The Connecticut live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 30 live-music rooms in Connecticut, 15 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 53 events in that window and 342 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.
30
rooms tracked
15
active in 28 days
53
events, 28 days
342
events, 12 months
50% 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 Connecticut?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 10DJ / Electronic 10Rock / Band 6Pop / Hiphop 2Jazz 1Vocal 1
Which rooms in Connecticut are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Nine | Rock / Band | 36 | 8 |
| Arch Street Tavern | DJ / Electronic | 34 | 3 |
| College Street Music Hall | Rock / Band | 30 | 7 |
| The State House | Rock / Band | 29 | 7 |
| Acoustic Cafe | Vocal | 29 | 4 |
| Toad's Place | DJ / Electronic | 28 | 6 |
| Troupe429 | World Music | 28 | 2 |
| Lava Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 24 | 2 |
| The Palms Night Club | Pop / Hiphop | 17 | 6 |
| Sohobar | Pop / Hiphop | 13 | 1 |
| 168 York St Cafe | World Music | 12 | 2 |
| Vegas Blvd | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 1 |
Which Connecticut rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Connecticut this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Mary J. Blige | 2026-05-13 | 2 |
| KRS-One | 2026-10-06 | 2 |
| MOHAMA SAZ | 2026-07-22 | 1 |
| Brightwire | 2026-09-10 | 1 |
| Dark Chapel | 2026-04-02 | 1 |
| Jay Daly, Ron Ardolino, Josh Fleischmann | 2026-09-12 | 1 |
| Supersuckers | 2026-10-07 | 1 |
| SPIRITBOX | 2026-11-21 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Connecticut live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/connecticut/
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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