ McFadden's
- LED presents GHASTLY, Sly Turner @ Bang Bang
- FNGRS CRSSD featuring LANE 8, Off Of, Rivka M @ Spin
- DJ Esco @ FLUXX
- New Year's Eve Dance Party @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
- Other NYE Parties: F6ix, PECS, the Local, Havana 1920, Bootlegger, True North, Prohibition, Tipsy Crow, Seven Grand, Double Deuce, the Pendry
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
