16th Annual SubZero Festival 2025 (San Jose)

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16th Annual SubZERO Festival 2025

Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO is a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek.

FRIDAY JUNE 6th & SATURDAY JUNE 7th, 2025
Friday 5pm-11pm, Saturday 2pm-8pm
SoFA district in downtown San Jose
(on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)

Free admission with RSVP via Eventbrite.
(TICKET COVERS BOTH DAYS OF SUBZERO.)

All Hail the Progenitors of Culture!

SubZERO LIVE MUSIC MAIN STAGE:

• Friday, June 6th
5:30pm In the Ponds
6:45pm Agness Twin
8:00pm Vague Lanes
9:15pm Tess and the Details

• Saturday, June 7th
3:15pm Go Gravity
4:15pm Tell Me Tell Me
5:30pm Strange Cities
6:45pm Dear Banshee

MAGWest GAMER MUSIC STAGE:

• Friday, June 6th
6:30pm Carlos/bayLiGHTS
7:30pm Bi Score
8:30pm Dubldragon
9:30pm Ultra Combo

• Saturday, June 7th
3:00pm SundaY
4:00pm Bayokyo
5:00pm Love Talkin’ Sound
6:00pm Ryan McGaughey + Friends

COLUMN STAGE:
hosted by Peter Nyboer

• Friday, June 6th (S. 1st & San Salvador)
Live performance by:
5:00pm nbor
5:30pm Woven
6:30pm LYFRM
7:15pm REAL WARE
8:00pm Stridah
8:45pm Derek Scott
9:30pm Lobie
10:15pm Woven

documented by: Steve Cooley

SOUTH BAY SONIC CIRCUITS STAGE:
hosted by Steve Cooley

• Saturday, June 7th (S. 1st & San Salvador)
2:00pm AstroN8te
2:25pm Joerg Ferber
2:50pm Bob Amstadt
3:15pm David Leikam
3:40pm R Duck
4:20pm Digital Larry
4:45pm Syd and I
5:10pm Quantum Synths
5:35pm Dream Static
6:15pm REALWARE
6:40pm Rudo Rudeboi
7:00pm Haptic Synapses

BEER GARDEN regional breweries and live music
Free admission. All ages welcome. Must be 21+ with valid ID to drink alcohol.

Location: Parque De Los Pobladores (South First St. and William Street)

Friday, June 6th:
DJs Notorious PIG, Jswizza, & Dougie

Saturday, June 7th:
UpSwell SJ Showcase hosted by Kyle Clifton Patrick

Brews On Tap:
Clandestine
Fox Tale Fermentation Project
21st Amendment

Food Trucks:
3 Hermanos Mexican Grill
Daily Grind Burgers
Fire & Slice Woodfired Pizza
Luv’s Brownies
Quick Dog