VENUE · UNITED STATES · MADISON
The Cardinal Bar
@cardinalbarmadison Regional
The Cardinal Bar is a DJ / Electronic room in Madison, ranked #1 of 5,286 scored venues in United States for Week 43, 2026. We hold 45 publishable dates for it across the trailing year and 8 in the last 28 days. We do not hold a capacity figure for this room and do not estimate one. Its programme leans Fri and Sat — 31% of the dates we hold fall on a Fri. We track 23 other rooms within 2 km of it, 16 of them inside 1 km.
45
publishable dates, 12 months
8
last 28 days
#1
rank in United States
23
rooms within 2 km
Dates are what the room announced and our registry holds — not a complete programme, and not attendance. How we count
MiSFY Score
91.2
Rank
#1
Scored pool
5,286
Dated events
45
Ranked #1 of 5,286 scored venues in United States for Week 43, 2026, on momentum rather than size. Audience tier Regional — 1,000 to 10,000 followers — which the ranking does not weigh. How the score works · The United States chart
What we hold on The Cardinal Bar — and what we do not
so you can tell in one screen whether this page answers your questionON FILE
- 45 dated nights this room announced in the trailing twelve months, listed in full below
- a genre on its registry record — DJ / Electronic, recorded on the venue itself
- where it sits — Madison, 23 other tracked rooms within 2 km
- its position on our venue chart: #1 of 5,286 in United States, on audience momentum
NOT ON FILE
- Capacity. We hold no capacity or seat count for this room, and we do not estimate one. Nothing on this page should be read as a size claim.
- Ticket prices, box office takings or attendance.
- Ownership, licensing, opening hours or a booking contact.
- A complete programme. What is below is the dates this room announced that our registry matched — a room routinely runs nights we never see.
- Anything from a visit. We have not been to this room and have not spoken to it.
Hold one of these and want it on the record? Write to the desk — we log what changes.
Which nights does this room run?
the dates we hold, by weekday of the trailing yearWhat else is nearby?
23 tracked rooms within 2 km — the walk-up competition, and the routing| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomad World Pub - Madison | World Music | 0 | 0.0 km |
| Dragonfly Lounge | Vocal | 6 | 0.3 km |
| Audio for the Arts (AFA Live) | World Music | 6 | 0.3 km |
| The Rigby Pub and Grill | Rock / Band | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Majestic Theatre Madison | Vocal | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Majestic Madison | Vocal | 38 | 0.3 km |
| Lucille | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0.4 km |
| High Noon Saloon | Rock / Band | 51 | 0.5 km |
| The Brink Lounge | World Music | 4 | 0.5 km |
| Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) | World Music | 0 | 0.6 km |
NO MATCHED LINE-UPS IN OUR REGISTRY — THIS ROOM QUALIFIES ON ITS EVENT TRAFFIC
What is on at The Cardinal Bar?
what this room announced and our registry holds — the last twelve months and the dates already set ahead, not a complete programme| 2026-10-31 | OCTOBER EVENTS at the Cardinal Bar |
| 2026-10-0921:00 | Disco beatdown incoming !!️ @petercroce_rsd returns to Madison on Friday 10/9 for his first ever appearance at @dreamingofadisco 🪩🥊 |
| 2026-10-0820:00 | Live Latin Thursdays: Live Salsa Night |
| 2026-10-08 | Live Latin Thursdays with Rebulo Group and DJ Black Power Dance |
| 2026-10-07 | THIS WEEK at the Cardinal Bar |
| 2026-10-0219:00 | HOT FLASH! |
| 2026-09-2322:00 | Tonight is the night!!! |
| 2026-09-22 | THIS WEEK at the Cardinal Bar |
| 2026-09-19 | I’VE GOT A BIG FAT LESBIAN CRUSH ON YOU!!! |
| 2026-09-1819:00 | 1K DSA party |
| 2026-09-0419:00 | HOT FLASH / RIPS N' SPINS |
| 2026-09-01 | ✨THIS WEEK✨ at the Cardinal Bar |
| 2026-08-0719:00 | Hot Flash |
| 2026-08-0119:00 | Argo and the Violet Queens with Sapsucker, Lowboy, and Adult Book Club |
| 2026-08-0112:00 | msn jams weekender |
| 2026-08-0118:00 | msn.jams weekender Day 1 |
| 2026-07-28 | THIS WEEK at the Cardinal Bar |
| 2026-07-2511:00 | NAUGHTY Drag Bingo & Brunch |
| 2026-07-2320:30 | LIVE LATIN THURSDAYS |
| 2026-07-1821:00 | Sapphos third annual PANTY PARTY |
| 2026-07-1120:00 | LA RUMBA LATIN DANCE MARATHON |
| 2026-07-1018:30 | Next Friday...6:30pm...be there |
| 2026-07-10 | Rips N' Spins |
| 2026-07-0421:00 | GAY-TRIOTIC |
SHOWING 24 OF 45 DATES ON FILE · MOST RECENT FIRST
418 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Cardinal Bar — United States venue record”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/venues/united-states-the-cardinal-bar/
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