Bottom of the Hill is a concert

Concert

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 venue located in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, in the Potrero Hill district. As a venue, it is one of the most active in the city, usually holding shows seven nights a week. It has won the Readers' Poll Best Of The Bay award for Rock venue several times including the last 8 years in a row (as of 2011).
It has been a live music venue since September 1991.

The club is known for having hosted a huge number of now-famous artists when they were still relatively unknown, including Green Day

Green Day

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, Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

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, The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips

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, Blink 182, The White Stripes

The White Stripes

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, The Arcade Fire, Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

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, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

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, Oasis

Oasis (band)

Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...

, Lush

Lush (band)

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, Kid Rock

Kid Rock

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, Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson

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, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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, Cake

Cake (band)

Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...

, The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols

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, Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

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, The Strokes

The Strokes

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, and Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel

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, among many others.

In addition, the venue contains a bar, kitchen, and patio.

NOFX

NOFX

NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

refers to the club in their song "Scavenger Type."

External links

• Official Bottom Of The Hill website
• A partial list of bands that have played at Bottom Of The Hill