Important Reminder:The Foursquare City Guide app officially sunset on December 15, 2024, with the web version following in early 2025. However, your check-in journey doesn’t end here! Join us on Swarm, where new adventures await.
Planning a trip to San Francisco?
Foursquare can help you find the best places to go to.
Fox Theater
Music Venue, Rock Club, and Movie Theater
Uptown, Oakland
"Beautiful venue close to Bart with great acoustics."(8 Tips)
"My favorite venue of its size in the bay area!"(7 Tips)
"This is my second favorite venue now!"(4 Tips)
"Conveniently located off the 19th BART station."(3 Tips)
148 Tips and reviewsFilter:
- concerts
- bay area
- beautiful venue
- architecture
- favorite venue
- (15 more)
Sort:
- Popular
- Recent
Gorgeous and spacious venue with good sound. Floor seats are the way to go, but you'll have a great time from any seat. Ridiculously easy to get to via BART.
Upvoted Oct 19
Chelsea OtakanJune 20, 2014One of the best venues I've ever been to. If you're short, there are two areas with steps on the main floor to try to grab a spot with a good view. Do it during the openers!
Awesome tiered floor. If you’re short (like me), you can probably see the stage if you just stand a bit farther back. Love the decorations here too!Upvoted Nov 8
Kendal CockrelAugust 15, 2018Dope venue, super close to BART. It's huge inside so if you're going for a talk or standup routine, it might be worth it to get seats closer to the front.
Beautiful concert venue. Easy to access. Great food. Try the grilled cheese in the Den!
Justin BarnesSeptember 5, 2012Gorgeous restored theater, one of the old original Fox theaters with incredible ceilings and architecture of its day. The sound is not up to par for true audiophiles but it's a gorgeous venue. Try it
Bob KrofchikJune 29, 2014Beautifully restored venue with all the amenities you would expect. Don't let the location worry you, the neighbor felt safe and was free of the expected "urban decay."
- Autumn KhattarJanuary 9, 2020Saw Portugal. The Man. And it was brilliant! This is my second favorite venue now! Love it, the sound was exceptional
Tim HMarch 22, 20161 of my favorite venues. Food, parking, BART make it easy.Seating in the loge & mezzanine preferred. Balcony leg room is cramped. Art deco!!
The balcony seats are very spacious, comfortable, and have cup holders in the armrests. A very nice alternative when you're not in the mood to elbow through the crowd.- Laura LNovember 17, 2013Great music venue in the uptown district of Oakland. Conveniently located off the 19th BART station. Great places around for a quick bite before the show.
Bobby WinterMarch 12, 2017Beautiful movie house converted to a concert venue. Here enjoying Spafford and Umphrey's McGee.
LucieferNovember 9, 2014I absolutely love this venue. It's beautiful, well kept, sound is great, and the talent that comes through is top-shelf.
Convenient to SF by way of the BART, Fox Theatre is one of the larger venues here. Balcony is a no-go here, but the terraced floor has amazing views.- Ashley MowreyNovember 19, 2017They have some amazing artists pop through here, but it’s a small space so keep up with their calendar because seats sell fast.
Tania MartinezSeptember 6, 2015Great venue for concerts with an amazing architecture, don't miss the ornamental ceiling it's beautiful.
One on the best music venues around. Love the GA experience on the first floor. Great food and drink options near by.
Madeleine EnglisSeptember 29, 2013This is one of the coolest concert venues! Looks kind of like a broadway theater. Get the floor tickets though, balcony is too removed.
The box office is open on performance dates. Good for getting tickets without paying the online convenience fees.
tony rochaFebruary 26, 2015When it's hot in the Fox, stand over one of the many vents in the floor to cool your junk.
Tracy RugglesFebruary 21, 2014for any show, be sure to get close to the stage... away from the morons in the back who won't stop their yapping through every f'in song
ZipcarJune 6, 2011No matter who’s coming through town, be it the National or Annie Lennox, they’ve got to stop in at the Fox. Zip there and take in the sights of the Uptown district in Oakland.
Ian WalterOctober 14, 2014Favorite venue in the Bay Area. Beautiful theater, good sound. Get GA/ floor.
MaryellenMarch 27, 2013This beautifully renovated theater attracts some really great acts. I got really great seats through Ticketmaster.
Dario FernandezOctober 20, 2012Get drunk before you get here. Booz is too much. And bring some peeps, girls are too young here! ;) And enjoy, acoustics are awesome!
You can find/buy champagne from the Den and walk it into the fox! Generous pours, too (a whole mini selfsize champagne bottle!)
shauna sampsonOctober 23, 2009The Fox Theater is the best of the restored mid-size performance venues in the bay area. Get there early and get a drink in the restored bar, marvel at the twin golden statuary with glowing eyes when
Steve RubinMarch 22, 2016They get a lot of great bands but the acoustics and mixing are really, really disappointing. I always leave feeling a little bummed out.
Great venue - best air circulation in the Bay but parking can sometimes be a beast.
Fernando CastellanosApril 19, 2014Awesome theater definitely the best one that I've seen in the bay area
They certainly don't make theaters like this anymore. Beautifully restored art deco-ish interior...great place to catch a concert!
AndrewMay 30, 2015It's great when venues have some seats available for those of us that are too lazy to stand for a show.- Jason MartinDecember 10, 2016What a beautiful space. It's too bad they continue to get the sound wrong. The performers sound like a garbled mess half the time.
Get something to eat in The Den and bring it inside if you want. Take a drink to your seat in the balcony. Ask an usher where the smoking areas are.
shows start on time so don't be a slacker or you'll miss your awesome show!
Don't forget to visit RockMed if you need anything (earplugs, bandaids, medical attention).
3,365 Photos
Foursquare © 2024 Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA
Open until 5:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Sat
- 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
(510) 302-2277
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express)
See More
Places inside Fox Theater
You might also like
Places people like to go after Fox Theater
- 8.8
"The greyhound is one of the best I've ever had. Fresh squeezed and refreshing, but strong as $&@!"
Melon L - 8.1
"Love the salad and chicken tortilla soup borrowed from sister restaurant Tacubaya. The real strength of this menu are the killer tacos. All are good, but I loved the crispy beef and the Vampiro."
Brian Strauss
Upcoming Events
- Ralph Barbosa: The Super Cool Ass Tour
7:00 PM on December 20, 2024
- Tower of Power: Holiday and Hits Tour
8:00 PM on December 21, 2024
- Primus
8:00 PM on December 30, 2024
Powered by
Appears on 187 lists
Music Venues in San Francisco, CA
Created by Listener Approved
120 items • 174 followers
Created by Kent Rudd
165 items • 142 followers
Created by Daniel Salinas
12 items • 68 followers