List of San Diego bands, listed by their level of fame. This San Diego musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous San Diego bands are included, as well as many San Diego musicians of underground status. This list of San Diego musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous San Diego bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
List contains bands like Eddie Vedder, Tom Waits.
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Eddie Vedder
Grunge, Folk rockAlbums: Into the Wild, Water on the Road, The Molo Sessions (feat. The Walmer High School Choir), Ukulele Songs, Love Boat Captain
Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician,... more
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Tom Waits
Blues-rock, Rock musicAlbums: Rain Dogs, Mule Variations, Blood Money, The Heart of Saturday Night, Alice
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician,... more3
Blink-182
Pop punk, Rock musicAlbums: Enema of the State, Dude Ranch, blink-182, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Cheshire Cat
Blink-182 is an American rock band formed in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, California in 1992.... more4
Stone Temple Pilots
Rock music, GrungeAlbums: Purple, Core, Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop, №4, Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots (often abbreviated as STP) are an American rock band from San Diego,... more5
As I Lay Dying
Thrash metal, MetalAlbums: An Ocean Between Us, The Powerless Rise, Beneath the Encasing of Ashes, A Long March: The First Recordings, Frail Words Collapse
As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Founded in 2000 by... more6
P.O.D.
Nu metal, Thrash metalAlbums: Brown, Testify, P.O.D., Satellite, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Payable on Death (abbreviated P.O.D.) is an American Christian nu metal band formed in 1992... more7
Ratt
Glam metal, Blues-rockAlbums: Invasion of Your Privacy, Out of the Cellar, Detonator, Dancing Undercover, Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s,... more8
Switchfoot
Pop punk, Pop musicAlbums: Learning to Breathe, Oh! Gravity., New Way to Be Human, Vice Verses, Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon... more9
Slightly Stoopid
Ska punk, Rock musicAlbums: Chronchitis, Closer to the Sun, The Longest Barrel Ride, Top of the World, Everything You Need
Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego,... more10
Carly Smithson
Pop music, Rock musicAlbums: Ultimate High, American Idol Singles, Carly's Christmas Album
Carly Sarah Smithson (née Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock... more11
Iron Butterfly
Blues-rock, Rock musicAlbums: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Fillmore East 1968, Scorching Beauty, Sun and Steel, Ball
Iron Butterfly is an American rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida",... more12
Angels & Airwaves
Pop punk, Neo-progressive rockAlbums: We Don't Need to Whisper, I-Empire, Love, Stomping the Phantom Brake Pedal, LOVE: Part Two
Angels & Airwaves (stylized and abbreviated as ΛVΛ) is an American rock group, featuring Tom... more13
Pierce the Veil
Pop punk, Chicano rockAlbums: A Flair for the Dramatic, Collide with the Sky, Selfish Machines, King for a Day, Kissing in Cars
Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006,... more14
Nick Cannon
Hip hop music, Rhythm and bluesAlbums: Nick Cannon, Can I Live?, Gigolo, Child of the Corn, Stages
Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American actor, rapper, director, producer,... more15
Wavves
Pop punk, Noise rockAlbums: King of the Beach, Wavvves, Afraid of Heights, So Bored, Wavves
Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego, California. Formed in 2008 by... more16
B.Slade
Hip hop music, Neo soulAlbums: O2, Stereotype, Protranslutionary, Oak Park 921'o6, Oak Park 92105
Anthony Charles Williams II (born (1975-05-16)May 16, 1975), better known by his stage name... more17
Unwritten Law
Pop punk, Rock musicAlbums: Unwritten Law, Elva, Oz Factor, Here's to the Mourning, Blue Room
Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California They have released... more
18Cage
Power metal, Heavy metalAlbums: Movies for the Blind, Hell Destroyer, Unveiled, Hell's Winter, Weatherproof
Cage is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California.... more19
Rocket from the Crypt
Rock music, Alternative rockAlbums: Scream, Dracula, Scream!, All Systems Go, Volume 2
Rocket from the Crypt is an American rock band from San Diego, California, originally active... more20
Augustana
Rock music, Piano rockAlbums: Can't Love, Can't Hurt, Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays, All the Stars and Boulevards, Life Imitating Life
Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California that has released albums signed... more21
Louis XIV
Glam metal, Garage rockAlbums: Finding Out True Love Is Blind, God Killed the Queen, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept, Illegal Tender, Slick Dogs and Ponies
Louis XIV is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band has released four EPs... more22
Destroy the Runner
Progressive metal, Christian hardcoreAlbums: I, Lucifer, Saints
Destroy the Runner was an American metalcore band from San Diego, California, United States.... more23
Future of Forestry
Christian rock, Post-rockAlbums: Twilight, Travel, Future of Forestry, Young Man Follow, Advent Christmas EP
Future of Forestry is a melodic ambient rock alternative band from Southern California, USA.... more24
Mortal
Industrial metal, Industrial musicAlbums: Fathom, Pura, Lusis, Wake, Nu-En-Jin
Mortal was a Christian industrial/dance band fronted by Jerome Fontamillas and Jyro Xhan. Both... more25
Rough Cutt
Glam metal, Heavy metalAlbums: Rough Cutt, Wants You, Rough Cutt Live, Anthology, Live
Rough Cutt was an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California who released 2 studio... more
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