The Kansai live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 26 live-music rooms in Kansai, 15 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 49 events in that window and 267 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-10-22, not a census of everything that happened in it.
26
rooms tracked
15
active in 28 days
49
events, 28 days
267
events, 12 months
58% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Kansai?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 10DJ / Electronic 6Rock / Band 4Jazz 3Vocal 2Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Kansai are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| nagomibar | DJ / Electronic | 59 | 5 |
| Area | DJ / Electronic | 39 | 5 |
| Chelsea de Rumba | Vocal | 32 | 6 |
| Studio Bapple | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 6 |
| Live bar & cafe JIVE-K | Jazz | 14 | 4 |
| Whizz Kyoto | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 4 |
| KOBE QUILT | World Music | 11 | 5 |
| 100BAN Hall (100BANホール) | World Music | 10 | 4 |
| Nightclub GALA RESORT | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 1 |
| THE LIVE HOUSE CHICKEN GEORGE | Rock / Band | 9 | 1 |
| 姫路ベータ (LIVEHOUSE BETA) | Rock / Band | 7 | 2 |
| 神戸VARIT. (KOBE VARIT.) | World Music | 7 | 0 |
Which Kansai rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Kansai this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Natsudaidai | 2026-10-12 | 2 |
| Hoso Naguy | 2026-09-22 | 1 |
| Maya Ongaku | 2026-11-24 | 1 |
| Molekühl | 2026-09-23 | 1 |
| YASTK | DUBNAMITE | 2025-11-03 | 1 |
| DJ TrasTa | 2026-09-30 | 1 |
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Ground Frequency. “The Kansai live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/japan/kansai/
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
The Japan rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean