Oceanside Pier Amphitheater — Attraction in Oceanside

I enjoyed the free concert we went to, the Super Girl Tour, at the Oceanside Pier Ampitheater tonight, 9/17/22. The show featured The Expendables, with their punchy, bass throbbing grooves. It's a mix of reggae, & ska music, with parts of songs reminiscent vibe-wise of one of my favorite bands, Sublime. On stage following The Expendables, was the current iteration of Smash Mouth, which I didn't love, until they played their earworm hits from the 90's, like Walking On The Sun & Rock Star.

It was a fun atmosphere at the Oceanside Pier Ampitheater tonight, with all the hardcore fans standing in front of the stage, shaking & grooving to the music. The afternoon sun highlighted many plumes of fragrant herbal smoke, rising from this area, nearly in time with the music. Behind them were the normal crazies, like my wife & I, plus our good friends, who were seated on terraced concrete ampitheater benches, a bit behind & above the vortex of energy, up front.

Misc. canned beer, wine & alcoholic drinks were on sale for the entirely reasonable rate of $7, per drink. They also had food tents available, for the concert-goers who showed up hungry, plus you could even get...

Always a vibrant place to go to. No matter what time it is SOMEONE is always fishing there. I've seen otters and dolphins many times. There is always a pelican there. PLEASE do not try to touch him! He bites...a sign is there to warn you! You can rent fishing poles and buy bait at the shop halfway on the pier. The piers 1/3 of a mile if you're trying to get some exercise in...but be warned Ruby's Diner is at the end and a milkshake ALWAYS tempts me. There Tin Fish right at the bottom of the pier...that place is delicious! They set up a juice stand during the summer also. You can purchase a coffee from a small shop right on the strand and even get some henna work done. Need a lemonade? There's a stand there too! Icees and even fruit cups. Plenty of booths set up so you have a few choices. Theres also a playground on the beach...remodeled recently too! Occasionally they will play movies at the amphitheater so bring a chair and a blanket! Concerts happen right here at...

The amphitheater was having a Samoan Celebration- Lucky Us!! Music and message was Amazing!! We will definitely be putting on the calendar as a not to be missed for next year! The free show was the cherry on top! Perfect for our family celebration. Have also attended paid concerts as well. It is not a huge venue so when you go to a paid concert you are never too far away- they are definitely not big names, so not that expensive- but when you get older the bands you like from teenage years, tend to be at smaller venues and this one is just awesome right...