Live-music venues in Johannesburg
Ground Frequency tracks 83 live-music rooms in Johannesburg. 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.
83
rooms tracked
37
active in 28 days
106
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Johannesburg scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in Johannesburg
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Manors CHARTED @badmanorsjozi | DJ / Electronic | 41 | 8 |
| Ratz Bar CHARTED @ratzbarmelville | DJ / Electronic | 40 | 8 |
| Mamakashaka & Friends CHARTED @mamakashakaandfriends | DJ / Electronic | 37 | 7 |
| Untitled Basement CHARTED @untitledbasement | Vocal | 28 | 5 |
| Sognage CHARTED @sognage | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 2 |
| Native Rebels @native_rebels | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 5 |
| Great Dane @greatdanebar | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 3 |
| Bahama Bar CHARTED @_bahamabar_sa | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 5 |
| Bailey’s, Bedfordview @baileys_bedfordview | Rock / Band | 19 | 0 |
| Weed Lovers Market Marshalltown @weedloversmarshalltown | Pop / Hiphop | 18 | 0 |
| Bassline Live @basslinelive | Vocal | 17 | 2 |
| Railways Cafe @railwayscafe | Rock / Band | 16 | 2 |
| Legacy On The Dam @legacyonthedam_harties | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 10 |
| Huula Beach Club @huulabeach | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 0 |
| The View @theviewbedfordview | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 2 |
| Constitution Hill CHARTED @constitution_hill | Pop / Hiphop | 14 | 0 |
| The Troyeville @thetroyeville | Vocal | 13 | 2 |
| Katy's Palace Bar @katyspalacebar | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 3 |
| 4 Ways Farmers Market @4waysfarmersmarket | Vocal | 10 | 1 |
| Chiesa di Pazzo Lupi @chiesadipazzolupi | World Music | 10 | 0 |
| Tshimologong Precinct @tshimologongprecinct | World Music | 8 | 5 |
| Hugh's Jazz Club CHARTED @hughs_jazz_club | Vocal | 8 | 3 |
| OKIO CHARTED @okio_sandton | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 1 |
| Society Eatery & Craft Bar @society_eatery | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 1 |
| The Wild Side @thewildsidejhb | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Katzy's @katzysrosebank | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 4 |
| Cielo Restaurant and Beach Bar @cielo_resto_lounge_bar | Rock / Band | 7 | 3 |
| The Bannister Hotel CHARTED @bannisterhotel_ | World Music | 7 | 3 |
| Streetbar Named Desire CHARTED @a.streetbar.named.desire | World Music | 6 | 1 |
| Altitude Beach @altitudebeach | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| AGOG @agog.johannesburg | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| The Roof Fourways @the_roof_fourways | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| La Bikina @labikina_quito | Vocal | 4 | 2 |
| The Good Luck Bar @tba_jhb | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 2 |
| Collectors' Collective Record Bar CHARTED @collectorsonealbert | Jazz | 4 | 1 |
| Onions&All CHARTED @onions_and_all | Pop / Hiphop | 4 | 1 |
| Sima Kade Bush Retreat @sima_kade_retreat | World Music | 4 | 1 |
| The Fat Mermaid @the_fat_mermaid_bedfordview | World Music | 4 | 1 |
| Bar Ber Black Sheep @barberblacksheepsa | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Carfax @carfax_newtown | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Club Ibiza @clubibizavereeniging | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Drill Hall, Johannesburg @keleketlalibrary | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| The Compound @the_compoundsa | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Sandton Convention Centre CHARTED @sandtonconventioncentre | Jazz | 3 | 3 |
| The Orbit Jazz Club @orbitjazz | Jazz | 3 | 2 |
| Shaguma Garden Cafe @shaguma_gardencafe | World Music | 3 | 1 |
| Huddle Park Golf & Recreation @huddleparkgolf_jhb | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Kol Cafe @kolcaferestaurant | Pop / Hiphop | 3 | 0 |
| Mix Cocktail Bar @mixbarjhb | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Smokey Dreamz @smokeydreamz2023 | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| The Marabi Club CHARTED @themarabiclub | Jazz | 2 | 2 |
| Democracy Bar @democracy.bar | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Romeos @romeos_jhb | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| The Generator Parkmore @thegeneratorparkmore | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Best Friend Street Food Bar @bestfriendstreetfood | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Lion & Safari Park @lionandsafaripark | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Mr Vinyl @mrvinylcoza | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| 70 Juta Street, Braamfontein @jutastreetprecinct | World Music | 1 | 1 |
| 1Fox Precinct @1foxprecinct | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Big Mamma's Lounge @bigmamas_lounge | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Cappello Ghandi Square @cappelloghandisquare | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Inanda Country Base CHARTED @inanda_country_base | Jazz | 1 | 0 |
| Killarney Mall @killarneymall | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| The Plug @theplugmelville | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The River Cabin @therivercabin | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| The Twenty Twenty Club @twentytwentyathallmark | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The Wing Republic @thewingrepublic | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Cosmo Mall @cosmo_mall | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Emoyeni Parktown @emoyeniestate | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Highgrounds Blvd Café @highgroundsblvd_ | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Jolly Cool Bar & Restaurant @jolly_cool_sa | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Jozi Gin Cedar Square @jozigincedar | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Leano Restaurant & Live Music @leanorestaurant | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Levelthree Premium Venue @levelthreevenue | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Louise & Anna @louiseandanna_sa | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Makubenjalo Pub and Restuarant @sbahle_mpisane | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Matambandou @matambandou | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Mesh Club @meshclub | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Moja Cafe @moja_cafe_ | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| No. One Eloff @nanosoho_ | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Play Braamfontein @playbraamfontein | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Randlords @randlords | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Jerk Company @thejerkcompany | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Johannesburg, South Africa”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/south-africa/johannesburg/
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