Sun · May 3 · 8 PM · Music Box · 500 cap · Little Italy

Moonchild + Brittney Carter, routed.

Sunday, May 3 · 8:00 PM · Music Box · 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach

One page for everyone going to Sunday's show. Tickets compared (primary vs secondary), music to spin before, a full live concert film, where to eat 5 minutes from the venue, and the parking-and-Uber tactical layer. I work around the corner from this venue — text me before the show if you need anything.

I don't go to shows — I route ideas.
🎟 Box Office (Belly Up) Ticketmaster → StubHub → 📍 Maps 🚗 Uber to door
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⚡ Tickets · primary vs secondary

Compare before you buy. 30 seconds saves you ~$40.

Real talk: The Sound is a Belly Up venue — buying directly through bellyup.com beats both primary and secondary 90% of the time. StubHub only wins when primary's sold out. Always check the box office first.
⚡ Sunday hour-by-hour

Your doors-to-encore game plan.

5:00 PM
Sunset prep at Fletcher Cove ↓

Park there, walk down to the water, watch the tide come in. Sunset 7:39pm Sunday — be on the bluff by 7:15pm.

6:30 PM
Eat at Pizza Port (across the lot) or Lockwood Table

Pizza Port = walk-up casual. Lockwood Table = sit-down date energy. Both 2 min from the door.

7:30 PM
Doors open. Walk in early — get your floor spot.

The Sound is GA standing. The crowd is friendly but the sweet spot is sound-board adjacent. Box office details.

8:00 PM
Brittney Carter opens.

Brittney Carter is a rising South Side Chicago artist with introspective lyricism — Lauryn Hill / Kendrick Lamar influenced. Don't show up late.

9:30 PM
Moonchild take the stage.

~80 min set. Smooth + patient + horn-rich. Balcony seating for the seated experience; floor for the close-up.

11:15 PM
Out + after-show.

Walk south on Cedros for a quieter Uber pickup. Or hit Lofty Coffee for a wind-down. Lofty Yelp.

Listen before you go

Spotify · Moonchild artist
Genre-defying alt-R&B trio (Amber Navran, Max Bryk, Andris Mattson). Velvety vocals, intricate horn arrangements, jazz-rooted harmony. ↗ Open in Spotify

Watch what you're about to see

YouTube · Live in London full set
Moonchild · 'The List' · the song that put them on every neo-soul playlist. Sunday's set will lean smooth and patient. ↗ Open on YouTube
⚡ What you'll probably hear

Setlist will likely lean these albums.

2024
Reflections
2022
Starfruit
2017
Voyager
2015
Please Rewind
EPs
early Moonchild EPs

Moonchild is a 'press play and let it breathe' band — long horn intros, vocal breakdowns, 1-2 reworks of older songs. Not a high-energy crowd; expect respectful listening.

⚡ Fletcher Cove · 5 minutes north

Watch the sun set before the show.

Fletcher Cove Park is the iconic Solana Beach bluff — 5-min drive north on 101 from The Sound. Park free at the lot, walk down the staircase to the sand, time your sunset (~7:34 PM Sunday), then drive the 5 min back for doors. The pre-show ritual that turns a concert into a night.

5 min
drive to venue
7:34pm
Sunday sunset
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📍 Open Fletcher Cove in Maps
⚡ Solana Beach local layer

Where to eat, drink, park — 5 min from the door.

🍕 Pizza Port

Right across the parking lot. Craft beer + good pizza. Worth showing up at 6:30 to grab a table before the show.

↗ Yelp

🌊 Lockwood Table Café

Cedros vibes. Full dinner menu, cocktails. 2-min walk south on Cedros. Quieter pre-show option.

↗ Yelp

🅿️ Parking

Belly Up lot fills early on weekends. Park along Cedros north of Lomas Santa Fe — free street, 2-3 min walk. Or take the Coaster to Solana Beach station ($2-$5).

↗ Coaster schedule

🚗 Uber pickup zone

After the show, walk south 50 feet to the corner of Cedros + Plaza. Avoids the venue-front congestion. Surge usually 1.4× from 10:30-11:15 PM.

↗ Uber

🍦 After-show

Lofty Coffee on 101 stays open late on weekends. If you want a real wind-down, drive 5 min to Pannikin Cardiff for the back-deck vibe.

↗ Yelp

🌅 Before

Sunday show? Catch sunset at Cardiff Reef or Tide Park (5 min north). Time it to leave the beach by 7 PM and you're at the door for doors-open.

↗ Maps
⚡ Bars + drinks within walking distance

Pre-show pour. Post-show wind-down.

Pizza Port Tap Room

CRAFT BEER · 30+ ON TAP · ACROSS THE LOT

Solana Beach OG. Their Sharkbite Red is the call. Walk-up dinner + beer in 30 min flat.

↗ Yelp

Naked Cafe + Wine Bar

WINE · 5 MIN WALK · QUIETER

Glass of wine before the show without the Pizza Port chaos. North on Cedros, backside of the train tracks.

↗ Yelp

Saddlebar

COCKTAILS · OLD-SCHOOL DIVE

For the after-show. Stiff pour, no pretense. 5 min walk south, easy Uber out at close.

↗ Yelp

Belly Up Bar (in-venue)

CASH · CARD · NO LINE BEFORE 8PM

Inside the venue. Stiff drinks, fair pricing for a music venue. Best move: order at start of opener, sip through.

↗ Belly Up

The Rusty Ranchhand

DIVE · LATE NIGHT

Open until midnight on Sundays. Cheap pours, pool table, regulars. The unofficial after-show post-up.

↗ Yelp

Pannikin Cardiff (5 min drive)

COFFEE · DECK · WIND-DOWN

If after-show is "actually I want coffee on a back deck and process what I just heard" — this is it. Open until 9pm.

↗ Yelp
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PJ · Office around the corner

I work two blocks from this venue.

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