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The Warfield

Google (3715) 4.5
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Visitors frequently praise The Warfield for its good sound, beautiful, majestic interior, and friendly, fast staff, especially bartenders. However, common complaints include issues with seating organization and comfort, particularly for larger individuals, and concerns about the surrounding neighborhood's safety. Some also mention bathrooms being less than ideal.

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Address
982 Market Street, San Francisco
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Phone
+1 415-345-0900
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Website
www.thewarfieldtheatre.com

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About this place The Warfield

The Warfield is a concert venue on Market Street in San Francisco, in the stretch between Union Square and the Tenderloin. It opened in 1922 as the Loew's Warfield, a vaudeville and movie theater, and now books touring rock, pop, hip-hop and comedy acts. Capacity is about 2,300, with a standing floor and seated balconies. It is a mainstream venue listed as gay-friendly. There is no regular schedule: everything depends on who is touring, so check the venue's website for shows, prices and door times. This part of Market Street can feel rough at night, so plan how you'll get there and back. The Castro is a short Muni ride away.

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Gay Gay-friendly (straight venue) Multilingual staff Bar (alcohol) Near public transport Evening venue Live music

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Randy Waage
Randy Waage Jun 2026
★★★★★
Claudia Rayo
Claudia Rayo Jun 2026
★★★★★

Really good sound, a lot of bathrooms and security takes them job pretty seriously and I like it! The bartenders are super fast and kind! The place is majestic!

Kendra Morandini
Kendra Morandini Jun 2026
★★★★★

Great security service, nice to have speed lane service. I feel like they should monitor people cutting in line a little bit more though. Great venue. Great sound

Jessica Holland
Jessica Holland Jun 2026
★★★★★
Kris Serbins
Kris Serbins Jun 2026
★★★★★
Erin Stever
Erin Stever May 2026
★★★★☆

Beautiful theater. Had no problem hearing the comedy act. Show was great, crowd lively and ambience perfect. Only reason not a 5 star is because of the seating. First it was disorganized, we had to move because we were told to sit in the wrong spot. Second as a larger woman with bad knees I was in actual pain by the end of the show with how crowded together the seats were. Third the chairs were banquet hall quality and basically sucked.

Yaphet Santana
Yaphet Santana May 2026
★★☆☆☆

Paid for seats just to get brushed off for a solid 30mins. The venue is very unclear about how seating in the Orchestra is and felt it was up for grabs for the artist's "friends". One of the security guards directed me to the lady with long hair who not only refuse to help, came off as someone who assumed I was lying. Wifi/phone service inside is beyond impossible, so I had to go outside just to pull up my tickets. Fortunately, there was a tall guy with long hair who assisted me in finding some my seats. This place needs to be updated be-it people and technology. I would not recommend this venue to anyone.

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Last updated on 14 October 2026

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