The Columbus live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 41 live-music rooms in Columbus, 21 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 58 events in that window and 283 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.
41
rooms tracked
21
active in 28 days
58
events, 28 days
283
events, 12 months
51% 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 Columbus?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 17DJ / Electronic 10Rock / Band 8Jazz 3Vocal 2Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Columbus are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Arena | Vocal | 39 | 7 |
| Used Kids Records | Rock / Band | 27 | 4 |
| The Bluestone | Rock / Band | 23 | 7 |
| Spice Bar | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 0 |
| Rambling House Music Bar | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 5 |
| Mynt | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 1 |
| Cafe Bourbon Street | World Music | 11 | 5 |
| Natalie's Grandview (Music Hall & Kitchen) | World Music | 11 | 5 |
| The Cave Bar & Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 2 |
| Spacebar | Rock / Band | 9 | 3 |
| Sweeney's Walnut Street Tavern | Rock / Band | 9 | 3 |
| Bodi | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 1 |
Who has played Columbus this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Baker | 2026-09-26 | 2 |
| ONEIDA | 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| Leghorn | 2026-09-22 | 1 |
| Just Another Mojo | 2026-10-09 | 1 |
| Fonville x Fribush | 2026-09-24 | 1 |
| Bronwyn | 2026-08-15 | 1 |
| Pedro Cazanova | 2026-09-21 | 1 |
| NIKKO | 2026-09-17 | 1 |
| ALEX EDELS | 2026-10-04 | 1 |
| Columbus Soul and Salvage | 2026-09-30 | 1 |
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Ground Frequency. “The Columbus live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/columbus/
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 Columbus · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean