The Washington DC live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 132 live-music rooms in Washington DC, 72 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 228 events in that window and 1,415 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.
132
rooms tracked
72
active in 28 days
228
events, 28 days
1,415
events, 12 months
55% 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 Washington DC?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 50DJ / Electronic 43Rock / Band 14Jazz 10Pop / Hiphop 9Vocal 5
Which rooms in Washington DC are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cat Mainstage | Rock / Band | 67 | 9 |
| Echostage Lounge | Techno / House | 57 | 8 |
| Sinners and Saints | DJ / Electronic | 43 | 7 |
| Cafe Saint-Ex | DJ / Electronic | 38 | 4 |
| Flash | DJ / Electronic | 38 | 4 |
| Throw Social DC | Pop / Hiphop | 38 | 3 |
| Pearl Street Warehouse | Rock / Band | 34 | 6 |
| The Pocket | Rock / Band | 34 | 3 |
| The Anthem | Pop / Hiphop | 33 | 5 |
| DC9 Rooftop Stage | Rock / Band | 33 | 4 |
| Lincoln Theatre DC Balcony | Vocal | 32 | 5 |
| Wild Days | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 4 |
Who has played Washington DC this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Ninth Realm | 2026-10-09 | 3 |
| Charles Lawrence | 2026-09-12 | 2 |
| STUKES | 2026-08-16 | 2 |
| Night Hawk | 2026-11-18 | 2 |
| NICK HAKIM | 2026-09-17 | 2 |
| The Courettes | 2026-10-21 | 2 |
| HOLYSTONE | 2026-09-24 | 2 |
| Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | 2026-12-05 | 2 |
| Sara Landry | 2026-06-12 | 1 |
| The Compozers | 2026-03-11 | 1 |
| LØLØ 💘 | 2026-10-22 | 1 |
| JJ Grey & Mofro | 2026-10-10 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Washington DC live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/washington-dc/
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 Washington DC · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean