Went there to see City Morgue with NYCL Kai and Tokyos Revenge on 3/12/20. Was one of the best experiences of my life. The bartenders were really down to earth and enjoyable to talk to aswell. Definitely gonna come again if somebody I wanna see comes to town!

Its an all around dope place. They play good music over the speakers. And the upstairs stage is big enough for a good number of people to perform. And the bar up there has a good selection. Saw City Morgue play and it was a blast. If you have the chance to see your favorite band to play here, Id highly suggest going here. I love this place.

The venue is great for what they do there. The downstairs bar area is well lit, with some cool pinball machinesThe upstairs stage area is awesome, with a small bar as well. Security did thier job, and did it properly. They didnt harass people in the pit, and when they acted, it was swift and decisive. Cant wait to go back.

Very cool venue featuring a lot of old school touring and festival posters around the bar area.Upstairs is where the live music happens and the sound of the night was phenomenal.This was mostly down to the sound engineer but the venue is capable of it for sure.

Holy Diver is a great venue in Sacramento with a cool Bar downstairs with lots of awesome decor and plenty of room and nice bartenders. The food is great and then upstairs is a dope party room for live shows, where I perform monthly with The Darling Clementines! its a pleasure to be at and work with Holy Diver in Sacramento!

Aces of spades is so much better. This place is too small and its standing Room only. This doesnt work when you have a classic show rock band metal band for the boomers or even Gen. X ers who partied too much. We had to leave early and missed the main event as we didnt know great white had two warm up bands and werent going to be on stage till 10:00 p.m. our knees started buckling up from standing so long. Boo hiss on holy diver. You need to provide seating on the perimeter.

Holy Diver is a fantastic spot in the heart of Sacramento. Its a small unique bar with an upstairs concert area and small bar for local bands. Theyre reasonably priced and in a great location.They offer adult drinks and pizza/small bites to eat. Theres a bar downstairs littered (in an awesome way) of band posters, etc. Love the atmosphere of this place.Just make sure you dont park in the back lot, its street parking only. On the weekends it may be free depending on where you park.

Awesome venue! Suits the atmosphere of the performances that they host here. It retains its underground feeling and allows you to engage the bands more intimately. Dont come here expecting a polite, quiet night. Prepare to get crazy, energized and hot.

Nice little underground concert venue. The pizza and the speed of service definitely need some work in the kitchen. Bartenders were friendly and attractive.

First time here in this small cozy place. Had a great time seeing The Hu here, and Epstein didnt kill himself.

Intimate venue with seating at the bottom floor and the stage on the second floor. Went to see Ramirez, when the crowd got hype and started jumping around the floor buckled just a tad which made me nervous but after a few drinks I forgot about it haha. Id definitely go back though, had a great time!

What a great venue. Especially for families who shhare the same love for music. Both old and young came together to worship God. Amazing, thank you Holy Diver.

Small music venue upstairs above a bar located below it. Standing room only but has really good sound. The only complaint I have is that they had to run a large industrial fan in order to keep the place cool. That was great as far as keeping everyone cool, the problem was that on more mellow songs the noise was very distracting.

It was a lil cramped and very hot, though I liked the show and intimacy of the crowd. I might question if Id do a sold out show, especially in a hot summer. But it was an enjoyable experience.

Very small venue, so I dont know what it would be like seeing a more popular band. But I still had fun. As a musician, proper sound is a must. The sound guy did a good job. Way better than whoever is at Ace of spades. Good food, I dont drink but the bar was nice. Overall good experience

Neat spot to catch a show. It wouldnt hurt them to turn the ac though. Make sure to wear comfy shoes because there is no staying around the stage and you have to walk up a serious flight of stairs to get to the performances. Luckily they do play the performances on the many tv screens they have down stairs.

I love this place. Its a great small concert venue. Its pretty easy to get right in front of the band. The pizza is good. And the place looks really cool on the inside. Its got all kinds of movie and Van posters all of the walls. The bathroom walls are painted black with men stickers and graffiti. I really nice cool little place.

Legendary bar thats hosted plenty of shows throughout the years. Service was great, and they also have pizza that was flying out of the door at every turn. This place was cool.

Great selection of shows. Bar service is fast. Heavy pours. Fun venue. Can get really hot when crowded.

Tiny, intimate place; maybe 100 people can see the shows upstairs. There is also a bar. Palate Royale sounded great there.

Awesome place, had a great time and a lot of great people along with good drinks

Sweaty but hosts some of the best bands of any Sacramento venue.

Small but fun. Friendly crowd always. Drinks are affordable. Security. Cool place to have a drink or reggae concerts!

I love this place so much!! it makes me feel really safe and the staff is amazing!!!

Typical dive bar with a space for live music. It unfortunately is subpar for sound and takes longer to get drinks than it should. Has a bunch of heavily tattooed large breasted women serving drinks that are more interested in flirting for tips than serving. Bathrooms are always a mess and at least one station is always broken. Maybe if I was 21 again this would be a cool spot. If Sacramento had more live venues that could handle a similar crowd, the place would probably get rated lower. But since there isnt, 3 stars.

Reminds me of clubs I used to go to in the 80s. Loved it!

Small venue. Its nice to see a band where youre not competing for a view of who you came to see. Drinks during this show are a but pricey so be prepared. Unsure if this is the norm. Security is kind and courteous allowing for a secure feeling. Wanding and Xs for no ID or underage.

Awesome sound system and very intimate environment.

Great place great show. For those who dont know, it is a bar downstairs and a stage for show upstairs. Thanks Black Top Mojo

Rage and rage. Great corner dive with awesome music acts!! Saw my idle there with only like 100 others. Awesome

Great show fun crowd but it was a crazy crowded area parking situation sucked butt! Food was fantastic and the decor was on point!!!

If you have any issues talk to Simon, hes honestly the best person Ive met in real life.

Came here for the fist time and had a blast. The bar wasnt overpriced. The stage will get hot fast when crowded.

We love Holy Diver. Have seen many awesome shows there. Its great that you can go in before the show, have a drink, and relax before the music starts, too. Definitely our favorite place to see live music.

Nice intimate venue. Easy to get to and street parking.

Love the art work on the face of the building and inside. Couple pinball machines and good drinks. Gotta love this pic of Jimi ️Realtor,Anthony Ibarra

The concert was great, the sound was awesome. However it was so hot in there that everyone was soaked with sweat. Some people even had to go outside to keep from passing out. I would have given it five stars if it wasnt so hot.

Love the shows they put on. Great bar and food and its always ma amazing time. Locally owned

Great atmosphere and music. When I went, it was Ska night! Pretty cool!

Went to see Bret Bollinger of pepper play and the crowd, the venue was tight. Great show. Very intimate

I really wanted to like this place... BUT, As most other reviews mention. It gets crazy HOT! And its not just the temperature, it feels like theres no air being pumped into the room. It felt hard to breathe in there. By the time the headlining band came on stage, I felt sick. And I could not enjoy the show at all. It was basically torture being up there and I had to even take a break halfway thru the bands set to go downstairs for a song or two and catch my breath. I would not recommend this venue to anyone, and I dont see myself ever going back....But hey, with that said, big props to them for having an all ages music venue. And one that books some really good bands.If the heat/air wasnt such a gigantic problem, Id probably be there weekly.

It gets super hot during a show upstairs, but its still a great time, great service, low-key atmosphere.

Grat venue. Sound has been dialed in and the room sounds great.

Awesome Venue, Great Pizza!

Its a good little two story venue. Lots of 1980s concert wall memorabilia. Vintage feel. Street art on the outside. Chill atmosphere. Sac town needed a spot like this.

Great atmosphere for rock shows. The staff were really cool

Nice ambiance and cool pinball machines, the venue upstairs is very spacious

Best thing about this venu is that it is upstairs so when you have sum deep Bass you feel it vibrate through your whole body. Never been to a venu quite like it...

Great food, specifically their pizza pockets. Small place, but DRI is worth the cramped venue. People are all nice who work there, makes a big difference in any business. Go there if you get a chance.

Awesome venue! Saw Rittz last night. I paid for the VIP package, but never got the meet and greet due to poor communication. I should have never paid for the 2 VIP tickets. Waste of 180 dollars, but the show was still great.

Heavy metal pinball and great live music venue

Awesome place to see shows. It sounds amazing and the stage allows for some a pretty intimate show (more so than a huge stage would).

Its two stories and the first floor is a bar/restaurant. Upstairs is where the concert was happening. Its very small! The plus side of that is that you can be right up to the stage.... Bad part is it is hard to not be in the pit area of you dont want to be a part of that. Sound was good for a small venue too!

Do not park in the lot thats behind the event Center you will be towed. There is street parking within a two-block radius. The street behind the event Center has non-meetered parking.

Awesome. Entrance was kinda odd, the dude to give you the 21+ wrist band is hiding in the corner by the door, so he kinda scared me a bit when he asked for my id lol. 5$ cover charge that you can pay for online or in person, and the live concert area is upstairs. What i think is the coolest thing is that they have PINBALL machines just past the bar. You can enjoy your beer and smash some pinball before the concerts start! They get some local bands to play there on tuesdays as far as i know, ive only been there on tuesday. But yeah, definitely worth the visit, will definitely go again.

Great energy! enjoy the mosh pits

Great atmosphere. Drinks/Food slightly overpriced. Supporting local music makes up for that.

Loved seeing the Usual Haunts here. Cool vibe.

Small but awesome music venue! Bar downstairs, great pizza too! Music venue upstairs.

First time there. Pizza was actually really good, drink prices were good. And music venue is very intimate and nice. Staff was very polite and helpful also. I will definitely go back.

The bar tender was a sweetheart and even thou6it was busy I didnt feel like I was waiting forever or being overlooked. The venue was very cool. Its small so every spot is a good one for seeing bands.

The nostalgic beauty of this place make even the youngest rockers giddy.

This location can get pretty packed ...its up stairs and downstairs tge lower floor has a bar with tables for drinking and eating and a wide for standing and a small video arcade the bathrooms are super small. The up stairs offers and open bar and dance floor and has a stage because the do open mic night which different artist come and perform oh fyi there is and wrist band charge to get in to the upstairs level of the bar

Awesome venue and dive bar Great shows always

Wow sac youve got one of the best venues and i cant even say its small i love the seperation between rooms having a venue is super super nice that way if theyre buying drink theyre not upstairs just crowding the place i will be back to throwdown for sactown soon

Great show! Sound was better than most venues that small. Hot as balls in there by the time the second band came on though. Beer selection is typical, mostly IPA. Beer on tap is served in plastic cups though :( and the bartenders werent very nice the day we went there but you can get a big slice of pizza for 5 bucks. If they have more reggae shows is go back. Mostly a rock/metal venue from what I can tell but they mix it up some.

Nice venue, very up close and intimate. Not a huge place, so tickets do seem to sell out here. Wear a tank top! Its a concert, youre definitely gonna sweat. Protip: buy earplugs at the bar, your ears will thank you later (goes for any concert!)

Love the clubHard. Best show tonight, with a packed house. Thank you Holy Diver. And thanks to all the Nor Cal rock fans.

Parking was a nightmare, Uuuugh seriously, wound up blocks away...finally we got in, and after standing in line for 40 minutes, we were led upstairs. There was no seating so we had to stand the entire time of the concert...the music was extremely loud at times, my ears hurt...it was hot, but there was a big fan blowing on us. The tiny cups of diet coke were 3 bucks each...meh, I was relieved when concert was over...total cost of date: 40 for two tix, 23 for pizza n diet cokes, 60 for souvenirs (one t shirt and two vinyl records) = $123Thats not a bad price necessarily, just hated standing the whole time, and parking blocks away.The staff was nice, service was good, and the pizza was .I dont know if Id return just bc of the parking situation, and it was too long to stand after a hard days work.

Awesome place for small show but way too small for a sold out show.

Not a bad little venue. The headlining band sounded great but the in house system was not very good for the other bands.

Good venue, great sound, and a steady line up of quality shows. The intimate setting is nice, sometimes a closer look at the artists live shows is a unique experience here.

Best venue in sac...amazing pizza and cheap beer

My band opened for a show here. Pretty cool spot. Lots of history, good food, good staff; I had a lot of fun. You can get a tall can of PBR for $5, sometimes less. We couldnt find my drum seat, mustve left it at another gig, but they had a nicer one on hand which really helped. Major props!

The ladies who work here are absolutely lovely. They are on it with getting drinks and check on you, making sure you have everything you need to have a good time. A person stole my drink to give to a drummer and the staff made sure it was replaced. Which was super sweet.

Intimate venue. Good sound.

Great music but it gets very hot inside

Went to watch a particular band The Cutbacks if your interested on a...open mic? Maybe not. The bartender was a sweetheart, and was excited at my particular love for a old fashioned, you have to know something to make it right! Anyway the place was great, even drunk the people there are friendly. The DJ over mixes the instruments versus the voice and most the time your standing right in front of the speakers and it is so ##@%%#@ loud. But otherwise great, homeless guy outside even protected my truck when I Uberd home!

Awesome place with gteat misic..

Great small intimate place, perfect for concerts.

Great rock and roll, great drinks and great food!

Awesome small place to see a show! It was hot as hell. But the big Fans did help. The music was really really loud. The staff was really cool.

Great location to grab a drink with an upstairs room often popular for live music events

Sweet music venue. The stage is upstairs so be aware of that. Theres a bar upstairs so you can grab a drink during the show. Theres a bathroom upstairs as well.

Great place to eat and drink and catch your favorite bands.

Fantastic venue. Staff were helpful and nice, loved the atmosphere.

They should add little tables and chairs upstairs, no ADA area, the downstairs dining area should be remodeled, it takes a lot of space for little amount of people. In Summer is an oven, too crowded ...many of my friends leave after 1 or 2 hours. Bands are great, but sadly the venue needs to make changes to make people stay longer and feel comfortable. Also a great idea is to place some screens to see the live show downstairs and near the bar upstairs. Like at The Chapel in San Francisco, the venue is big and you can enjoy the show wherever you are.

Good up close in your face to see a punk rock show

Very cool small venue concert type of establishment staff is very friendly and their Pizza is really good

Upstairs small but cool. Downstairs cooler

Great metal show tonight. Strong drinks and decent crispy pizza. Fair prices. Lots of room which is key for events. Tight security as well. Had a great time.

Its a great music venue! Went to listen to a friend of mine perform..sadly, they might need a better sound engineer... we could barely make-out the words our dude was singing.

Drinks awesome

Love this place. My band has played this venue multiple times and we always have a great time. Good food, good drinks and a good place to discover great local music.

Nice place. Had that dive bar feeling that enjoy so much. Friendly staff, beautiful bartenders. Dranks were a decent price. The concert venue is upstairs so you can just go in for a drink if you like. Bathrooms were small but other than that it was cool. Ill go back

I love Holy Diver great place most excellent facility fabulous staff all around best place hands down in Sacramento. Big shout out to the owner i love you for creating a place thats fun to be at. Unlike Ace of Spades ( horrible place terrible staff unfriendly to smokers etc) Holy Diver i will be back. Thank you for the fun times last night

Good place to see a show. It gets warm, you do not need to bring a sweater. Good bartender

Great shows small but not Really cool

The best venue to watch your favorite band or artist. Best sound I prefer this place over ace.

Great music memorabilia and good taps. Pizza was phenomenal. Tess was a great bartender.