Live-music venues in Boston
Ground Frequency tracks 100 live-music rooms in Boston. 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.
100
rooms tracked
41
active in 28 days
167
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Boston scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in Boston
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Night Live @bignightlive | DJ / Electronic | 50 | 8 |
| Royale @royaleboston | DJ / Electronic | 45 | 4 |
| Brighton Music Hall @brighton_music | Rock / Band | 39 | 10 |
| Paradise Rock Club Boston Main @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 38 | 9 |
| Icon @iconnightclub1 | DJ / Electronic | 37 | 4 |
| Empire @empire_loungewpb | Pop / Hiphop | 36 | 5 |
| Wang Theatre (Boch Center) @bochcenter | Vocal | 33 | 9 |
| Wilbur Theater @the_wilbur | World Music | 32 | 8 |
| The North Star @northstarlounge | Vocal | 31 | 6 |
| Church @thechurchdallas | Rock / Band | 31 | 5 |
| Middlesex @middlesex.cambridge | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 5 |
| Venu @venuboston | Pop / Hiphop | 28 | 4 |
| TD Garden @tdgarden | Pop / Hiphop | 27 | 5 |
| Agganis Arena @agganisarena | Pop / Hiphop | 25 | 4 |
| Bsmnt @bsmntboston | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 2 |
| Descent @descentondunster | Pop / Hiphop | 21 | 4 |
| State Park @stateparkbar | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 3 |
| House of Blues Boston @hobboston | Rock / Band | 20 | 4 |
| Tiki Rock @tikirockboston | DJ / Electronic | 20 | 0 |
| Rocket Bar @rocketrooftop | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 5 |
| Jazz Urbane Cafe @jazzurbanecafe | Jazz | 18 | 9 |
| Orpheum Theatre Boston @orpheumboston | Rock / Band | 14 | 3 |
| Paradise Rock Club Upstairs @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 14 | 3 |
| Cloud & Spirits @cloudandspirits | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 1 |
| Vinyl Index @vinylindex | World Music | 13 | 6 |
| Museum of Modern Renaissance @museumofmod.renaissance | World Music | 13 | 2 |
| Brighton Music Hall Downstairs @brighton_music | Rock / Band | 12 | 6 |
| Wbur Cityspace @wburcityspace | World Music | 11 | 0 |
| Roundhead Brewing Company @roundheadbrew | World Music | 10 | 1 |
| The Smoot Standard @smootstd | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 1 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art @icaboston | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 0 |
| Paradise Rock Club Boston @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 9 | 5 |
| Deep Thoughts @deepthoughtsrecordshop | World Music | 9 | 4 |
| Grace by Nia @gracebynia | World Music | 9 | 0 |
| Museum of Fine Arts @vmfamuseum | Jazz | 9 | 0 |
| Phoenix Landing @phoenixlanding_ | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 3 |
| Portico Brewing @porticobrewing | World Music | 8 | 1 |
| Bootleg Special @bootlegspecial | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Street Theory Collective @streettheorycollective | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Dorchester Brewing Company @dorchesterbrewing | World Music | 7 | 5 |
| Somart at the Hive @somartspace | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 2 |
| Legacy @legacyliveva | World Music | 7 | 1 |
| House of Blues Boston Main Hall @hobboston | Rock / Band | 7 | 0 |
| The Grand Boston @boston_balkan_nights | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| District Lounge @district_orange | Pop / Hiphop | 6 | 0 |
| First Street Market @firststreetmkt | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| Sojuba @sojubaboston | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| The Mad Monkfish (Jazz Baroness Room) @themadmonkfish | Jazz | 4 | 3 |
| Boston Dance Studios @bostondancestudios | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Central Wharf co @centralwharfco | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Great Scott (historic) @greatscottrock | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Headroom Hi-Fi Lounge @headroomhifi | Vocal | 4 | 0 |
| House of Blues Boston Music Hall @hobboston | Rock / Band | 4 | 0 |
| The Water Club @strongswaterclub | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Dorchester Art Project @dorchesterartproject | World Music | 3 | 3 |
| Desnuda Cocina @desnudacocina | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 1 |
| Rose Kennedy Greenway @rosekennedygreenway | World Music | 3 | 1 |
| Splash @splashbarlv | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 1 |
| Chalet @chaletchi | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Dx @dxdunster | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Paradise Rock Club @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Adams Boston Brewery @samueladamsboston | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Tanjore Bar @tanjoreindianrestaurant | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Publico @publicoboston | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| Caprice @thecaprice | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Goethe Institut Boston @goethe_boston | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Shojo @shojoboston | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Alley Bar @alleybarboston | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Bar Room @thebarroomnyc | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Brahmin @thebrahmin | Vocal | 2 | 0 |
| Cósmica @cosmicaboston | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Great Scott Boston (historic) @greatscottrock | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Hojoko @hojokoboston | Rock / Band | 1 | 0 |
| Long Wharf @marriottlongwharf | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Lookout Rooftop (Rooftop at The Envoy) @rooftopattheenvoy | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Revere Hotel Boston Common @reverehotelboston | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Spy Bar @spybarboston | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The Blackthorn @blackthornclub | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| The Greatest Bar @thegreatestbar | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Beat Brew Hall @beatbrewhall | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Cask 'n Flagon @casknflagonfenway | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Elephant & Castle @elephantcastle | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Emerald Lounge @emeraldloungerva | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Boston @bostonempire | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Encore Boston @encorebostonharbor | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Fenway Johnnie's @fenwayjohnniesofficial | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Great Scott Reopening Venue @greatscottrock | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Itadaki Boston @itadakiboston | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Julep @julepvenue | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Know No Truth @knownotruth | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Strike Social Boston @dbrotary | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Play Boston @play_boston | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Sissy K's @sissyksboston | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Temple Records @templerecordsbar | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Chemist @thechemistsclubhotel | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Dial @thedial_watchclub | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| The Intercontinental Hotel @interconhouston | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Umbria @umbrianorthend | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Wally's Cafe Jazz Club @wallyscafejazzclub | Jazz | 0 | 0 |
| Westin Copley @westincopleyplaceboston | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Boston, United States”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-states/boston/
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