Humphreys Backstage Live
Live Music Venue · Concert Hall · Auditorium · Bar
2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
Intimate waterfront music lounge on Shelter Island with nightly live entertainment and happy hour.
Happy hours
Opening hours
- Monday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Location
2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
Reviews
From Google
Really good band there tonight! I would give the band 5 stars! Our server was great and I would also give her 5 stars! The thing that takes the overall to 4 stars is the extremely overpriced menu options! One small crab cake for $22!!! I have been to very high end chop shops with premium crab cakes double the size for around the same price. The problem was the other places were much higher quality and the taste was much cleaner! I would however totally recommend this place for the entertainment!
View on Google ↗I love coming here and listening to music. You have the gorgeous sunsets over the water and all the beautiful yachts to look at the service is outstanding. The food is delicious the Avenue is amazing. The bands are fun. The dance floor is poppin!! Generally, parking is not difficult.The early shows generally cost five dollars and the late shows that start at eight generally cost fifteen dollars.
View on Google ↗More than 10+ couples in our group came out to enjoy Rebecca Jade’s sweet and soulful voice at our first live performance of 2026. It was a sold out performance with all SRO (standing room only) tickets sold out as well. This review is for the HBL’s food & beverage staff. Our large party occupied most of the tables along the window side (looking out to the marina). Our server, Naomi, was amazing! While we had 20 of us to tend to, she tended to us as well as other tables not part of our group. She checked on us regularly to make sure we didn’t need anything else. My wife had waited a little while for a drink order but Naomi realized & apologized that the bar never made her drink and promptly had it made and took it off our tab. That was very kind of her to do so. We split a Wagyu cheeseburger & fries, and ordered a house Cabernet, a Heineken 0.0 Zero, a Revolver cocktail, and a large bottle of San Pellegrino sparking water. Some of the items qualified for their happy hour pricing so we loved that. HBL is a great small, intimate, and great place to see both local and visiting musicians booked to play that venue. We love coming here and you can’t beat the food and entertainment combination here. Highly recommended!
View on Google ↗Had a great time dancing last week! My first time at this Venue and I enjoyed it. The location is of course very nice. Shelter Island. There's a balcony overlooking the docks which made it a nice view when you stepped out for some fresh air. The entertainment was on point! We saw Rising Star cover band and they rocked it! If you haven't seen them , you should! The only downfall was the food/ service. Food was limited and overpriced. It took a very long time for the order to arrive, about 45 minutes! But it was a tasty sandwich. All and all, I enjoyed it and will be back!
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