As per usual, there are many ways to enjoy the annual Noise Pop festival: buy a badge and explore everything the festival has to offer, buy tickets to individual shows, and also check the many free events and save a little hard-earned dough if need be.
On that note, here’s a quick breakdown of free events at this year’s Noise Pop!
Tuesday, February 25th:
- Noise Pop Opening Night Party with Punk Rock Fancy, featuring DJ sets by Bob Mould, Shepard Fairey, and Jello Biafra at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
Wednesday, February 26th:
Thursday, February 27th:
- Noise Pop/Different Fur Studios happy hour with Dude York, A Million Billion Dying Suns, A-1 and Rawdad at Bender’s
- The Noise Pop Poster Perspective at Bender’s
Friday, February 28th:
- Noise Pop/Do415/DJ Dials/1015 Folsom: Scene Unseen III with Mr. Carmack, Kelela, Majical Cloudz, Supreme Cuts, Purple at 1015 Folsom (RSVP and print confirmation for entry)
- Noise Pop/The Bay Bridged happy hour with Future Twin, Cocktails, Blood Sister at Bender’s
- Funcheap happy hour: the great San Francisco Skeeball Rolldown Showdown at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
- Noise Pop Festival happy hour presented by Ava 55 Ninth
- Cinematic Labyrinths at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
- “Women Who Rock” photography show at San Franpsycho
Saturday, March 1st:
- Noise Pop happy hour with Winter Teeth, Tiger Honey Pot, Disastroid at Bender’s
- Noise Pop/Yours Truly: “The Days are Short and the Nights are Yours” at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
- Noise Pop/Juxtapoz: Cidade Cinza and Grey City at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
- Noise Pop/Yplan: Ladytron (DJ set) and Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, DNTEL) at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
Sunday, March 2nd:
- 7×7 Sunday Market at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
- Noise Pop/YPlan: Closing night party with Machinedrum (club set) and DJ Dials at the NWBLK (RSVP for priority entry)
