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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SCU chapter.

Every spring, SCU students get excited to go down to SoCal for Coachella. But if you’re more into alternative music, here are 10 alternative concerts to keep an eye on right here in the Bay Area!

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers on March 12th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland

2. Death Cab for Cutie on March 16th at the Grand Sierra Theatre in Reno

3. Panic! At The Disco with Misterwives and Saint Motel on March 25th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland

4. Passenger with The Paper Kites on March 30th at the Fox Theater in Oakland

5. The Head and the Heart with Dreamers on April 7th at the Grand Sierra Theatre in Reno

6. Mayday Parade with Knuckle Puck and The Milestones on April 8th at The Fillmore in San Francisco

7. The xx on April 15-17th at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco

8. Bastille on April 23rd at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley

9. The 1975 on April 28th at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco

10. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness with Atlas Genius and NIGHT RIOTS on May 6th at The UC Theatre in Berkeley

And of course SCU’s very own spring concert on April 29th!

Erin is a sophomore Features Writer for Her Campus Santa Clara. Her spirit animal is a sloth. 
Laurel Fisher is a senior at Santa Clara University. She is double majoring in math and French. She loves traveling, scrapbooking, and anything to do with France. In her free time, she loves taking photos of just about anything, watching Netflix, eating delicious food, going to the gym, and spending time with her friends.