The Orange County live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 30 live-music rooms in Orange County, 13 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 31 events in that window and 130 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.
30
rooms tracked
13
active in 28 days
31
events, 28 days
130
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 Orange County?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 9World Music 7Rock / Band 3Jazz 3Pop / Hiphop 2
Which rooms in Orange County are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Ultra Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 2 |
| The Continental Room | Pop / Hiphop | 19 | 2 |
| Yost Theater | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 2 |
| Kitsch Bar | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 0 |
| The Copper Door | Pop / Hiphop | 7 | 5 |
| Woody's Wharf | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 0 |
| Queens Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 5 | 4 |
| Campus JAX | Jazz | 5 | 3 |
| The Doll Hut | Rock / Band | 5 | 3 |
| The Harp Inn | DJ / Electronic | 4 | 4 |
| Garden Amp (Garden Grove Amphitheater) | Rock / Band | 4 | 0 |
| Flight Lounge | Unclassified | 3 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Orange County live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/orange-county/
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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