The Detroit live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 188 live-music rooms in Detroit, 69 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 208 events in that window and 1,447 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.
188
rooms tracked
69
active in 28 days
208
events, 28 days
1,447
events, 12 months
37% 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 Detroit?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 56World Music 21Rock / Band 15Vocal 13Jazz 11Pop / Hiphop 9
Which rooms in Detroit are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Stick Detroit | DJ / Electronic | 50 | 4 |
| Saint Andrew’s Hall | Rock / Band | 49 | 11 |
| Miss Eva's Speakeasy CHARTED | Vocal | 39 | 6 |
| The Fillmore Detroit | Pop / Hiphop | 38 | 2 |
| Tangent Gallery | DJ / Electronic | 36 | 15 |
| Pyramid Scheme | Rock / Band | 34 | 10 |
| Lager House | Rock / Band | 34 | 6 |
| Moondog Cafe | Vocal | 32 | 5 |
| Marble Bar | DJ / Electronic | 32 | 4 |
| Little Caesars Arena | Pop / Hiphop | 30 | 4 |
| Spkrbox | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 0 |
| The Norwood Theatre | Vocal | 29 | 1 |
Which Detroit rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Detroit this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Band of Horses | 2026-04-22 | 1 |
| Aurorawave | 2026-10-29 | 1 |
| Buddy Guy | 2026-08-30 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Detroit live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/detroit/
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 Detroit · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean