The Tucson live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 34 live-music rooms in Tucson, 22 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 65 events in that window and 241 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.
34
rooms tracked
22
active in 28 days
65
events, 28 days
241
events, 12 months
65% 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 Tucson?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 9World Music 9Rock / Band 5Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Tucson are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191 Toole | Rock / Band | 30 | 5 |
| Club Congress Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 24 | 3 |
| Fox Theatre Tucson | Rock / Band | 23 | 6 |
| Rialto Theatre Tucson | Rock / Band | 22 | 5 |
| Playground Bar & Lounge | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 6 |
| Owls Club | DJ / Electronic | 16 | 1 |
| Tucson Convention Center | World Music | 15 | 1 |
| Splinter Collective | World Music | 14 | 2 |
| Club Congress Main Hall | DJ / Electronic | 10 | 1 |
| Surly Wench Pub | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 1 |
| La Rosa | DJ / Electronic | 7 | 7 |
| AVA Amphitheater | Pop / Hiphop | 6 | 0 |
Who has played Tucson this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | 2026-05-25 | 1 |
| Chayanne™ | 2026-08-29 | 1 |
| 방탄소년단(BTS) | 2026-09-01 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Tucson live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/tucson/
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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