Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

I walked into the venue head-so-empty that my head could’ve been in the clouds, and I just existed—listening to Maggie Rogers’s angelic voice harmonizing not only with the music but the lovely aura she had created within.

Stromae’s production lifted attendees into another dimension — one where the ordinary is celebrated, tough times are acknowledged and language or cultural differences do not hinder our ability to form a community.

Zedd flaunted his wide-ranging DJing skill, sliding in remixes of beloved pop music tracks to keep each of his four separate sets unique.

On Sept. 2, Joji transformed the auditorium into a utopia transcending time, where fans floated on luscious clouds listening to his ethereal melodies.

Even after producing 2010s mainstays such as “Breezeblocks,” alt-J has proven its ability to adapt to the alternative scene’s ever-shifting ecosystem.

Stormy lighting and effervescent raindrops lit up the back screen as Said the Sky began his set to thunderous cheers and whoops.

The band’s guitars build and take off; altogether, they carry a show that might run too long, but lends itself to laid-back rockers ready to play the night away.

Polo & Pan is all about transporting listeners — onto beaches, into Paris, back to the past and into the future. Their sound is an amalgamation of sounds from around the world, fettered with and distorted until it transforms into World music electronica. 

The DJ’s set Nov. 28 at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium drew yet another large, rave-ready crowd eager to dance the night away.

People sacrificed their sanity and more sanitary conditions for the pounding, pixelated sensory overload that was a Zedd show and rejoiced in the intricate art of forgetting for a night.