The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park has become a off-the-charts hit as a downtown San Diego spot for music concerts. The world-class, outdoor music venue just released it’s schedule for 2024, with tickets on sale now.
Along with being the official outdoor venue for the San Diego Symphony, The Shell is set to host artists such as John Legend, Jason Mraz, Jewel, Melisa Etheridge, Gipsy Kings, The Beach Boys and dozens of up-and-comers and iconic musicians.
Opened in 2021, The Shell cost $85 million in a public-private funding campaign. It’s built on a 3.6-acre grassy plot of land on Embarcadero Marina Park South. It’s surrounded by the San Diego Convention Center and the San Diego Bay, with Coronado just on the other side of the channel.
This year, more than half of the scheduled acts are playing The Shell for the first time.
Here’s the just-released lineup:
April 14: Peter Frampton “Never Ever Say Never Tour,” $65-$225
May 3: “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, $22-$104
May 6: Roger Daltrey, with KT Tunstall, $46-$225
May 19: Derek Hough, “A Symphony of Dance,” $22-$499
June 21: Kool & The Gang, with Sister Sledge and DJ Prince Hakim, 7 p.m., $53-$120
June 28: Summer 2024 Opening Night, with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
June 29: “The Music of John Williams,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by David Newman, $24-104
June 30: An Evening with Audra McDonald, featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Andy Einhorn, $24-$104
July 3: “The Music of Marc Shaiman — Sleepless in Seattle, Hairspray, Beach, Sister Act, Smash and more,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Steven Reineke, $24-$104
July 4: The Commodores, $33-$140
July 5: Ziggy Marley, with The San Diego Symphony, $33-$140
July 6: Harry Connick Jr., $46-$225
July 7: “The Music of Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder,” with the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Ted Sperling, $24-$104
July 12: “Beethoven by the Bay,” Beethoven’s Overture to Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, featuring guest conductor Nicolas Ellis and violinist Geneva Lewis, $24-$104
July 19: “Field of Dreams in Concert,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Nicholas Buc , $24-$104
July 20: “Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Nicholas Buc, $24-$104
July 23: Jewel and Melissa Etheridge, $46-$225
Aug. 2: “RENT in Concert,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Sean O’Loughlin, $33-$140
Aug. 4: Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys “The Brotherhood Tour,” with Son Rompe Pera, 7 p.m., $24-$104
Aug. 9 & 10: “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert,” featuring the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Norman Huynh, $33-$140
Aug. 11: Jason Mraz, with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sean O’Loughlin, $46-$225
Aug. 15: John Legend: “A Night of Songs and Stories,” with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther, $70-$350
Aug. 16: “Totally ‘80s,” with the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Stuart Chafetz, featuring singers Aaron Finley and Nicole Parker, $24-$104
Aug. 17: Gilbert Castellanos performs Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue,” featuring Joel Frahm, Donald Vega, Willie Jones III, Danton Boller and James Mahone, $21-$78
Aug. 18: Gipsy Kings, featuring Nicolas Reyes, $35-$142
Aug. 23: “Sondheim Tonight! A Celebration of Genius,” with the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Rob Fisher, $24-$104
Aug. 24: Gary Clark Jr., $33-$140
Aug. 25: Pink Martini, featuring China Forbes, 30th Anniversary Tour, featuring the San Diego Symphony, $33-$140
Aug. 30: “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” — Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, “1812” Overture, Op. 49, featuring San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare and violinist Blake Pouliot, $24-$104
Aug. 31: Classic Albums Live performs The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” $24-$104
Sept. 1: The Beach Boys, $46-$225
Sept. 6: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, with Big Boi, 7 p.m., $33-$140
Sept. 21: Classic Albums Live Performs Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” $24-$104
Oct. 3: “Experience Hendrix,” featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Dweezil Zappa, 7 p.m., $33-$125
Oct. 6: The Avett Brothers, $55-$175
For more information on tickets go to: The Shell. SDSun
