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George Varga

San Diego

Pop Music Critic at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Pop music critic for U-T San Diego. I walk the beat (as befits a drummer who doesn't drive). Now perfecting my closed-mouth ventriloquism. Eh? Can you speak up?

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  • 1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | George Varga

    Here are the likely 2025 summer concert highlights at San Diego's $85 million The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

  • 1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | George Varga

    ShakiraIs Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour jinxed? That may seem like an odd question to ask about one of 2025’s most lucrative concert treks, which drew a total of nearly 400,000 fans — and grossed $46.6 million — for its seven-show March run at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros alone. A pair of earlier concerts in Lima and Buenos Aires each earned $13.2 million, and by the end of May, Shakira’s tour had brought in $130 million for its first 21 dates.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | George Varga

    7 hours agoMore than 400,000 empty seats at Club World Cup so farMore than 400,000 (423,004) seats have been left empty during the opening round of Club World Cup group matches in the United States. Stadiums have been 56.8% full, with more than half a million (556,369) spectators attending.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | George Varga

    9 hours agoA charity dog show has been cancelled due to safety concerns amid rising temperatures. A heatwave is likely to be declared by the weekend as temperatures are set to reach 30C (86F) across parts of the UK. Immingham Dogs Home, in North East Lincolnshire, has called off Sunday's show due to the heat …

  • 1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | George Varga

    SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which debuted last year with nearly $400,000 in seed money from Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs, is returning this fall with another international lineup of artists who will perform in both of the festival's namesake cities and in Escondido.

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George Varga
George Varga @georgevarga
5 Jun 25

This week's top San Diego concert picks include @iamyola at @BellyUpMusic, @johndoefromX at North Park Music Fest, @BradPaisley at Gallagher Squareand the 24th annual Klezmer Summit. https://t.co/2qUXpADDuj

George Varga
George Varga @georgevarga
1 Jun 25

Home run! Flute innovator Claire Chase credits her time playing @LittleLeague baseball and junior high basketball in San Diego as foundational to her groundbreaking art. She is the music director of this year's Ojai Music Festival. https://t.co/gLOiMo2lt2

George Varga
George Varga @georgevarga
30 May 25

Which San Diego concerts are you going to this summer? Will it be @shakira or @AlisonKrauss? @BradPaisley or @ziggymarley? @WuTangClan or Charles McPherson Or? Here are our picks. What are yours? https://t.co/6MWtFTPXrP