Live-music venues in Boston
Ground Frequency tracks 100 live-music rooms in Boston. 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.
100
rooms tracked
40
active in 28 days
90
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The Boston scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in Boston
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Night Live @bignightlive | DJ / Electronic | 39 | 10 |
| Royale @royaleboston | DJ / Electronic | 37 | 2 |
| Brighton Music Hall @brighton_music | Rock / Band | 31 | 4 |
| Empire @empire_loungewpb | Pop / Hiphop | 30 | 4 |
| Icon @iconnightclub1 | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 4 |
| Paradise Rock Club Boston Main @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 29 | 2 |
| Wang Theatre (Boch Center) @bochcenter | Vocal | 27 | 0 |
| Wilbur Theater @the_wilbur | World Music | 25 | 3 |
| Middlesex @middlesex.cambridge | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 4 |
| TD Garden @tdgarden | Pop / Hiphop | 22 | 2 |
| Church @thechurchdallas | Rock / Band | 22 | 1 |
| Agganis Arena @agganisarena | Pop / Hiphop | 21 | 3 |
| The North Star @northstarlounge | Vocal | 21 | 3 |
| House of Blues Boston @hobboston | Rock / Band | 20 | 3 |
| Venu @venuboston | Pop / Hiphop | 19 | 0 |
| Bsmnt @bsmntboston | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 2 |
| Tiki Rock @tikirockboston | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 3 |
| State Park @stateparkbar | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 0 |
| Descent @descentondunster | Pop / Hiphop | 14 | 3 |
| Rocket Bar @rocketrooftop | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 3 |
| Cloud & Spirits @cloudandspirits | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 2 |
| Museum of Modern Renaissance @museumofmod.renaissance | World Music | 11 | 2 |
| Wbur Cityspace @wburcityspace | World Music | 11 | 2 |
| Paradise Rock Club Upstairs @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 11 | 1 |
| Orpheum Theatre Boston @orpheumboston | Rock / Band | 10 | 0 |
| Grace by Nia @gracebynia | World Music | 9 | 2 |
| Legacy @legacyliveva | Unclassified | 9 | 0 |
| Museum of Fine Arts @vmfamuseum | Jazz | 9 | 0 |
| Brighton Music Hall Downstairs @brighton_music | Rock / Band | 8 | 1 |
| House of Blues Boston Main Hall @hobboston | Rock / Band | 7 | 1 |
| The Smoot Standard @smootstd | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 1 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art @icaboston | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| Sojuba @sojubaboston | DJ / Electronic | 6 | 2 |
| Paradise Rock Club Boston @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 6 | 1 |
| Roundhead Brewing Company @roundheadbrew | World Music | 6 | 1 |
| Vinyl Index @vinylindex | Unclassified | 6 | 1 |
| Jazz Urbane Cafe @jazzurbanecafe | Jazz | 6 | 0 |
| Portico Brewing @porticobrewing | World Music | 5 | 3 |
| Bootleg Special @bootlegspecial | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 2 |
| The Grand Boston @boston_balkan_nights | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| First Street Market @firststreetmkt | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Phoenix Landing @phoenixlanding_ | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 0 |
| Boston Dance Studios @bostondancestudios | Unclassified | 4 | 3 |
| The Water Club @strongswaterclub | World Music | 4 | 2 |
| Deep Thoughts @deepthoughtsrecordshop | Unclassified | 4 | 1 |
| District Lounge @district_orange | Pop / Hiphop | 4 | 1 |
| Central Wharf co @centralwharfco | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Great Scott (historic) @greatscottrock | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| House of Blues Boston Music Hall @hobboston | Rock / Band | 4 | 0 |
| Street Theory Collective @streettheorycollective | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Adams Boston Brewery @samueladamsboston | Unclassified | 3 | 1 |
| Somart at the Hive @somartspace | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 1 |
| Chalet @chaletchi | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Dorchester Brewing Company @dorchesterbrewing | Unclassified | 3 | 0 |
| Dx @dxdunster | Unclassified | 3 | 0 |
| Headroom Hi-Fi Lounge @headroomhifi | Vocal | 3 | 0 |
| Tanjore Bar @tanjoreindianrestaurant | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Shojo @shojoboston | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 1 |
| Caprice @thecaprice | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Rose Kennedy Greenway @rosekennedygreenway | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Splash @splashbarlv | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Bar Room @thebarroomnyc | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| The Brahmin @thebrahmin | Vocal | 2 | 0 |
| Lookout Rooftop (Rooftop at The Envoy) @rooftopattheenvoy | Unclassified | 1 | 1 |
| Cósmica @cosmicaboston | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Desnuda Cocina @desnudacocina | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Dorchester Art Project @dorchesterartproject | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Goethe Institut Boston @goethe_boston | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Great Scott Boston (historic) @greatscottrock | World Music | 1 | 0 |
| Hojoko @hojokoboston | Rock / Band | 1 | 0 |
| Long Wharf @marriottlongwharf | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Paradise Rock Club @paradiserockclub | Rock / Band | 1 | 0 |
| Revere Hotel Boston Common @reverehotelboston | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| The Alley Bar @alleybarboston | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| The Blackthorn @blackthornclub | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| The Mad Monkfish (Jazz Baroness Room) @themadmonkfish | Jazz | 1 | 0 |
| Beat Brew Hall @beatbrewhall | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Cask 'n Flagon @casknflagonfenway | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Elephant & Castle @elephantcastle | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Emerald Lounge @emeraldloungerva | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Boston @bostonempire | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Encore Boston @encorebostonharbor | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Fenway Johnnie's @fenwayjohnniesofficial | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Great Scott Reopening Venue @greatscottrock | World Music | 0 | 0 |
| Itadaki Boston @itadakiboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Julep @julepvenue | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Know No Truth @knownotruth | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Strike Social Boston @dbrotary | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Play Boston @play_boston | DJ / Electronic | 0 | 0 |
| Publico @publicoboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Sissy K's @sissyksboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Spy Bar @spybarboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Temple Records @templerecordsbar | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Chemist @thechemistsclubhotel | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Dial @thedial_watchclub | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Greatest Bar @thegreatestbar | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Intercontinental Hotel @interconhouston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Umbria @umbrianorthend | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Wally's Cafe Jazz Club @wallyscafejazzclub | Jazz | 0 | 0 |
| Westin Copley @westincopleyplaceboston | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in Boston, United States”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-states/boston/
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