Live-music venues in California
Ground Frequency tracks 61 live-music rooms in California. 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.
61
rooms tracked
24
active in 28 days
59
events, 28 days
Looking for the shape of the scene rather than the list? The California scene page has the genre mix, the busiest rooms and who played them.
Every tracked room in California
ordered by dated events in the trailing year| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Music Hall @feltonmusichall | Rock / Band | 30 | 10 |
| End Up @endupsf | Pop / Hiphop | 29 | 8 |
| The Circle OC Nightclub and Lounge @circleoc | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 5 |
| Bart Lounge @bartlounge | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 3 |
| Switch Lounge And Nightclub @switchfresno | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 3 |
| Faces Nightclub @faces_sacramento | DJ / Electronic | 20 | 1 |
| Compact Disco @compactdisco831 | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 1 |
| Phantom Lounge @phantomloungesd | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 3 |
| Bankhead Theater @thebankheadlva | Jazz | 15 | 2 |
| Redwood Room @redwoodroom | Jazz | 14 | 2 |
| Egyptian Theatre @egyptiantheatrepc | Vocal | 13 | 3 |
| Avila Beach Golf Resort @avilabeachgolfresort | Rock / Band | 13 | 2 |
| The Reserve @thelareserve | Pop / Hiphop | 12 | 0 |
| Huntington Beach House @thehbhouse | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 1 |
| Hollywood Pantages Theatre @hollywoodpantagestheatre | Vocal | 10 | 3 |
| XL @xlnightlifenj | DJ / Electronic | 8 | 1 |
| The Nitecap @nitecapla | World Music | 8 | 0 |
| Elevate Lounge @elevatelounge | Pop / Hiphop | 7 | 3 |
| Gundlach Bundschu Winery @gundlach_bundschu | Rock / Band | 7 | 1 |
| Cork & Batter Roadhouse @corkandbatter.roadhouse | World Music | 7 | 0 |
| Sammy's Original @sammysoriginal | Rock / Band | 7 | 0 |
| The Good Bar @thegoodbarlongbeach | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| Left Door SF @leftdoorsf | Jazz | 6 | 1 |
| Regency West @regencywestleimertpark | Unclassified | 6 | 0 |
| Strut Bar & Club @strutorangecounty | World Music | 6 | 0 |
| 4th Street Market @4thstreetmarket | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 1 |
| Cafe Club Fais Do-Do @clubfaisdodo | World Music | 5 | 0 |
| Live House @livehousehwd | Vocal | 5 | 0 |
| Center for the Arts Eagle Rock @centerfortheartseaglerock | Jazz | 4 | 1 |
| Brookdale Lodge @thebrookdalelodge | Rock / Band | 4 | 0 |
| Los Amigos @losamigos559fresno | World Music | 4 | 0 |
| Bowers Museum @bowersmuseum | Jazz | 3 | 1 |
| Ctrl Discotheque @ctrldisco | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 1 |
| Te'kila @tekilarestaurants | Vocal | 3 | 1 |
| Byblos @bybloshookahloungeucf | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| La Terraza @laterrazaoldsac | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| SBCAST @sbcast | World Music | 3 | 0 |
| Xiii Social Clubar @bad.martian | DJ / Electronic | 3 | 0 |
| Osher Marin JCC @oshermarinjcc | World Music | 2 | 1 |
| Chabot Space and Science Center @chabotspace | World Music | 2 | 0 |
| Elings Park @elingspark | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| Intercrew @intercrewla | Unclassified | 2 | 0 |
| Korner Store @thekornerstore_sf | Pop / Hiphop | 2 | 0 |
| Sh!ft @shift.g.g | DJ / Electronic | 2 | 0 |
| The Spot @the.s.p.o.t.orl | Rock / Band | 2 | 0 |
| California Institute of the Arts @calarts | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Eola @eolalounge | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Established Today @est.today.cafe | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Gabba Gallery @gabbagallery | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Hotel Californian @hotelcalifornian | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Raspoutine @raspoutine.losangeles | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Sante Wine Bar @santethewinebar | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Showdown Bar @kevinbludsobbq | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| Social Costa Mesa @socialkitchencraftbar | Unclassified | 1 | 0 |
| The Haus Plant @thehausplant | DJ / Electronic | 1 | 0 |
| Bluebird Canyon Farms @bluebirdcanyonfarms | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Ebony SLO @ebony_slo | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| High Desert @highdesertdtla | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Private location @privatevenuemanagement | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| The Santa Barbara Landing @coralseasb | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
| Willow Studios @figwillowstudios | Unclassified | 0 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “Live-music venues in California, United States”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/rooms/united-states/california/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work