Deerhoof, back on the 805 after nearly 18 years

The San Francisco band hasn't played Santa Barbara or Ventura since a May 2009 night at SOHO. On Feb. 25 it plays Ventura Music Hall.

Deerhoof's last show in this part of the coast was on May 17, 2009, at SOHO Restaurant and Music Club. If you were there, you probably still bring it up. It's been nearly 18 years since, and the band is coming back.

Deerhoof plays Ventura Music Hall on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2027. The venue lists doors at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold through Tixr, the hall's ticketing partner, and the date was announced Oct. 15. The band's own Bandcamp page lists Ventura as part of a California run that includes Sacramento, San Francisco and San Diego. So the 805 isn't a one-off detour this time; it's one stop on a trip up and down the state.

The show is all ages, according to the hall's event calendar and homepage.

Eighteen years is a long time between visits. Deerhoof spent it making records.

The gap is long, and the band hasn't been idle. Deerhoof's latest album, Divine Schism, came out Oct. 2, 2026, following Noble and Godlike in Ruin on April 25, 2025. This year the band toured North America as the Solar Fan Club Tour 2026, with AXS listing dates at the Turf Club in Saint Paul and The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids among others. The California dates in February are what comes after that run.

What that means for Ventura is a band that has spent the past year and a half on the road playing the newest material. If you saw them at SOHO in 2009, this won't be the same band. If you've only heard the records, this is a rare chance to see them without driving to Los Angeles or the Bay.

The other dates on the run are where you'd expect them: Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego.

No opener has been announced. We'll update this listing when the venue confirms one.

Nearly eighteen years after their last show here, Deerhoof are booked for a Thursday night in Ventura. Get a ticket and plan to be there by eight.

Sources: Ventura Music Hall – Home (Deerhoof, Feb 25, 2027) (venturamusichall.com); Ventura Music Hall – Event Calendar (venturamusichall.com); Tixr – Deerhoof at Ventura Music Hall (tixr.com); Deerhoof on Bandcamp (tour dates) (deerhoof.bandcamp.com); AXS – Deerhoof tickets (Solar Fan Club Tour 2026) (axs.com); Deerhoof – Wikipedia (discography) (en.wikipedia.org); Deerhoof announce new album Divine Schism - Stereogum (stereogum.com)