Victoria Monét grew up in Sacramento. She attended Sheldon High School after her family moved here from Atlanta, and the city’s performing arts scene was where she started making music. When she returns to Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, December 16, she’s not stopping in Sacramento because it’s a convenient routing point on a national tour—she’s coming home.
The December 16 show is part of the Frequency of Love Tour, her 2026 headline run supporting the album of the same name. Doors open at the auditorium before the 8:00 p.m. start time, and the show is presented by Live Nation.
What the Show Is
Victoria Monét won three Grammy Awards at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best R&B Album for Jaguar II, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Before the solo breakout, she spent years as one of pop music’s most in-demand songwriters, co-writing Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” “Be Alright,” and several other charted songs, plus tracks for Chloe x Halle, Fifth Harmony, and Blackpink. Her own singles include “On My Mama,” which reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 40, and “Monopoly” with Grande.
The Frequency of Love Tour is built around her 2026 album, which continues the soul-influenced R&B direction of Jaguar II. For Sacramento audiences, the December 16 date carries extra weight: this is the city where she learned the craft, and Memorial Auditorium is one of the larger stages she will play on this tour. Expect production, not just a mic-and-tracks setlist.
The Venue
Memorial Auditorium is part of the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center complex in downtown Sacramento, at 1515 J Street. The venue opened in 1927 and was restored in the late 1990s. Its main floor and wide balcony seat just over 3,700 for concerts, with floor space that can be standing or seated depending on the show configuration. Sightlines from the balcony are good throughout; the front half of the main floor is the clearest sight angle for general admission standing.
Parking is available in the Sacramento Convention Center garage at 10th and L streets and in the City parking structure at 13th and K streets. Both are within a four-minute walk of the main entrance on J Street. SacRT light rail stops at 13th and J, two blocks east of the venue, and runs until midnight on weekdays.
Tickets and What to Expect
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Because this is a mid-week date in December rather than a Friday or Saturday, secondary-market prices tend to stay closer to face value closer to showtime. That said, Victoria Monét has sold out venues at this size in other cities since the Grammy wins, and Sacramento’s connection to her means local demand is higher than it would be for a comparable artist passing through.
The 8:00 p.m. start time is the listed show start, not doors. Arrive 30 to 45 minutes early to clear the box office or will-call line. Memorial Auditorium does not have a prominent secondary entrance, so the main J Street doors handle most of the crowd.
The Details
- What: Victoria Monét, Frequency of Love Tour
- When: Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
- Tickets: Ticketmaster; check for current prices and availability
- Presented by: Live Nation
- Nearby parking: Sacramento Convention Center Garage (10th & L), City Parking 13th & K
- Light rail: SacRT to 13th & J, two-block walk to the venue entrance
Bottom Line
Victoria Monét is at the peak of a career that started in Sacramento. The Frequency of Love Tour date at Memorial Auditorium on December 16 is not just another stop on a national routing—it’s a homecoming show at a venue that fits the scale of where she is right now. The 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night timing and the downtown location make it an easy weeknight out for anyone who can get there by transit or park in one of the nearby garages.
For more December shows at Memorial Auditorium, see CeCe Winans Sacramento 2026 (December 18) and Sacramento Choral Society Home for the Holidays (December 12). The full Sacramento Holiday Events 2026 calendar has the complete picture.
Featured image: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Photo: Office of Sacramento Mayor / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain. Resized for web.
