The Tucson live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 34 live-music rooms in Tucson, 24 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 83 events in that window and 376 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.
34
rooms tracked
24
active in 28 days
83
events, 28 days
376
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 Tucson?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 19DJ / Electronic 9Rock / Band 5Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Tucson are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191 Toole | Rock / Band | 39 | 6 |
| Club Congress Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 33 | 7 |
| Playground Bar & Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 4 |
| Rialto Theatre Tucson | Rock / Band | 28 | 7 |
| Fox Theatre Tucson | Rock / Band | 27 | 4 |
| Tucson Convention Center | World Music | 23 | 4 |
| Splinter Collective | World Music | 20 | 5 |
| Surly Wench Pub | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 3 |
| Owls Club | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 2 |
| Che's Lounge | World Music | 14 | 6 |
| Music Box Lounge | Rock / Band | 14 | 3 |
| Club Congress Main Hall | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 2 |
Which Tucson rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Tucson this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos Cardenas | 2026-09-16 | 2 |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | 2026-05-25 | 1 |
| Chayanne™ | 2026-08-29 | 1 |
| Soft Palms | 2026-08-08 | 1 |
| The Reztones | 2026-09-10 | 1 |
| The Working People | 2026-04-16 | 1 |
| Authority Zero | 2026-12-05 | 1 |
| The Copper Queens | 2026-09-11 | 1 |
| Local H | 2026-10-08 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Tucson live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/tucson/
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
The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean