The Lab — music venue

The Lab

The Lab in San Francisco has 12 upcoming shows. Next: The Tenses + MSHR + Sung Kim on Thu, Oct 15. Full calendar, lineups and tickets on Ckord.

Tucked away on 16th Street in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District, The Lab is a pioneering nonprofit arts organization and performance space. For decades, it has served as a sanctuary for the experimental, the avant-garde, and the unclassifiable, providing crucial support and space for artists working outside the mainstream commercial art and music industries.With a flexible, intimate capacity of around 150 to 200 guests, the venue is a blank canvas for sensory exploration. It is highly regarded for its programming in left-field sound art, noise music, and free improvisation, frequently hosting boundary-pushing musicians, cellists, and sonic sculptors who utilize imaginative amplification and multi-channel speaker setups. Beyond music, the space functions as a dynamic hub for contemporary choreography, radical performance art, and immersive visual installations.Driven by a strong community ethos and a commitment to artist advocacy (often operating on sliding scale or donation-based ticketing), The Lab is more than just a venue—it is a critical cultural lifeline. Unpretentious and constantly evolving, it remains the ultimate San Francisco destination for audiences seeking provocative, unpredictable, and fiercely independent art.

Address: 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States

Phone: +14158648855

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