Gallagher Square Concerts: First-Timers Guide


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A Venue Inside Petco Park

Sycuan Stage is a concert venue inside the park at Petco Park, Gallagher Square in San Diego, California. Here’s what to expect.

Gallagher Square Concert Venue Details

The outdoor venue with 2.8 acre space has a capacity of more than 6,000. It has committed to hosting at least eight national acts annually. The Sycuan Stage in Gallagher Square (Park at the Park) is the first outdoor venue of its kind to be included inside a Major League Baseball ballpark. It is located behind the Petco Park scoreboard.

2025 Concert Schedule

Take a look at the complete Petco Park concert listings.

Parking Info

First, here are driving directions to Petco Park. View our comprehensive guide to finding nearby parking or simply reserve parking space in advance.

Parking Tips
Some of the most convenient, affordable fixed-rate parking lots are 6th & K Parkade and Park It On Market. Being right next to the stadium can result in a post-concert traffic nightmare. If you are up for it, a short walk will go a long way.

Getting There

The best way to get to a concert at Gallagher Square is the trolley. Occasions like this are when San Diego public transportation shines. Avoid parking. Partake in beer.

Park & Ride
If you need to drive part of the way, park at Old Town Transit Center and hop on.

Hotels
If you are coming from out of town, here are some recommended hotels nearby.

Seating Chart

Renovated Gallagher Square Concert Layout 2024
Sycuan Stage inside Petco Park
View detailed seating chart

Entrance Gates

For Gallagher Square concerts, use the East Village Gate on 10th Avenue.

Food & Drink

One doesn’t usually plan to eat a meal at a concert. But this is Petco Park. Yes a portion of the normal stadium food and drink concessions will be open. Hot dogs, Hodad’s burgers, etc. Head toward Right Field (which will be on your left facing the stage).

Read the complete Petco Park concert rules.

Restrooms

There are stadium restroom facilities available for use, in the same area under Right Field seats to the left of the stage. There is also a row of porta-potties in the backside of the park.

Sycuan Stage Concerts

The many concert performers so far include the My Life Every Day EDM 2019 festival on Memorial Day and Coheed And Cambria & Mastodon concert, Dropkick Murphys, Downtown Throwdown with Vanilla Ice, Coolio, All-4-One, Color Me Badd and Young MC, and UB40, Thievery Corporation, Slightly Stoopid, Dropkick Murphys and Rancid and Playboi Carti and The San Diego Symphony’s Concert for San Diego. Earlier this year, highlights included Dom Dolla, Yellowcard, Chris Lake, Porter Robinson and Logic.

Gallagher Square Concert Tickets

For a general overview, read our Petco Park concert ticket guide. For details, visit the individual Petco Park concert listings on this site or visit ticket vendors for prices and availability.

Who Has Graced The Stage

The first concert on the Sycuan Stage was in 2019. Not that long ago! You may be surprised to learn some of the many acts who have performed (or are scheduled to perform this year), including: 5 Seconds of Summer, A Day to Remember, Band of Horses, Becky G, Belanova, Billy Currington & Kip MooreBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C.), Blues Traveler, Brand New, Busta Rhymes, Cat Power, Charlie Puth, Chris Lake, Cigarettes After Sex, Cloonee, Coheed and Cambria, Common, Coolio, Counting Crows, Daniel Caesar, Darius Rucker, Deftones, Dierks Bentley, Dirty Heads, Dom Dolla, Dropkick Murphys, FKJ, Gavin DeGraw, Head & The Heart, Hippie Sabotage and Two Feet, Hozier, Iration, J Boog, Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Jordan Davis, Kevin Kaarl, Kodak Black, Koe Wetzel, Lane 8, LCD Soundsystem, Linkin Park, Maggie Rogers, Marc Rebillet, Midland, Modest Mouse, Mon Laferte, Nas, New Found Glory, Papa Roach, Pixies, Playboi Carti, Rancid, Riley Green, Rise Against, Senses Fail, Spoon, Taking Back Sunday, Tate McRae, Teddy Swims, The Beaches, The Black Keys, The Driver Era, The Glitch Mob, The Head and the Heart, The Revivalists, The Silent Comedy, The Used, Two Door Cinema Club, Turnstile, Vanilla Ice, Wu-Tang Clan, Yellowcard, Young MC, Ziggy Marley.

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