The Buffalo/Rochester live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 34 live-music rooms in Buffalo/Rochester, 25 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 90 events in that window and 410 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.
34
rooms tracked
25
active in 28 days
90
events, 28 days
410
events, 12 months
74% 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 Buffalo/Rochester?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 10Rock / Band 9Jazz 7DJ / Electronic 6Vocal 1Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Buffalo/Rochester are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo City Music Hall | Rock / Band | 48 | 7 |
| Milkie's | Jazz | 48 | 5 |
| Nietzsche's | Rock / Band | 46 | 5 |
| Town Ballroom | Rock / Band | 37 | 10 |
| Sky Bar | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 1 |
| Gypsy Parlor | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 4 |
| Rec Room | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 4 |
| Anthology | Rock / Band | 14 | 2 |
| Bug Jar | Rock / Band | 13 | 6 |
| Electric City | Pop / Hiphop | 13 | 4 |
| Abilene Bar and Lounge | Rock / Band | 11 | 5 |
| NO FUN LO-FI BAR | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 5 |
Who has played Buffalo/Rochester this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Band of Horses | 2026-04-20 | 1 |
| The Glitch Mob | 2026-10-01 | 1 |
| Grave Secrets | 2026-09-22 | 1 |
| ALIJAH BLU3 | 2026-09-04 | 1 |
| Dopethrone | 2026-09-09 | 1 |
| Dark Chapel | 2026-08-26 | 1 |
| 𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧 | 2026-11-02 | 1 |
| Jon Spencer | 2026-09-12 | 1 |
| The Sloppy Boys 📀 | 2026-07-16 | 1 |
| Frog | 2026-10-20 | 1 |
| Bit Brigade | 2026-06-17 | 1 |
| Gerald Rounds Jr. | 2026-10-02 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Buffalo/Rochester live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/buffalo-rochester/
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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