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Star Spangled Pops with Marvin Hamlisch
Jul 3rd, 4th & 5th
Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch returns with the definitive patriotic Stars & Stripes tribute for Fourth of July. A delightful concert weekend packed with Americana, Broadway hits, marches, a salute to our military and spectacular fireworks in a celebration for the whole family!
Dionne Warwick
Jul 10th & 11th
Dionne Warwick, an international music legend with one of the most distinctive voices in show business, graces the Summer Pops stage with her many hits by Burt Bacharach along with many more. From Do You Know the Way to San Jose and I'll Never Fall in Love Again to Alfie and Walk On By, experience some of the most beloved pop hits of the last 40 years!
Motown's Greatest Hits with Spectrum
Jul 17th & 18th
Take a journey through Motown musical history featuring music from The Four Tops to The Temptations along with Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, The O'Jays and many more. Spectrum, the singing stars of the most successful Motown tribute shows in the history of Las Vegas, will perform such generation-defining tunes as My Girl, I Can't Help Myself, Stand by Me, Nightshift and more. Grab your dancing shoes for a sizzling night under the stars!
John Pizzarelli
Jul 19th
Jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli brings his distinctive smooth style to the Summer Pops, singing classic standards and late-night ballads. Packed with bossa nova rhythms and jazzy tributes to Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, plus Pizzarelli's own acclaimed compositions.
Video Games Live
Jul 23rd
Back by popular demand, the video game extravaganza returns to the Embarcadero during Comic-Con weekend with a visual and action-packed sensory extravaganza. This year's follow-up production combines memorable video game music with synchronized lighting, game and costume contests, and lots of new material!
Up, Up and Away! - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Jul 24th & 25th
Soul music rocks at the Summer Pops with Grammy-winning power couple Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. The most distinctive voices of the popular Fifth Dimension celebrate their classic '60s and '70s hits including Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In, Up Up & Away, You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show), Wedding Bell Blues and more! Their enduring sound has made McCoo and Davis, Jr. favorites with orchestras all across the country.
Cirque de la Symphonie
Jul 31st & 1st
Combine well-known classical music with one of the most popular acrobatics shows in the world, and the result is a brilliant blend of two beautiful art forms. From soaring aerial artists to superhuman strongmen along with jugglers and more, bring the whole family and prepare to be dazzled by the Cirque de la Symphonie!

Bravo Broadway Now!
Aug 7th & 8th
Opening numbers, show-stoppers and favorite songs from the best on Broadway. Get ready as the Great White Way comes to San Diego Bay in an exciting night of numbers from Miss Saigon, Hairspray, Wicked, Rent and much, much more!
Pops Goes Classical - Passport to the World: A Night in Italy
Aug 9th
We've prepared an extraordinary Italian banquet sure to satisfy your musical appetite. From the concert hall to the opera stage to the silver screen, we'll feature Puccini, Rossini, Respighi and more. San Diego Symphony, conductor Matthew Garbutt and our special vocalists give you...la bella vita!
The Classical Mystery Tour
Aug 14th & 15th
Let's “Come Together” for another easy “Hard Day's Night” by the Bay with music of The Beatles! With all your favorite Beatles tunes such as Yesterday, All You Need Is Love, Here Comes The Sun, Hey Jude and more, it's always a party when The Classical Mystery Tour comes to town.
Burt Bacharach
Aug 16th
Burt is back! One of the most accomplished songwriters of all time returns with his sensational guest vocalists, new songs and arrangements, and his award-winning hits, including The Look of Love, A House is Not a Home, I Say a Little Prayer and more.
José Feliciano
Aug 21st & 22nd
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter José Feliciano lights the Summer Pops on fire with his chart-topping hits including Light My Fire, Rain, California Dreamin', Cuando El Amor Se Acaba and more! A fixture on the American and international music scene for decades, José returns to serenade us once again.
The Music of The Doors: A Rock Symphony
Aug 27th
The Lizard King lives! Don't miss this one-night-only tribute to The Doors, musical poets of the 1960s. Hear the classic Doors hits including Hello, I Love You; Break on Through (To the Other Side); L.A. Woman - all from a live rock band with rock concert lighting, powered by the grandeur of San Diego Symphony. From the producers of our recent smash hit “Music of Led Zeppelin”.
Melissa Manchester
Aug 28th & 29th
Grammy award-winning vocalist and songwriter Melissa Manchester graces the stage with her classy hits including Don't Cry Out Loud, Midnight Blue, Through The Eyes of Love, Whenever I Call You Friend and more.
1812 Overture Spectacular (Tchaikovsky & Friends)
Sep 4th, 5th & 6th
Summer Pops would not be complete without our traditional Tchaikovsky season finale. Don't miss the famous cannon “shots”, fireworks and the fantastic 1812 Overture over the Bay. Top off your summer with family, friends... and Tchaikovsky - at his most rousing!