The California live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 61 live-music rooms in California, 25 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 75 events in that window and 524 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.
61
rooms tracked
25
active in 28 days
75
events, 28 days
524
events, 12 months
41% 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 California?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 24DJ / Electronic 18Rock / Band 6Jazz 5Vocal 4Pop / Hiphop 4
Which rooms in California are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Music Hall | Rock / Band | 38 | 6 |
| End Up | Pop / Hiphop | 37 | 3 |
| The Circle OC Nightclub and Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 34 | 5 |
| Bart Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 4 |
| Switch Lounge And Nightclub | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 4 |
| Compact Disco | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 3 |
| Phantom Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 4 |
| Egyptian Theatre | Vocal | 21 | 4 |
| Bankhead Theater | Jazz | 20 | 4 |
| Faces Nightclub | DJ / Electronic | 20 | 2 |
| Redwood Room | Jazz | 19 | 4 |
| The Reserve | Pop / Hiphop | 19 | 3 |
Who has played California this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 49 | 2026-08-29 | 1 |
| Dejuan Tillery | 2026-09-05 | 1 |
| Bussy Kween Power Trip | 2026-10-20 | 1 |
| Goshfather | 2026-08-16 | 1 |
| Strangelove-The Depeche Mode Experience | 2026-07-11 | 1 |
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Ground Frequency. “The California live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/california/
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
Every tracked room in California · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean