BottleRock 'AfterDark' keeps the party going late-night across Bay Area

BAY AREA, CA — BottleRock organizers are extending the annual festival beyond its main stages this spring, announcing a new round of late-night AfterDark concerts at venues across the North Bay and Bay Area.

The AfterDark concerts (produced by BottleRock Presents) start May 19 at venues in Napa, Berkeley, San Francisco, Menlo Park, and Novato.

These are smaller, late-night shows after the festival’s main performances conclude each evening.

The link-up includes LCD Soundsystem at Napa Music Hall, Rilo Kiley at Uptown Theatre Napa, and Larkin Poe at Guild Theatre. Additional shows will feature Michigander and BØRNS at multiple venues.

Tickets sales for the 2026 AfterDark shows opened at 10 a.m. today. The Napa Music Hall and the Uptown Theatre are within walking distance of the Napa Valley Expo, allowing festival-goers to continue attending performances after the main stages close.

The main BottleRock festival is scheduled for May 22–24 at the Expo grounds and will feature headliners including Foo Fighters, Backstreet Boys, Lorde, Teddy Swims, LCD Soundsystem, SOMBR, and more than 75 other acts.

The announcement comes one day after organizers canceled the return of BottleRock's sister show, Festival La Onda, one of California’s largest Latin music festivals that typically drew about 20,000 attendees per day to the same Napa fairgrounds.