New San Diego concerts announced: Brad Paisley, Counting Crows, Christian Nodal among latest additions

Brad Paisley performing in Rosemont, Illinois

Delta Spirit, Quinn XCII and a hip-hop tour featuring Naughty By Nature and Sir-Mix-A-Lot are also headed this way

San Diego Union-Tribune

June 7, 2021 11:53 AM PT

With COVID-19-fuled restrictions on live events continuing to be lifted in California and nationwide, the number of San Diego-bound concert tours continues to grow on an almost daily basis.

The latest batch of artists whose itineraries include performances here ranges from Brad Paisley, Counting Crows and Delta Spirit to Christian Nodal, Quinn XCII and the 21-and-up “I Love the ‘90s Tour,” which is headlined by Naughty By Nature and Sir Mix-A-Lot.

Here, in chronological order is the latest batch of new and recently announced San Diego concerts. Unless otherwise indicated, tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday at livenation.com and ticketmaster.com.

Sept. 8: Counting Crows, California Coast Credit Union Open Air Amphitheatre at SDSU ($39.50-$129.50, plus service charges). On sale 10 a.m. Friday; pre-sale begins 10 a.m. Weds.

Sept. 18: “Beats at the Beach,” featuring the “I Love the ‘90s Tour,” with Naughty By Nature, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Tag Team, Rob Base and Tone Lōc, at Mission Beach between the Belmont Park roller coaster and the ocean; $40, general admission, $150 VIP. You must be 21 or older to attend. On sale now at tixsd.com/e/beats-at-the-beach/tickets

Sept. 23: Gilbert Santa Rosa, Magnolia Performing Arts Center ($49-$129, plus service charges)

Oct. 2: Brad Paisley, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ($31.10-$99.60, plus service charges)

Oct. 2: Quinn XCII, with Chelsea Cutler and Tai Verdes, California Coast Credit Union Open Air Amphitheatre at SDSU ($29.50-$55, plus service charges); pre-sale begins 10 a.m. Thursday

Oct. 29: David Bisbal, House of Blues ($45-$140, plus service charges; on sale now)

Oct. 30: Delta Spirit, Deer Tick, Observatory North Park ($35-$40, plus service charges); pre-sale begins 10 a.m. Thursday

Dec. 4: Christian Nodal, with Gera MX, Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl ($29.50-$149, plus service charges; on sale now)

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San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga began drumming in rock bands at 12 and writing professionally about music at 15. A Louisiana native who grew up mostly in Germany, Varga has earned three Pulitzer Prize nominations for his writing at the U-T and is a voting member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to providing live coverage of the Grammy Awards and festivals from Coachella and KAABOO to the 1994 edition of Woodstock, he has interviewed everyone from Miles Davis, Britney Spears and (over a game of chess) Ray Charles to Willie Nelson, Kanye West and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis. A triple first prize-winner for criticism and arts writing at the 2022 San Diego Press Club awards and a first prize-winner at the 2022 San Diego Society of Professional Journalists awards, Varga is also a contributing writer for Jazz Times magazine and has written for Billboard, Spin and other publications. After attending San Diego City College and San Diego State University, he created and taught the 2002 UC San Diego Extension course, “Jazz in a Post-Ken-Burns World.” Varga has written liner notes for more than a dozen albums, including by jazz sax greats James Moody and Michael Brecker, and contributed two chapters to the book, “Dylan: Disc By Disc.”