The Nashville live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 87 live-music rooms in Nashville, 42 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 151 events in that window and 972 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.
87
rooms tracked
42
active in 28 days
151
events, 28 days
972
events, 12 months
48% 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 Nashville?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 25Rock / Band 24Vocal 17DJ / Electronic 16Jazz 3Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Nashville 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 Basement Nashville | Rock / Band | 64 | 9 |
| City Winery Nashville | Vocal | 61 | 4 |
| Basement East Side Stage | Rock / Band | 52 | 13 |
| Analog Nashville Patio | Vocal | 49 | 9 |
| Bridgestone Arena | Vocal | 45 | 13 |
| Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Main | Rock / Band | 44 | 9 |
| The 5 Spot | Jazz | 43 | 5 |
| Ryman Auditorium | Vocal | 37 | 6 |
| Bluebird Cafe Patio | Vocal | 27 | 2 |
| Exit / In Patio | Rock / Band | 26 | 3 |
| Skydeck on Broadway | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 6 |
| Post 82 | Vocal | 25 | 2 |
Who has played Nashville this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Musiq SoulChild | 2026-12-01 | 3 |
| Ian Moss | 2026-09-19 | 3 |
| Jasonisbell | 2026-10-17 | 3 |
| Julian Lage | 2026-08-19 | 2 |
| Tim Carroll | 2026-09-25 | 2 |
| Elmiene | 2026-05-18 | 1 |
| Steel Pulse | 2026-07-21 | 1 |
| Djo | 2026-08-04 | 1 |
| Marsh | 2026-05-01 | 1 |
| Neelys Band | 2026-08-20 | 1 |
| 𝐓𝗼𝐧𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 🌹 | 2026-09-03 | 1 |
| Book NOT Brooke | 2026-03-13 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Nashville live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/nashville/
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 Nashville · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean