The Ohio live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 35 live-music rooms in Ohio, 20 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 67 events in that window and 424 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.
35
rooms tracked
20
active in 28 days
67
events, 28 days
424
events, 12 months
57% 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 Ohio?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 12World Music 9Rock / Band 7Vocal 5Jazz 2
Which rooms in Ohio 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 Ottawa Tavern | Rock / Band | 41 | 9 |
| Mahall's | DJ / Electronic | 38 | 6 |
| Megacorp Pavilion | Rock / Band | 33 | 4 |
| The Winchester Music Tavern | Rock / Band | 32 | 3 |
| Yellow Cab Tavern | Rock / Band | 28 | 5 |
| The Dusty Armadillo | Vocal | 27 | 3 |
| The Mockbee | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 4 |
| Cosmo Joes Atomic Lounge | Rock / Band | 24 | 7 |
| Blossom Amphitheatre | Rock / Band | 20 | 2 |
| Beck Center for the Arts | World Music | 18 | 2 |
| Musica | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 3 |
| The Burnt Pickle | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 3 |
Who has played Ohio this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| TJ Sloan | 2026-09-25 | 3 |
| Never Try | 2026-09-05 | 2 |
| John Mellencamp | 2026-05-15 | 1 |
| Drook | 2026-08-20 | 1 |
| Loren Heard | 2026-08-30 | 1 |
| Gordie Sewart (DJ Gogo) | 2026-09-18 | 1 |
| Bit Brigade | 2026-06-16 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Ohio live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/ohio/
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