Foxy Shazam in San Diego

About Foxy Shazam

Foxy Shazam is the stage persona of Kevin Stephen Fisher, a theatrical hard rock performer who emerged from the late 70s glam scene with an aesthetic somewhere between David Bowie and Alice Cooper on a genuinely unhinged budget. Built on genuine technical guitar work and an almost operatic command of melodrama, Foxy's catalog treats rock music like it's meant to be performed in costumes made of sequins, confidence, and pure spite. His tracks often build from genuine rock foundations—solid riffs, actual hooks—into these elaborately absurd narratives. "Hello" became his closest brush with mainstream recognition, but tracks like "Winter Song" and "The Ballad of Foxy Shazam" are where you find the core appeal: music that takes itself seriously enough to have real musicianship, not seriously enough to avoid looking completely ridiculous on stage. He's been making variations on this formula for decades, and the formula works because it's honest.

Foxy shows are theater productions where the music actually matters. Expect costumes, visible sweat, a guy who will make eye contact, and an audience that's either fully committed or awkwardly amused. No irony. Just commitment.

Known for Hello, Winter Song, Contraforces, The Ballad of Foxy Shazam, Holy Holy Holy

Foxy Shazam + San Diego

Foxy Shazam rolled through Nova SD on July 26, 2025, and the place was packed with people who knew exactly what they were signing up for. The setlist hit hard from the jump—"Oh Lord" to "Yes! Yes! Yes!" set the tone for what would be a full-throttle glam rock sermon. Mid-set, they dug into "The Rocketeer," a track that lets the band flex their theatrical chops without sacrificing the raw energy that keeps people coming back. The closer, "The Only Way to My Heart...," felt like the natural endpoint to a show built on controlled chaos and genuine musicianship. San Diego doesn't see Foxy often enough, but when they show up, it's the kind of performance that reminds you why rock and roll still matters.

Foxy Shazam in San Diego News

• Hail The Sun Announce Spring 2026 Tour New Noise Magazine · Jan 21, 2026
• Hail The Sun Announce Spring 2026 Tour With Special Guests Foxy Shazam antiMusic · Jan 14, 2026
• Hail The Sun announce headlining North America tour with Foxy Shazam and more on select dates Lambgoat · Jan 13, 2026
• Foxy Shazam Frontman Eric Nally on Scoring the Peacemaker Season 2 Intro Den of Geek · Dec 8, 2025
• James Gunn Unveils ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Theme Song As Foxy Shazam’s ‘Oh Lord’ Deadline · Jul 26, 2025

Live Music in San Diego

San Diego's live music scene tilts indie and alternative, with venues like House of Blues and The Observatory drawing touring acts in those lanes. Glam rock—the kind of theatrical, unironic stuff Foxy Shazam trades in—isn't the city's default setting. That actually works in their favor. When a band this committed to the spectacle and the craft shows up, it cuts through the noise and draws people who are tired of the usual programming.

San Diego road trip to see Foxy Shazam?

Stay in La Jolla if you want upscale coastal vibes — it's worth the splurge. Dinner at Duke's La Jolla offers views and solid seafood without being pretentious. Spend the day before the show walking Windansea Beach or browsing the galleries around Prospect Street. If you want to understand the city's Mexican-American cultural fabric, head to Chicano Park in Barrio Logan — the murals are legitimately world-class. Hit a taco shop on Logan Avenue afterward. The neighborhood pulses with the energy that informs music like Peso Pluma's.