The Milwaukee live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 41 live-music rooms in Milwaukee, 24 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 53 events in that window and 320 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
24
active in 28 days
53
events, 28 days
320
events, 12 months
59% 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 Milwaukee?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 9World Music 5Rock / Band 5Jazz 3Pop / Hiphop 2Vocal 2
Which rooms in Milwaukee are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rave / Eagles Club | Rock / Band | 51 | 6 |
| Cactus Club Milwaukee | Rock / Band | 37 | 1 |
| Shank Hall | Rock / Band | 33 | 6 |
| Miramar Theatre | DJ / Electronic | 28 | 2 |
| X-Ray Arcade | Rock / Band | 21 | 1 |
| Fiserv Forum | World Music | 20 | 1 |
| Canni Infusion Bar & Cafe | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 6 |
| Quarters | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 2 |
| Social | Pop / Hiphop | 15 | 0 |
| Landmark Lanes | Vocal | 7 | 2 |
| Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. | Vocal | 6 | 0 |
| MKE Ultra (MKeUltra) | Unclassified | 5 | 3 |
Who has played Milwaukee this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Craig | 2026-05-03 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Milwaukee live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/milwaukee/
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 Milwaukee · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean