They’re always playing great tunes and swinging yummy drinks

This place is clean, friendly, has good variety on drinks and fun events!

Awesome dive bar!Great place to see a band.Its too small for big name bands, but there are a ton of amazing local bands that can really bring it!

Laid back. Free to walk about the cabin. And that dry ice cool refreshing mist stuffs that comes out near the disco ball...spilling onto the dance floor....Lily and I agreed it was Happy Gas!

I cant believe this was my first visit! Super fun little dive with fantastic bands. We made the trek from the north bay to check out Jonny Manak and The Depressives, Genuine Parts, and more. Frontside Five was so amazing we went to Oakland the next night to see them again.This place is small, but the sound is good. Drinks are solid, and a decent selection of beers on tap.We found parking just a short walk away, too.

Great vibes and skanky toilets - exactly what I love about American dive bars!

One the best if not the best dive bar in all San Francisco.

A really fun spot that books great bands. The prices are typical for San Francisco. I saw some guys get busted drinking on the sidewalk out front and the door lady was very passive aggressive about the whole situation. I mean sure, they shouldnt have been drinking in the street but the attitude was a little over the top.

Great live local Bands of all SOUNDS ️ as a person with a background in dance hands down always you hear new music

Drinks were good. Small space for dancing and a pinball machine. Bartenders nice enough, seemed like a young/middle age crowd hangout.

Watch pro-wrestling with #SFWWC at the Knockout! Every time there is pro-wrestling the place is packed. Great space for events!

Great dive bar with live rock bands. Parking pretty easy for mid week shows.

One of the last great spots left here in hell

This place is poppin, all my friends are here and theyre dancing like theres no tomorrow. YOLO!

One of the vestiges of the true San Francisco. Amazing local bands and DJs, stiff drinks, low cover and cash only

Monday night . . . the place is packed . .. with amazing people. That is all

Rockabilly night was awesome. The cherry on top is when Dj Daniel n Primo is on stage. Its a dance party!

Great music.....especially Al Harper Band!

Great punk vibe and strong drinks

A Fun Spot Drinks are Great

A little cramped for concerts, but definitely intimate. Good beer/cider on tap.

Liked their anime nights

Really fun chill bar with a small stage, cheap drinks and a slightly grungy atmosphere. Delicious burritos can be brought in from a few doors down.

Saw a good show and got kinda drunk. Up with the knockout

Great place to see live music. Rock & Roll!

Great spot for fun drinks and an awesome atmosphere. Went there when a dj was spinning and it made the night 1000 times better. Bartender staff is awesome and the bar is worth checking out

Local cool venue with eclectic choices all the time...chill space, always fun

Sound guy is great!

Perfect old school funk vibe. DJs who know what their going with their viny collection and a dance floor that will take you back to the 80s even if you were born in the 90s.

Unpredictable outcome, but made deep connections

Best place to hang out for drinks.

Small dance floor, but intimacy for the win.

Fun Monday night karaoke, good deals on boilermakers but stay away from the cocktails. They have a photo booth which is cash only.

You can drink Hamms in a can and get a good girl to dance with

Does this place suck? NOPE. If youre expecting something slick, check yourself. The knock out is a place for having a great time.

This place was badass! I had so much fun, mostly because of the DJ. Booty Basement was spinning, and they played banger after banger for the first hour. Once it got crowded it seemed like they switched to more mainstream jams, but still great music. Very good drink specials and specialty cocktails, seemed like they were big on the tequilas.

Cool spot for cheap, stiff drinks and to support the local talent in a small venue. Fun, latenight hangout.

The bartender on 02/11/18 ASKED me why I did not tip. Extremely unprofessional not to mention tacky. If this employee is unhappy with what they are receiving they should take it up with the manager — not with guests. I’ve also been behind the counter, and I know first hand the job of a server. But again, never complain to the client. That’s just customer service 101. Apart from that, the music was great.

Fun dive bar with solid drink specials. It was pretty empty when we were there at 9. But Im sure it fills up quickly.

New Wave City night. 80s music. What more can I say??

Affordable and fun with good beer

Fun, quirky spot, sometimes with a live organist. Fairly priced drinks. Cash only.

Strong drinks good music funny bartenders

Since I am such a knockout, I had to check this bar out. Love the location - 29th & mission near some great restaurants and other good bars. I arrived at 6pm - a prompt start to Friday happy hour and the place was EMPTY. But the bartender was great and we chatted for a bit while I guzzled my Root Beer Float with Vodka and extra cherries. So good. Turns out there is Bingo on thursday nights and the Tamale Lady usually stops by on Wednesdays. Good to know.Friends arrived later and we caught up and chatted with background beats that were very nice. The bar wasnt super crowded when we left at 9pm to get food, but looked like it was a hot spot for the locals. DJ was setting up for the night when we left - with an entourage of like 50 ppl. Guess that is how he rolls.

Axolotl NY was so sick

Nitty gritty dive bar with a mix of punk and hip hop music. Bartender pours a perfectly balanced drink. All local no hipster kinda joint.

Very much a hole-in-the-wall feel. Kind of dark and dirty, but drinks arent very expensive. Monthly 90s Simpsons trivia makes for a good time.

Awesome bar with various themed music.

Fun place. Good vibes

Saw some fun surf bands. Kick butt little venue.

Fun and exiting

Great room. Small but the music is usually pretty good.

The bartender was the gorgeous hunk of Italy with big baby eyes and an Alien 3 hat. He was about to take me home but then this mean Mexican dood who I think is the owner ...in a fake basball jersy .... He screwed everything up insisting on a 3some. I said no way im racisist. Left imeadiatly but not before doing a karaoke of The Prodigys classic hit Firestarter.

Cheap bar. Dont get cocktails, they dont know how to make them. go for the safe option of a beer.

Cool dive bar with local music and craft beer.

This is a great venue!!!!

Crowded but filled with good people.

Great vibe at Knockout!

Great atmosphere, good prices. They have bingo thursday nights and the crowd is TOTALLY into it, so into it you get sucked into enjoying it, too, even if its your first night there.

Hella sweet bar with a great crowd and awesome music. I will be returning.

Small rock and roll bar that books bands. Hopefully is south enough to survive the price hikes and gentrification that characterizes much of the Mission district. Shot of Jack and a PBR tall boy for $8 last Tuesday at least.

Great Truly Local Club Supporting Live Music & Underground Culture For Over A Decade!

Dive bar / concert venue if there ever was one. Limited seating options and standard bar menu, but cool staff and laid back atmosphere.

Awesome atmosphere, great crowd, very relaxed. John is good people!

Went for New year. Totally fine.

I come here Sundays for Sweater Funk. If you like 80s groove funk music, this is the place to be. Its free, not hard to find parking around the area, unless its holiday next day, it will get packed as it is a small venue.

Great local to drink good beer and enjoy music, live concerts and dj sessions!

Good dive bar with cool events. Simpsons trivia!

It had good music, hut the music was a little too loud. Otherwise great bar

Great dive bar and venue. Younger / hipster crowd

Theres no reason not to love this place.

Go here on Sundays for the Sweater Funk

Great indie rock, punk, metal, and noise shows from local and touring bands. Cheap beer.

Cash only but good atmosphere.

Someone stole my jacket and nobody did anything about it!

Emo night was amazing!

Love it So much help!

Great dj, fun dancing.

Well deserved name.

Nice chill place

Late night dive bar with many shows.

Good music

Nice lights

Its poppin on Sunday yall

Awesome time!!

The best dive bar in San Francisco, bar none.

Unwelcoming

Awesome

Great

Good dive bar

Fun little pub.

Karaoke on Mondays!

Good times.

They have pool. Alright place.

Metal...dive bar :)

Friendly

Theres always fun stuff going on here, but its always packed to the max and the line for the womens bathroom is a mess.