Live-music venues in Johannesburg
Ground Frequency tracks 83 live-music rooms in Johannesburg. This index lists all of them, with the genre on each registry record and how many dated events we hold for it — the trailing year and the last 28 days. As of 2026-09-02.
83
rooms tracked
22
active in 28 days
56
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Johannesburg scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in Johannesburg
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Manors @badmanorsjozi | DJ / Electronic | 27 | 9 |
| Ratz Bar CHARTED @ratzbarmelville | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 1 |
| Mamakashaka & Friends @mamakashakaandfriends | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 0 |
| Untitled Basement @untitledbasement | Vocal | 20 | 6 |
| Sognage CHARTED @sognage | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 3 |
| Bailey’s, Bedfordview @baileys_bedfordview | Rock / Band | 16 | 6 |
| Bassline Live @basslinelive | Vocal | 16 | 1 |
| Native Rebels @native_rebels | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 2 |
| Huula Beach Club @huulabeach | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 0 |
| Weed Lovers Market Marshalltown @weedloversmarshalltown | Pop / Hiphop | 15 | 0 |
| Constitution Hill @constitution_hill | Pop / Hiphop | 14 | 0 |
| Railways Cafe @railwayscafe | Rock / Band | 13 | 2 |
| Great Dane @greatdanebar | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 1 |
| Bahama Bar CHARTED @_bahamabar_sa | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 0 |
| 4 Ways Farmers Market @4waysfarmersmarket | Vocal | 9 | 3 |
| The Troyeville @thetroyeville | Vocal | 9 | 0 |
| Katy's Palace Bar @katyspalacebar | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 4 |
| The View @theviewbedfordview | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 3 |
| The Wild Side @thewildsidejhb | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 0 |
| Altitude Beach @altitudebeach | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| Society Eatery & Craft Bar CHARTED @society_eatery | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 0 |
| OKIO @okio_sandton | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 3 |
| AGOG @agog.johannesburg | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| Legacy On The Dam CHARTED @legacyonthedam_harties | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| Chiesa di Pazzo Lupi @chiesadipazzolupi | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Streetbar Named Desire CHARTED @a.streetbar.named.desire | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| The Roof Fourways @the_roof_fourways | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| The Compound @the_compoundsa | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 2 |
| Carfax @carfax_newtown | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 1 |
| Hugh's Jazz Club CHARTED @hughs_jazz_club | Vocal | 4 | 1 |
| Bar Ber Black Sheep @barberblacksheepsa | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Club Ibiza @clubibizavereeniging | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Sima Kade Bush Retreat @sima_kade_retreat | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| The Good Luck Bar @tba_jhb | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Tshimologong Precinct @tshimologongprecinct | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Cielo Restaurant and Beach Bar @cielo_resto_lounge_bar | Rock / Band | 3 | 2 |
| Huddle Park Golf & Recreation @huddleparkgolf_jhb | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Kol Cafe @kolcaferestaurant | Pop / Hiphop | 3 | 0 |
| Mix Cocktail Bar @mixbarjhb | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Smokey Dreamz @smokeydreamz2023 | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| The Bannister Hotel CHARTED @bannisterhotel_ | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| The Orbit Jazz Club @orbitjazz | Jazz | 3 | 0 |
| La Bikina @labikina_quito | Vocal | 2 | 2 |
| Collectors' Collective Record Bar CHARTED @collectorsonealbert | Jazz | 2 | 1 |
| Katzy's CHARTED @katzysrosebank | Unclassified | 2 | 1 |
| Best Friend Street Food Bar @bestfriendstreetfood | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Democracy Bar @democracy.bar | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| Drill Hall, Johannesburg CHARTED @keleketlalibrary | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Lion & Safari Park @lionandsafaripark | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Mr Vinyl @mrvinylcoza | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Onions&All @onions_and_all | Pop / Hiphop | 2 | 0 |
| Romeos @romeos_jhb | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| Shaguma Garden Cafe CHARTED @shaguma_gardencafe | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Fat Mermaid @the_fat_mermaid_bedfordview | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Generator Parkmore @thegeneratorparkmore | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| 1Fox Precinct @1foxprecinct | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| 70 Juta Street, Braamfontein @jutastreetprecinct | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Big Mamma's Lounge @bigmamas_lounge | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Cappello Ghandi Square @cappelloghandisquare | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Inanda Country Base @inanda_country_base | Jazz | 1 | 0 |
| Killarney Mall @killarneymall | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Sandton Convention Centre CHARTED @sandtonconventioncentre | Jazz | 1 | 0 |
| The Plug @theplugmelville | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The Twenty Twenty Club @twentytwentyathallmark | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| The Wing Republic @thewingrepublic | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Cosmo Mall @cosmo_mall | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Emoyeni Parktown @emoyeniestate | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Highgrounds Blvd Café @highgroundsblvd_ | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Jolly Cool Bar & Restaurant @jolly_cool_sa | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Jozi Gin Cedar Square @jozigincedar | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Leano Restaurant & Live Music @leanorestaurant | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Levelthree Premium Venue @levelthreevenue | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Louise & Anna @louiseandanna_sa | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Makubenjalo Pub and Restuarant @sbahle_mpisane | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Matambandou @matambandou | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Mesh Club @meshclub | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Moja Cafe @moja_cafe_ | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| No. One Eloff @nanosoho_ | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Play Braamfontein @playbraamfontein | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Randlords @randlords | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Jerk Company @thejerkcompany | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Marabi Club @themarabiclub | Jazz | 0 | 0 |
| The River Cabin CHARTED @therivercabin | World Music | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Johannesburg, South Africa”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/south-africa/johannesburg/
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