San Diego's home for heavy music — a ~400-capacity Bay Park club booking metal, punk, and hard rock since 1995, in a building hosting live music since 1976.
The most common questions, answered.
Brick by Brick holds approximately ~400 cap. That's a mid-size room - small enough for clean sightlines, large enough for major touring bookings.
Yes, Brick by Brick is 21+ for all events. Bring a valid government-issued ID at the door. The venue does not admit anyone under 21 on regular show nights.
Brick by Brick is located at 1130 Buenos Ave, Bay Park / Linda Vista, San Diego, CA 92110. The venue sits in the Bay Park neighborhood of San Diego.
Brick by Brick books Metal and Death metal, plus crossover programming year-round. Heavy metal, death metal, punk, hard rock, post-hardcore. Monday metal nights and weekend touring bookings. Hosts Wacken Metal Battle CA + National Finals. Casbah Presents routes shows here.
Brick by Brick operates on a show-by-show schedule (no daily-hours bar). Specific hours: Show nights only; doors event-dependent.
Brick by Brick is a roughly 400-capacity dedicated heavy-music club on Buenos Ave in the Bay Park / Linda Vista corridor. The building has hosted live music since 1976, when it opened as Spirit of '76; it became Brick by Brick in 1995 and has run continuously as San Diego's metal headquarters since.
Programming is unapologetically heavy — death metal, traditional metal, hard rock, punk, post-hardcore — with Monday metal nights and weekend touring bookings. The venue hosts the Wacken Metal Battle California Finals and National Finals, and Casbah Presents routes a portion of its heavier touring lineup through here. Recent shows include Anvil, Cryptopsy, Khemmis, Powerman 5000, Uada, and Christian Mistress.
Notable as one of the only venues in San Diego built around heavy music as a programming identity rather than an occasional booking. Recommended for anyone with a leather vest in their closet — and for touring metal acts looking for a room that gets it.
Heavy metal, death metal, punk, hard rock, post-hardcore. Monday metal nights and weekend touring bookings. Hosts Wacken Metal Battle CA + National Finals. Casbah Presents routes shows here.
Brick by Brick runs ~12–20 shows per month — touring metal acts, local showcases, and Monday metal nights. A snapshot of the room's character:
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