Tyga books Time Nightclub in Costa Mesa for Friday, Dec. 18

The hip-hop star plays a 740-capacity club at The Triangle the week before Christmas, with tickets starting at $25.

The last Friday before Christmas is a big night out in Orange County. This year the strongest pull in Costa Mesa might be a club booking: Tyga, a name that usually headlines much bigger rooms, at Time Nightclub.

Tyga plays Time Nightclub on Friday, Dec. 18, at 10 p.m. The show was announced Oct. 27. Tickets run $25 to $29.95 through TicketWeb, and the club holds 740. At that price, for a name that big, in a room that size, they likely won't last long, so if you want in, buy now and buy at the source.

His genres are pop and hip hop. In a club, that means the hooks are the point. Expect a set built for a dance floor more than a seated concert, with a 10 p.m. start that tells you how the night will run: late, loud, and on its feet.

The room is a reason to go in itself. Visit Costa Mesa places Time in The Triangle, the shopping and entertainment complex in downtown Costa Mesa. DJ Mag readers have put it on the magazine's Top 100 Clubs poll three years in a row: No. 71 in 2024, No. 72 in 2025 and No. 95 in 2026. Not many Orange County rooms show up on an international list like that.

A star-sized name, a 740-person room, and tickets under thirty bucks.

That's also the case for this booking. A club date lets a headliner work a crowd up close, and it lets fans who'd normally watch from a distant arena seat stand within a few rows of the stage. For Orange County, it's a chance to see a major hip-hop act without the drive up the freeway and the parking fee that comes with it.

Before you go: check Time's own door policy for age limits and dress code before you leave the house, since club nights have rules that a concert hall doesn't. Get to The Triangle early, because a 10 p.m. listed start at a club rarely means the headliner walks on at 10 sharp, and the line will build. And plan the ride home now; a Friday in mid-December is a night to leave the car parked.

It's a good week to be in Costa Mesa. Get the ticket before you start the shopping.

Sources: TicketWeb — Tyga at Time Nightclub (ticketweb.com); Visit Costa Mesa — Time Nightclub (travelcostamesa.com); DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2024 — Time (djmag.com); DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2025 — Time (djmag.com); DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2026 — Time (djmag.com); JamBase — Tyga at Time Nightclub (jambase.com)