The Phoenix live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 48 live-music rooms in Phoenix, 26 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 64 events in that window and 430 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.
48
rooms tracked
26
active in 28 days
64
events, 28 days
430
events, 12 months
54% 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 Phoenix?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordRock / Band 14DJ / Electronic 12Pop / Hiphop 4Vocal 3World Music 2Jazz 1
Which rooms in Phoenix are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Financial Theatre | Pop / Hiphop | 36 | 3 |
| Last Exit Live | Rock / Band | 33 | 3 |
| The Rock | World Music | 31 | 6 |
| The Van Buren | Rock / Band | 30 | 2 |
| Linger Longer Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 25 | 4 |
| Crescent Ballroom Phoenix Main Room | Rock / Band | 22 | 4 |
| Valley Bar | Rock / Band | 20 | 6 |
| The Rebel Lounge | Rock / Band | 20 | 3 |
| Rhythm Room | Vocal | 18 | 0 |
| Cobra Arcade Bar | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 3 |
| Rips Bar | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 3 |
| Crescent Ballroom Phoenix Patio | Rock / Band | 16 | 2 |
Who has played Phoenix this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Pulse | 2026-08-13 | 1 |
| John Mellencamp | 2026-05-15 | 1 |
| The Limit Club | 2026-06-20 | 1 |
| VIPER CLUB | 2026-08-15 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Phoenix live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/phoenix/
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 Phoenix · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean