The Seattle live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 100 live-music rooms in Seattle, 45 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 120 events in that window and 829 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.
100
rooms tracked
45
active in 28 days
120
events, 28 days
829
events, 12 months
45% 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 Seattle?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 23Rock / Band 22Vocal 8Pop / Hiphop 6Jazz 6World Music 5
Which rooms in Seattle are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nectar Lounge Patio | DJ / Electronic | 46 | 6 |
| Chop Suey Seattle | Rock / Band | 44 | 4 |
| Showbox Market Seattle | Rock / Band | 44 | 4 |
| Tractor Tavern Seattle Main | Rock / Band | 44 | 4 |
| Sunset Tavern Seattle | Rock / Band | 43 | 13 |
| Hidden Hall | Vocal | 30 | 6 |
| Substation | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 4 |
| Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 10 |
| The Crocodile | Rock / Band | 25 | 4 |
| Neptune Theatre Seattle | Vocal | 23 | 6 |
| Club Sur | Pop / Hiphop | 21 | 2 |
| Fremont Abbey Seattle | Vocal | 20 | 4 |
Which Seattle rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Seattle this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Lucero | 2026-07-11 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Seattle live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/seattle/
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 Seattle · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean