The Madison live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 36 live-music rooms in Madison, 17 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 46 events in that window and 328 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.
36
rooms tracked
17
active in 28 days
46
events, 28 days
328
events, 12 months
47% 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 Madison?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordVocal 6DJ / Electronic 5Rock / Band 5Jazz 2World Music 2Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Madison are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Bar Madison | DJ / Electronic | 45 | 1 |
| High Noon Saloon | Rock / Band | 43 | 9 |
| The Crucible | DJ / Electronic | 33 | 2 |
| Majestic Madison | Vocal | 29 | 3 |
| Gamma Ray Bar | Rock / Band | 28 | 4 |
| Orpheum Theatre Madison | Vocal | 28 | 0 |
| Segredo | Rock / Band | 20 | 3 |
| Liquid Madison | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 5 |
| The Sylvee | Rock / Band | 13 | 2 |
| Barrymore Theatre | Vocal | 10 | 0 |
| Robinia Courtyard | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| The North Street Cabaret | Jazz | 5 | 4 |
Who has played Madison this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Band of Horses | 2026-04-27 | 1 |
| Diana Ross | 2026-03-17 | 1 |
| Mihali | 2026-05-28 | 1 |
| Nduduzo Makhathini | 2026-05-15 | 1 |
| Buddy Guy | 2026-08-27 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Madison live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/madison/
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