Phoenix Hotel Free 6-Hour Free Concert + Pool Party “Tenderloin Music & Arts Festival” (SF)

The second annual Tenderloin Music and Arts @psychedfest is back May 16-18, 2025 with over 100 bands, DJs, poets, and drag queens taking over the neighborhood for three days of free music and community celebration.

Civic Center Concert Festival – Saturday, May 17 – Noon to 8p
Catch a full day of live music and vibrant energy at the Tenderloin Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 17 from noon to 8 p.m. at Fulton and UN plazas (Hyde and Fulton streets). Presented by Psyched! Radio SF, the lineup features MJ’s Brass Boppers, La Sombra, Cosmic Kitten, Son Rompe Pera, and more.

The Civic Center Plaza show will be the heart of the festival with two full outdoor stages showcasing the sounds of the Bay and beyond including a strong focus on artists from the San Francisco and Oakland scenes.

This year’s festival is brought to you by @psychedradiosf @tlcbd @sfoewd the @transgenderdistrict and features 13 shows across the Tenderloin including outdoor stages at Civic Center Plaza and Dodge Alley plus sets at some of the city’s most iconic venues like @edinburghcastle.sf @the_kozy_kar @enbsf @shovelsbar and @haraclubsf

See the full schedule and RSVP at psychedradiosf.com/tenderloinfest2025

Headlining this year is @sonrompepera along with a stacked lineup featuring @fakefruitband @marinafages @juicebumpsband @falseflagsf @purehexband @pinkbreatheaven @cosmic_kittenofficial @buzzedlightbeerband @porkbelly.band @lasombra.noise and so many more.

Don’t miss performances by poets like Nazelah Jamison and Charlie Getter drag sets visuals by @goyri and late-night dance parties with DJs like @discomovilsalazar and @mutant_otter

Tenderloin Music & Arts Festival 2025 Schedule

May 16-18, 2025
All events free and open to the public

Friday, May 16

• Dodge Alley (5-8 PM, All Ages, Free) – Tulengua, Discomóvil Salazar, Pinch-i-Lesli, Panorámica
• Kozy Kar (8 PM, 21+, Free) – Mutant Otter, 1AD, Leakz, La Chucha Rude MC by Strippers4
• Edinburgh Castle – Literary Night (6 PM, 21+, Free) – Charlie Getter, Liz Cahill, Kevin Madrigal, Nazelah Jamison, Josh Marttila, Shane Zackery, J.Rice, Bruno Baldini – Music by Monica Maria
• Edinburgh Castle (8 PM, 21+, Free) – Noble Savage, Ex-Heir, Lahorka, Mars Kumari, Tricky FM, DJ: Noche de Hechiceras, Visuals: Tsar Koshka

Saturday, May 17

• Civic Center – UN Plaza & Fulton Plaza (12 PM to 8PM, All Ages, Free) – Son Rompe Pera, Fake Fruit, Marina Fages, Pink Breath of Heaven, Pure Hex, Juicebumps, Pork Belly, Cosmic Kitten, Buzzed Lightbeer, La Sombra, RABBIT, Pink Stiletto, MJ’s Brass Boppers
• Edinburgh Castle (8 PM, 21+, Free) – Badvril, Ulyssescfm, Muffler, Demora, Visuals: Tsar Koshka

Sunday, May 18

• Phoenix Hotel Pool Party (12 PM to 8PM, All Ages, Free) – Sissyfit, LEER, False Flag, Ratfuck, Fatale, Snallygaster, Love Spiral, Trough, Mugslug, Doc and the Parasites, Merked, DJ: Hard Shiny Plastic
• Edinburgh Castle – Literary Night (6 PM, 21+, Free) – Charlie Getter, Liz Cahill, Kevin Madrigal, Nazelah Jamison, Josh Marttila, Shane Zackery, J.Rice, Bruno Baldini, Maralisa, Jay Sanders, Music by Monica Maria
• Edinburgh Castle (8 PM, 21+, Free), Xocé Román, HEAT, Catnip, Persephone, Visuals: Tsar Koshka