The Scotland live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 36 live-music rooms in Scotland, 17 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 55 events in that window and 347 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.
36
rooms tracked
17
active in 28 days
55
events, 28 days
347
events, 12 months
47% 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 Scotland?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 17DJ / Electronic 8Vocal 6Rock / Band 5
Which rooms in Scotland are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconnect Regal Theatre | Rock / Band | 51 | 10 |
| PJ Molloys | Rock / Band | 46 | 5 |
| Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | Vocal | 40 | 4 |
| Furys Ayr | DJ / Electronic | 35 | 6 |
| Upstairs, Inverness | DJ / Electronic | 28 | 7 |
| The Byre Theatre | World Music | 25 | 3 |
| City Nightclub | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 3 |
| The Botanic House | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 1 |
| The Tooth & Claw | Rock / Band | 12 | 3 |
| The Gellions | Vocal | 12 | 2 |
| Behind The Wall | World Music | 11 | 2 |
| Envi Nightclub | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 3 |
Who has played Scotland this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| The Northern Waters | 2026-10-06 | 4 |
| Bottle Rockets | 2026-10-30 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Scotland live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-kingdom/scotland/
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
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