The Ohio live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 35 live-music rooms in Ohio, 15 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 48 events in that window and 327 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.
35
rooms tracked
15
active in 28 days
48
events, 28 days
327
events, 12 months
43% 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 Ohio?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 12Rock / Band 7Vocal 5World Music 5Jazz 2
Which rooms in Ohio are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahall's | DJ / Electronic | 31 | 6 |
| The Ottawa Tavern | Rock / Band | 31 | 5 |
| The Winchester Music Tavern | Rock / Band | 26 | 6 |
| Megacorp Pavilion | Rock / Band | 24 | 3 |
| Yellow Cab Tavern | Rock / Band | 21 | 3 |
| The Dusty Armadillo | Vocal | 20 | 1 |
| The Mockbee CHARTED | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 7 |
| Blossom Amphitheatre | Rock / Band | 16 | 0 |
| Beck Center for the Arts | World Music | 15 | 4 |
| Cosmo Joes Atomic Lounge | Rock / Band | 14 | 3 |
| Tulua Nightclub | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 2 |
| Musica | DJ / Electronic | 12 | 3 |
Which Ohio rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Ohio this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| John Mellencamp | 2026-05-15 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Ohio live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/ohio/
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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