The Massachusetts live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 31 live-music rooms in Massachusetts, 16 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 46 events in that window and 348 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.
31
rooms tracked
16
active in 28 days
46
events, 28 days
348
events, 12 months
52% 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 Massachusetts?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 14Rock / Band 6Pop / Hiphop 4DJ / Electronic 3Vocal 3Jazz 1
Which rooms in Massachusetts are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadhouse | Rock / Band | 35 | 3 |
| Electric Haze | Vocal | 31 | 3 |
| Howling Wolf | Rock / Band | 29 | 8 |
| Rehab | World Music | 28 | 3 |
| Wonder Bar | Rock / Band | 27 | 5 |
| Gulu Gulu Cafe | Vocal | 21 | 4 |
| The Lilypad | Vocal | 20 | 6 |
| DCU Center | Rock / Band | 16 | 1 |
| MASS MoCA | Rock / Band | 15 | 4 |
| Artfarm | World Music | 14 | 1 |
| Sonia | Pop / Hiphop | 12 | 1 |
| Noamesco Bar & Lounge | Pop / Hiphop | 11 | 1 |
Who has played Massachusetts this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| The Skatalites | 2026-07-11 | 1 |
| S AND R | 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| Automatic | 2026-09-25 | 1 |
| Flooding | 2026-10-22 | 1 |
| Flight by Nothing | 2026-10-13 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Massachusetts live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/massachusetts/
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