San Francisco Free Concerts Announce Daytime Disco in Union Square featuring Poolside

Independent San Francisco Bay Area live-entertainment company Another Planet Entertainment in conjunction with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department is excited to announce the next installment of their free concert series for 2026: the return of Daytime Disco, the branded party from Poolside—the recording project of producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Paradise—on Sunday, September 20 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Union Square. This event will feature a performance by Poolside and other special electronic guests. This concert series put on by APE aims to ensure that downtown San Francisco remains a destination for live music, entertainment, and the arts.

Following its debut last year, the Daytime Disco event in San Francisco’s Union Square is special by design. The city is such an important part of Poolside’s history. It’s where Jeffrey Paradise called home for years: first as an SFSU alumnus, and later as a DJ and Promoter of the famed Blow Up SF Parties. Poolside began in a converted Los Angeles backyard pool house in early 2011 when Paradise set out on a low-stakes journey to produce appropriately chill music for summer soirees, a light but danceable kind of music with sunny vibes and liquid rhythm that he dubbed “Daytime Disco.” The moniker inspired Poolside’s Daytime Disco weekly Spotify playlist. Curated by Paradise featuring his own music and works by like-minded artists, it now boasts almost 43,000 followers and has become the catalyst for Daytime Disco parties that have taken place at Coachella’s DoLab, at the iconic Castro Theatre and more.

Poolside has released five acclaimed albums – Pacific Standard Time (2012), Heat (2017), Low Season (2020), High Season (2021), and Blame It All On Love (2023) – remixed countless high-profile acts such as Billy Idol, Jack Johnson & Milky Chance, The Revivalists, Miami Horror, Rhye, L’impératrice and more, and toured the world over for nearly a decade as a formidable six-piece live band, performing at major stages across the globe including Coachella, Outside Lands, Primavera and Corona Capital and supporting marquee artists like LCD Soundsystem, Kacey Musgraves and Tycho. Poolside’s latest release “Bedroom Eyes” with Stevie Appleton is out now on Counter Records.

Geared towards revitalizing the city through music, Another Planet Entertainment and its management arm Another Planet Management has been involved with many public area shows. Beyond the upcoming Daytime Disco party, other free shows Another Planet Entertainment and the City of San Francisco have done include Empire 15 with Shaboozey and Portugal. The Man at Civic Center, as well as Dirtybird, Om Records, and Empire’s Bay & Boots with Don Louis and Sophia Scott at Embarcadero Plaza.

APE continues its commitment to supporting San Francisco public and historic places of note as the company gears up for the 18th edition of Outside Lands August 7-9, a true celebration of all things San Francisco which will over 200,000 fans expected. The festival provides key economic benefits for San Francisco, while helping contribute to preventing cuts to City parks and programming. “Free live music in Union Square on a Sunday afternoon is San Francisco at its best,” said Mayor Daniel Lurie. “This free concert with Poolside will bring people downtown, fill our public spaces with energy, and give residents and visitors another reason to enjoy our incredible city.”

“Seeing Union Square packed with people dancing together is a reminder of what public spaces are all about,” said Sarah Madland, General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. “We’re grateful to Another Planet Entertainment for partnering with us to bring free events like Daytime Disco downtown, filling the square with music, energy, and community.”

RSVP for free concert here: https://laylo.com/poolside/daytimedisco

by Decoded Magazine

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