Live-music venues in Cape Town
Ground Frequency tracks 57 live-music rooms in Cape Town. This index lists all of them, with the genre on each registry record and how many dated events we hold for it — the trailing year and the last 28 days. As of 2026-10-22.
57
rooms tracked
26
active in 28 days
79
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Cape Town scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in Cape Town
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mødular. @modular_cape_town | DJ / Electronic | 50 | 8 |
| Cape Town City Hall @capetownphilharmonic | World Music | 42 | 2 |
| Evol CHARTED @evol_nightclub | Rock / Band | 30 | 10 |
| Trenchtown CHARTED @trenchtown_obs | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 5 |
| Botanik Social House @botaniksocialhouse | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 5 |
| Texas CHARTED @texas.cpt | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 4 |
| Cabo Beach Club CHARTED @cabobeachclubza | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 1 |
| Cafe Caprice @cafecaprice | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 3 |
| Hexagon @hexagonclub_ | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 5 |
| Grand Arena GrandWest @sun_grandwest | Vocal | 12 | 3 |
| DwebaArtCPT @dweba_art_cafe | Jazz | 12 | 2 |
| The Waiting Room Cape Town @thewaitingroom_ct | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 2 |
| Club Paradise @clubparadise_sa | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 2 |
| Fool's Gold Social Bar @foolsgoldsocial | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 2 |
| The Blue Room (at Grub & Vine) @theblueroomct | Vocal | 10 | 4 |
| Woodstock Brewery @woodstockbrewery | Rock / Band | 10 | 4 |
| The Alma Café CHARTED @the.alma.cafe | Vocal | 10 | 2 |
| Die Mystic Boer @mysticstellies | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 4 |
| Duchess Lounge CHARTED @duchess_lounge | World Music | 8 | 1 |
| Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts Stage @kirstenboschsummerconcerts | Vocal | 8 | 0 |
| A33 (Analogue Thirty Three) CHARTED @a33capetown | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 3 |
| Chimurenga Factory @chimurenga_sa | World Music | 7 | 1 |
| Hotel Sky @hotelskysa | World Music | 7 | 1 |
| Woodstock Exchange @woodstockexchange | World Music | 6 | 1 |
| Cape Town Stadium Concert Stage @dhlstadium | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| Du Kloof Lodge @duklooflodge | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| Mercury Live @mercurylivect | Rock / Band | 5 | 0 |
| Elgin Grabouw Country Club @elgingrabouwsportsclub | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Jade Lounge @thejadelounge_ | Pop / Hiphop | 4 | 0 |
| Nkula Cocktail & Wine Boutique CHARTED @nkula_cpt | Jazz | 4 | 0 |
| 84 Harrington Street CHARTED @neighbourgood_sa | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Cafe Ganesh @cafeganeshct | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Selective Live @selectivecity.co.za | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Villa 47 @villa47onbree | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Silvermist Wine Estate @silvermistvineyards | World Music | 2 | 2 |
| Hillcrest Quarry @hillcrestquarryza | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| Leo's Wine Bar @leoswinebar | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| The Crypt Jazz Restaurant @thecryptjazz | Jazz | 2 | 0 |
| Tjing Tjing @tjingtjinghouse | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Bloemendal Wine Estate @360bloemendalestate | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Cape of Storms Distillery @capeostorms | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| La Parada Kloof Street @laparadaza | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Mandela Rhodes Place CHARTED @mandelarhodesplace | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Marley Coffee @marleycoffee | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Straight No Chaser @sncmusic | Vocal | 1 | 0 |
| Wolfkop Nature Reserve @wolfkopnaturereserve | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Babbi @babbi.capetown | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Cabo Beach | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Town International Convention Centre @official_cticc | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Chaf Pozi @chaf_pozi | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Coco De Mer CHARTED @cocodemerballito | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Deus Ex Machina @deus_kloofstreet | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Gorgeous George @gorgeousgeorgecpt | Jazz | 0 | 0 |
| Nomad Bistro & Bar @fooddeliverycapetown | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Protea Hotel @proteahotels | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop on Bree @rooftoponbree | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Old Biscuit Mill @oldbiscuitmill | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Cape Town, South Africa”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/south-africa/cape-town/
Figures are as of 2026-10-22 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work