The Denver live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 85 live-music rooms in Denver, 45 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 145 events in that window and 885 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.
85
rooms tracked
45
active in 28 days
145
events, 28 days
885
events, 12 months
53% 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 Denver?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 26Rock / Band 18Vocal 8World Music 4Pop / Hiphop 4Jazz 2
Which rooms in Denver are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Dive Patio Denver | Rock / Band | 50 | 14 |
| Lost Lake Denver Main | Vocal | 46 | 6 |
| The Black Buzzard | Rock / Band | 43 | 7 |
| Larimer Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 39 | 7 |
| Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom | Rock / Band | 37 | 6 |
| Bluebird Theater Denver | Rock / Band | 34 | 5 |
| Glow Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 33 | 5 |
| Ball Arena | Vocal | 33 | 2 |
| HQ Denver | Rock / Band | 32 | 6 |
| X Bar | DJ / Electronic | 32 | 2 |
| Ophelia's Electric Soapbox | Rock / Band | 30 | 4 |
| Globe Hall | Rock / Band | 29 | 6 |
Which Denver rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Denver this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Henry | 2026-06-25 | 1 |
| Whitney | 2026-05-20 | 1 |
| Bleachers | 2026-05-20 | 1 |
| The Glitch Mob | 2026-10-22 | 1 |
| Random Rab | 2026-10-24 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Denver live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/denver/
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 Denver · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean