The Massachusetts live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 31 live-music rooms in Massachusetts, 18 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 40 events in that window and 275 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.
31
rooms tracked
18
active in 28 days
40
events, 28 days
275
events, 12 months
58% 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 Massachusetts?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 8Rock / Band 6Pop / Hiphop 4DJ / Electronic 3Vocal 3Jazz 1
Which rooms in Massachusetts are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadhouse | Rock / Band | 28 | 4 |
| Rehab | World Music | 25 | 5 |
| Electric Haze | Vocal | 24 | 2 |
| Howling Wolf | Rock / Band | 22 | 1 |
| Wonder Bar | Rock / Band | 19 | 3 |
| Gulu Gulu Cafe | Vocal | 15 | 4 |
| The Lilypad | Vocal | 14 | 2 |
| DCU Center | Rock / Band | 13 | 1 |
| MASS MoCA | Rock / Band | 12 | 2 |
| Devil's Purse Brewing Co. | Jazz | 10 | 3 |
| Naco Taco | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 3 |
| La Brasa | World Music | 10 | 2 |
Who has played Massachusetts this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| The Skatalites | 2026-07-11 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Massachusetts live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/massachusetts/
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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