Concert Nights from the Water.
Board JADA at Harbor Island. Sail to anchorage near the Rady Shell. Hear the show live — BYOB, bring your picnic, skip the parking.
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Board at Harbor Island
Depart from 1380 Harbor Island Drive — Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Easy access, no venue chaos.
Sail to the Shell
JADA anchors near the Rady Shell at Embarcadero Marina Park — open-bay listening, no walls, no crowd.
Your Boat, Your Night
BYOB. Bring a picnic spread. Up to 28 guests aboard. The show starts when the sun goes down.
Upcoming Concert Nights
Every remaining 2026 concert night is a free goodwill evening from JADA for the San Diego community — no tickets, no charge. Boards 5:30 p.m. at Harbor Island, returns about 10:30 p.m. Twenty-eight seats a night, first RSVPs claim them. Click a show for its RSVP page.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
JADA turns a novelty show into a memorable full evening on the bay, with more space, more atmosphere, and less chaos.
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Brandi Carlile
A scenic, elevated concert night aboard JADA for guests who want more atmosphere and less crowd pressure.
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Sin Bandera
Hear Sin Bandera at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
RSVP, it is free →Mariachi USA
A festive harbor-side concert night aboard JADA with your own food, your own drinks, and the full show carrying over the water.
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for KING + COUNTRY
Hear for KING + COUNTRY at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
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MUNA
Hear MUNA at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
RSVP, it is free →Bonnie Raitt
Make the show feel like an occasion: board JADA, bring what you love to eat and drink, and hear the set live from the harbor.
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Madeon
Hear Madeon at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
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Tom Jones
Hear Tom Jones at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
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Vintage Culture
Hear Vintage Culture at the Rady Shell from JADA's deck on San Diego Bay: skyline views, harbor air, your own picnic.
RSVP, it is free →Past Nights
Buddy Guy
Trade the venue shuffle for JADA, a hand-packed picnic, and a smoother concert night under the lights.
Pirates of the Caribbean in Concert
He's a pirate — and so are you tonight. Zimmer's score live with full orchestra while JADA, a 65-foot 1938 classic, rides at anchor on the bay. Eye patches welcome.
Harry Potter in Concert (Saturday)
The Sorcerer's Stone score played live under the stars while you watch from the deck of a real 1938 ship — the closest thing San Diego has to sailing to Hogwarts.
Harry Potter in Concert (Friday)
The Sorcerer's Stone score played live under the stars while you watch from the deck of a real 1938 ship — the closest thing San Diego has to sailing to Hogwarts.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
A 6 PM start means the whole show rides the sunset — Derek's slide guitar over calm water, your own cooler, and a skyline turning gold behind the stage.
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Hear Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes live from JADA as the guitars, vocals, and summer-night energy carry across San Diego Bay.
Stayin' Alive: The Bee Gees & Beyond
Night Fever over the water — round up your group, bring your own bar, and let the deck of a 1938 classic be your dance floor.
Disney '80s–'90s Celebration
Bring the kids, bring the grandparents — the songs you all know by heart, carried over the bay to a classic 1938 yacht with room for the whole crew.
Sarah McLachlan
The softer, richer, more intimate way to hear a beautiful show: sunset on JADA, your own bottle, your own spread, and the music live from the water.
St. Vincent
One of the most inventive artists alive, orchestrated, drifting to you over the water — with sunset, your own wine, and no crowd to fight.
Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge
Board JADA, settle in with your own picnic, and hear the whole show from a private-feeling perch beside the Shell.
Kool & the Gang
A San Diego Bay sunset, a great spread, your favorite bottle, and Kool & the Gang live across the harbor.
Bob Dylan
Listen from JADA as the music carries over the water, with your own picnic and a front-row harbor backdrop.
James Taylor
JADA anchors beside the Rady Shell so you can bring your own bottle, your own picnic, and take in the full evening from the deck.
Black Coffee
Board by 1:30 PM, leave no later than 2:00 PM, and get anchored down in time for the 3:00 PM Black Coffee show from the water. Return to the Sheraton is expected around 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM depending on the set length and harbor conditions.
Charter JADA for a Concert Night
Want to charter JADA for a show not listed here? Contact us and we'll discuss availability and pricing.
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