THE BACKYARD: A Live Music Venue

Discover a unique outdoor concert experience at The Backyard, Sacramento’s new favorite live music venue located at Cal Expo, just behind Rock & Brews Restaurant.

 

The Shows

Jul11

Sad Summer Festival

Presented by Journeys and Converse | The Backyard

Aug9

Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys

The Brotherhood Tour | The Backyard

Aug13
Aug23

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Togetherness Tour: With special guests Citizen Cope and Bombargo | The Backyard

Aug30

Yachtley Crew

Full Steam Ahead Tour | The Backyard

Sep3

Ice Nine Kills & In This Moment

Kiss of Death Part 2 - with special guests Avatar and TX2 | The Backyard

Sep20

Julieta Venegas

The Backyard

 

VENUE INFORMATION

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FAQ

Parking

Parking is available near the venue for $20/vehicle. Additional instructions will be sent to ticketholders closer to the show.

ADA Seating & Parking

Accessible Seating is available for all shows at The Backyard. Please bring your tickets to the box office on the day of the show to exchange them for ADA seating.  If you have a specific concern or accessibility request for an upcoming event, please contact us in advance so we can best accommodate your needs: info@nederlander.com.

Marked ADA parking spaces are located in the parking lot in front of Rock & Brews, next to the venue

Camera Policy

Professional cameras with detachable lenses, audio or video recording devices, laptops and tablets are not permitted.  Flash photography is not allowed.

Children

Children under 5 years of age are not allowed.  Some shows have additional age restrictions, so please check the show listing

General Admission

General admission (GA) is standing only

Driving Directions

The venue is located at 1600 Exposition Blvd at Cal Expo in Sacramento.  MAP

Outside Food

Outside food is not allowed

Lawn Chairs

Lawn chairs are not allowed

Coolers & Picnic Baskets

Coolers and picnic baskets are not allowed. Food and beverage can be purchased at the venue

Backpacks & Bags & Purses

No oversized bags or backpacks are allowed. Clear plastic, vinyl, PVC tote bags only.  Small sized purses or wallets not exceeding 10 inches tall x 14 inches wide are permitted.  All bags are subject to search upon venue entry. Some shows may have additional restrictions, so please check the show listing.

Refunds & Exchanges

All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges unless a show has been postponed or cancelled.  

If you have purchased tickets to a postponed event, your tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date.  Ticket buyers who are unable to attend a rescheduled show date may request a refund from Ticketmaster within a specified time period after the rescheduled show announcement.  This will allow others who can attend the new date to purchase your tickets.  For cancelled shows, Ticketmaster will automatically refund your tickets

Re-entry

Once your ticket is scanned re-entry is prohibited

Strollers

Strollers are not allowed inside the venue

Smoking

This is a non-smoking venue.  Smoking is prohibited at and around the venue at all times.

Prohibited Items:

  • coolers / picnic baskets
  • poles / sticks
  • drones
  • laser pointers
  • weapons
  • projectiles
  • unauthorized cameras with removeable lenses
  • monopods, tripods, selfie sticks
  • beach / lawn chairs
  • strollers
  • metal containers
  • beverage containers
  • outside food & drinks