The New Jersey live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 91 live-music rooms in New Jersey, 36 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 84 events in that window and 731 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.
91
rooms tracked
36
active in 28 days
84
events, 28 days
731
events, 12 months
40% 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 New Jersey?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 39DJ / Electronic 36Pop / Hiphop 6Rock / Band 5Vocal 5
Which rooms in New Jersey are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| QXT's | DJ / Electronic | 47 | 10 |
| State Theatre New Jersey | Vocal | 42 | 8 |
| JR's Bar | Pop / Hiphop | 39 | 3 |
| Fiesta Nightclub | Pop / Hiphop | 31 | 2 |
| Mood Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 2 |
| Bliss Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 5 |
| 46 Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 2 |
| The Greenroom | World Music | 24 | 5 |
| D'Jais | DJ / Electronic | 24 | 0 |
| Pour Abbey's | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 3 |
| Club Karma | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 2 |
| Allure Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 2 |
Who has played New Jersey this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Kelli Alva | 2026-09-18 | 2 |
| Keu | 2026-06-12 | 1 |
| MILLI | 2026-09-19 | 1 |
| Noelle Foster | NOFO | 2026-08-27 | 1 |
| Parrotfish | 2026-09-05 | 1 |
| Bristler | 2026-08-27 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The New Jersey live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/new-jersey/
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 New Jersey · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean