Club DARC is coming back to San Francisco's waterfront, and this time it's bringing a two-time Grammy-nominated Swedish DJ to kick things off. Eric Prydz will headline the electronic dance music series' first fall show inside Shed A at Pier 48 on Halloween night, October 31, with Canadian producer Tiga and Welsh artist Kelly Lee Owens rounding out the bill.
The Halloween show marks the return of a series that debuted on San Francisco's Pier 48 earlier this year, according to KRON4. Prydz, who has performed at Tomorrowland, Coachella and EDC and counts more than a million followers on both Instagram and Facebook, is set to take the Shed A stage as the second stop on his broader 12-date Fall 2026 North American tour, which launches October 30 in Miami and wraps December 5 in Chicago, according to We Rave You. Owens will perform a dedicated DJ set for the 21-and-over show, while Tiga fills out the supporting lineup, per GV Wire.
A Return Engagement for the Pier 48 Series
Club DARC's inaugural run spanned eleven dates and wrapped up on May 16, after hosting headliners including Kaskade, Underworld, Chris Lake, Solomun and Disco Dom, according to the same GV Wire report. That spring season also featured sets from Mau P on March 13, Michael Bibi on March 14, and Prospa and Josh Baker on April 18, all inside Shed A at Pier 48, per KRON4's reporting. The series is a collaboration between the San Francisco Giants and Goldenvoice, organized by Goldenvoice, the concert promoter also behind Coachella, KRON4 notes.
Goldenvoice's Danny Bell, the company's senior vice president of talent, founded Club DARC, and the venue itself sits on Pier 48, which the Giants operate as host site for the series. Goldenvoice's approach to Club DARC builds on its experience turning San Francisco's Pier 80 into the multi-stage home of the 21-and-over Portola Music Festival, a working maritime space it has used annually since 2022 to draw tens of thousands of dance music fans each autumn, according to Pollstar's earlier coverage.
Tickets, Presales and What to Expect Inside Shed A
Club DARC's fall lineup beyond the Halloween date has not yet been announced; the series says it will release its full fall schedule at a later date. Ticket access opens in stages: an artist presale begins on Thursday at 10 AM. Pacific time, a venue presale follows at 11 AM the same day, and the general onsale opens on Friday at 10 AM. Pacific, with presales ending at 8 AM that morning.
Shed A operates as a cashless venue, so attendees must pay digitally or swap cash for fee-free prepaid Visa cards at on-site kiosks, according to the Club DARC Official FAQ. The venue also enforces a strict no-camera policy, placing security stickers over patrons' phone cameras at entry to keep the focus on the dance floor rather than screens. Food trucks and advance-reservation parking through SpotHero in Lot A are available, and the club offers locker rentals along with ADA accommodations through guest services, per the same FAQ.
Getting home late is its own logistical puzzle. Muni's T-Third line at Mission Rock Station and Caltrain's San Francisco Station serve the venue, though Caltrain's final outbound night train departs at 12:05 AM, the FAQ notes. BART riders can connect via Powell Street Station onto the T-Third line for the trip to Pier 48.
Echo Complaints Haunted the Spring Debut
Not everything about Club DARC's first run went smoothly. When the series launched on February 27, early attendees inside the cavernous industrial Shed A reported severe acoustic echo and audio balance problems, with some describing the sound as a wash of noise, according to The San Francisco Standard. Audio experts cited by the outlet noted that raw warehouse spaces present difficult acoustics that require precise calibration, a challenge for any promoter converting maritime infrastructure into a nightclub.
The series fits into a broader push by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has promoted major waterfront electronic dance music events as part of an effort to revive the city's nightlife and local economy, according to NPU Live. Lurie previously announced a citywide Winter of Music initiative to celebrate major dance events. Pier 48 itself sits within Mission Rock, a 28-acre waterfront redevelopment led by the Giants, Tishman Speyer and the Port of San Francisco that includes plans for up to 1,600 residential units and China Basin Park, according to the Port of San Francisco.
