The Milwaukee live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 41 live-music rooms in Milwaukee, 29 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 101 events in that window and 484 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
29
active in 28 days
101
events, 28 days
484
events, 12 months
71% 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 Milwaukee?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 16DJ / Electronic 10Rock / Band 6Jazz 4Vocal 3Pop / Hiphop 2
Which rooms in Milwaukee are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rave / Eagles Club | Rock / Band | 62 | 11 |
| Cactus Club Milwaukee | Rock / Band | 47 | 10 |
| Shank Hall | Rock / Band | 45 | 7 |
| Miramar Theatre | DJ / Electronic | 42 | 7 |
| X-Ray Arcade | Rock / Band | 27 | 3 |
| Social | Pop / Hiphop | 25 | 7 |
| Fiserv Forum | World Music | 24 | 5 |
| Canni Infusion Bar & Cafe | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 2 |
| Quarters | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 7 |
| MKE Ultra (MKeUltra) | Rock / Band | 15 | 4 |
| Mad Planet | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 5 |
| Bremen Cafe | World Music | 12 | 2 |
Which Milwaukee rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Milwaukee this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Quintron and Miss Pussycat | 2026-10-07 | 2 |
| Andrew Optimist | 2026-09-12 | 2 |
| The Milkman | 2026-10-10 | 2 |
| Parasite | 2026-10-14 | 2 |
| Fatboy Slim | 2026-10-14 | 2 |
| Carl Craig | 2026-05-03 | 1 |
| Asher Gray | 2026-08-29 | 1 |
| Ata Kak 🇬🇭 | 2026-06-03 | 1 |
| WhenWordsFail | 2026-11-12 | 1 |
| Devon Kay & the Solutions | 2026-11-14 | 1 |
| Anthony Deutsch | 2026-09-03 | 1 |
| Pulsars | 2026-02-11 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Milwaukee live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/milwaukee/
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 Milwaukee · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean