You better do it up big tonight because the rest of the weekend has slim pickins'. Weekend listings are after the jump.
Friday, December 31 , 2010:
- Transfer, Rafter, The Shape of Future Frames, Low Volts (Atari Lounge) @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- Crocodiles, Heavy Hawaii, Raw Moans, Mrs. Magician @ Soda Bar ($12)
- NYE Extravaganza feat. Wet Bandits, Cuckoo Chaos, Fingers Missing, Chairs Missing, Space Nature @ The Treehouse (3380 C St. between 33rd & 34th. $5 "donation" get you in and all you can drink keg beer. This is a private residence.)
- NYE 2011 feat. DJ Ryan Hand, Lights On, Dudes, D/Wolves, The New Kinetics @ Tin Can (No Cover)
- The Mother Hips, Billy Midnight, Nicki Bluhm and The Gamblers @ Belly Up
- Manchest & Her @ The Ould Sod
- Swami's New Years Heave feat. The Creepy Creeps, The Swami Sound System @ Bar Pink
- Ziggy ShuffleDust and The Spyders from Mars, Geezer (as Weezer/The Beastie Boys) Dubstep & Glitch by Hannibal Selektor & Free Mace @ Ruby Room ($20 Cover, Free Wells from 9-11pm)
- The Zeros, New Mexico, The Dabbers, Gun Runner, Wild Weekend DJs @ Eleven ($13 adv/$15 door)
- DJ Lethal Ethan & Guests @ Whistle Stop ($5 cover)
- Nihilist, Eukaryst, The Bastards, DJs Old Man Andy & Sam Hitz @ The Shakedown (Benefit for Washington St. Skatepark Assoc.)
- NYE Party with Chango Rey and His Broken Heart Beat, Thee Nottinghams, DJs Mikey Ratts, Juliancito, Chango Rey @ Til Two Club (No Cover)
- Samiam, Tiltwheel, The Situation @ Ken Club
- Cash'd Out @ Gallagher's
- White Riot: NYE Rager with DJs Ayla Simone, Havok, Richy the Kid @ U-31
- DJ Beatnik & Guest DJs @ The Office
- NYE 2011 Victory Nightlife Block Party @ House of Blues
- NYE Celebration @ The South Park Abbey
- The Devastators @ Winston's (No Cover)
- Boom Snap, The Chimney Fish @ 710 Beach Club (No Cover)
- NYE Bass Odyssey feat. Whizard, Skandar, Bren-ton, Mateo, Delano, Austin Speed, Wallkrawler, Vagitron, Arkon, Pure Boom Hi-Fi, Argyle @ Kava Lounge
- Dance Party with Saul Q @ Livewire (No Cover)
- South American NYE Party feat. The Bossa @ Prohibition (No presale, $20 at the door)
- Moonshake NYE feat. Mark E Quark, Dr Indulgent, Bob Dazzla, Billa @ Kadan (No Cover)
- Clay Davis @ Donovan's Circle of Fifths
- Candye Kane @ Belly Up (Happy Hour, 5:30 pm)
- Giant, L.E.D., & Lifted Entertainment present NYE 2011 feat. Dirty South, LA Riots, Yusef, Jason "Idol" Videna, Paul Najera, Cris Herrera, Sean Wilson, Tony Lee, Alan B and more @ 4th & B (additional after hours hosted by Fortune party til 4am)
- Sky Ladd Quartet Jazz Dinner Show @ Anthology (Early Show 5:30pm)
- Feelin Alright NYE with Dave Mason @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
- Cherries Jubilee (jazz band, cabaret, vaudeville) @ The Marble Room (early show 7pm, late show sold out)
- Designer Drugs, Brazzabelle @ Voyeur
- DJs Smooth, Ramsey, & Adam @ PB Bar & Grill
- Omo Ache feat. Saoco Son, Omo Ache Cuban Dance Co., DJ Vidal Cordova @ Tango Del Rey
- NYE feat. Super Karaoke & DJ Cheyenne Giles @ Analog
- Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- NYE Prom feat. Groundfloor, Adam Salter, Hosted by May*Star @ El Dorado
- Hot Rod Lincoln, The Heroes @ Valley View Casino
- DJ Jim Blair @ Urban Mo's
- NYE 2011 with Twisted Dee & Phil B, Casey Alva & Luis Perez @ Spin
- Sid Vicious & Rico DeLargo @ Fluxx
- No Cover NYE Party feat. Fingers, Billy O, Chris Joslin, Mateo @ Ripassi Rooftop (Porto Vista Hotel, Little Italy)
- NYE MMXI feat. Travis Howe @ Bar West (PB)
- NYE Extravaganza feat. The Royal Polynesian floor show @ Bali Hai
- West Coast Club Life Presents Eyes Wide Shut @ Pacific View South Mesa Club, Camp Pendleton
- Resolve feat. DJ Sach-a-mo @ Arterra ($75 with dinner/$35 Party Only)
- NYE Beach Party 2011 feat. Chris Cutz, Fresh One, Mikey Beats, DJ Who, Paolo da Rosa, DJ Demon, DJ Niques @ The Catamaran Resort
- NYE @ Quality Social (All inclusive food & drink available)
- NYE Live feat. DJs Nick G, Josser & Eddy Santana from Ghetto House Radio, Alex Dreamz, Este, Andy D'arrigo, Chris Loisi, J-Sin @ Ivy at Andaz Hotel
- Epic NYE 2011 feat. Moby, Afrojack, Ferry Corsten, Jason Ross, DJ Homicide, Hyper Crush, Don Santino, Johnny James, Cowboy Mike, Stir Crazy @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
- Big Night San Diego feat. Scooter & Lavelle, Happee, Edgartronic, Mike Czech, Mike G, Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, The Metro Band, Jet West and more @ Hilton Bayfront
- NYE 2011 Anthony Ross, Yan Lehert, Hyena (live), Pleasure Victim & Av One, Gabe Vega, Erick Diaz, Colour Vision, Qenoe and more@ W Hotel
- NYE 2011 feat. Robbie Rivera & Danny Love, Eric D-Lux & Craig Smoove, Chris Garcia & Tony Arzadon, Jon Dadon, Kurch, Al Squared, Erik Till & RI @ Hard Rock Hotel
- Downtown Countdown NYE 2011 feat. N.R.G., DJ Apaulo8, DJ Carlo, DJ Osal8 @ Horton Plaza Event Space
- NYE Yacht Party 2011 feat. The 80'z All Stars Band, dance club deck, smooth tunes open air deck @ Hornblower
- NYE 2011 feat. DJ Angle, DeeJay O, Tara Brooks, Matt Natoli, Conner Shean, DJ BDP and UCSD DVC DJ@ Se San Diego Hotel
- Bottoms Up NYE 2011 feat. DJ Rooster, DJ Ramsey @ San Diego Marriott Gaslamp
- Party Your Pants Off feat. DJ JCee, Dave Booda & Generic @ The Local
- NYE feat. DJ Dik, DJ Rags @ Boudoir
Saturday, January 1, 2011:
- Pato Banton with Now Generation featuring Kelly Love Jones, Cootdog from Mystic Roots Band, I-Levi from Rising Son, April "Harmony" Waller, Professor Einstein and Empress Akua @ Belly Up
- Bobby Pena and The Stowaways, The Heart Beat Trail, The Cetaceans @ Tin Can
- Cozy Corners @ Eleven
- May*Star's Fashion Whore (Black Swan Ballet Theme) feat. DJs Mustache, David Afterlife, Do It Digital @ Ruby Room
- BrokenBeat Night @ Kadan
- Andy Clockwise & guests @ Soda Bar
- The Gregory Page Show @ Lestat's
- John Foltz @ The Marble Room
- Anthology House Band Motown Revue @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
- Radio Latina Salsa Party @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
- Ascension feat. Robin Roth & Tom King @ Kava Lounge
- DJ Mac Luv @ Fluxx
- Salute To Vienna New Year 2011 @ Copley Symphony Hall
Sunday, January 2, 2011:
- Salsa Sunday with Orquesta Primo @ Belly Up
- Todd Day Wait & The Golden Hills Blues Band, solo sets by Residents of 23rd St. @ Soda Bar
- Cactus Jacks & Friends @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- Bohemian Rhapsody Open Mic Rap @ Kadan
- Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
- Common Ground (Funk remixes, reggae edits, hip-hop mashups) feat. Danny Massure and friends @ The Office
- Karaoke with Daryl Johnson @ Soda Bar
- Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
- SoloVox @ Kava Lounge