The Cardiff live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 38 live-music rooms in Cardiff, 17 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 39 events in that window and 305 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-09-02, not a census of everything that happened in it.
38
rooms tracked
17
active in 28 days
39
events, 28 days
305
events, 12 months
45% 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 Cardiff?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 12DJ / Electronic 8Rock / Band 7Jazz 1Vocal 1
Which rooms in Cardiff are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilita Arena Cardiff | World Music | 41 | 1 |
| Cardiff Tramshed | Rock / Band | 33 | 1 |
| Clwb Ifor Bach | Rock / Band | 32 | 3 |
| The Globe Cardiff | Rock / Band | 29 | 2 |
| Ten Mill Lane | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 3 |
| Sherman Theatre | World Music | 19 | 2 |
| Wales Millennium Centre | World Music | 18 | 4 |
| Paradise Garden | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 5 |
| Principality Stadium | Rock / Band | 12 | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel | Rock / Band | 10 | 2 |
| Live Lounge | Rock / Band | 10 | 0 |
| Mocka Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 3 |
Who has played Cardiff this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| UB40 | 2026-06-03 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Cardiff live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-kingdom/cardiff/
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
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