The Columbus live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 41 live-music rooms in Columbus, 22 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 50 events in that window and 188 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.
41
rooms tracked
22
active in 28 days
50
events, 28 days
188
events, 12 months
54% 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 Columbus?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 10World Music 8Rock / Band 6Jazz 3Vocal 2Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Columbus are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Arena | Vocal | 32 | 4 |
| Used Kids Records | Rock / Band | 23 | 5 |
| Spice Bar | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 1 |
| Mynt | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 1 |
| The Bluestone | Rock / Band | 14 | 0 |
| Rehab Tavern | Pop / Hiphop | 8 | 0 |
| The Pizzuti | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 1 |
| The Cave Bar & Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 4 |
| Rambling House Music Bar | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 3 |
| Dick's Den | Vocal | 5 | 2 |
| Sweeney's Walnut Street Tavern | Rock / Band | 5 | 2 |
| ICON Jazz Lounge | Jazz | 5 | 0 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Columbus live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/columbus/
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
Every tracked room in Columbus · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean