The Washington DC live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 132 live-music rooms in Washington DC, 54 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 155 events in that window and 1,031 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.
132
rooms tracked
54
active in 28 days
155
events, 28 days
1,031
events, 12 months
41% 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 Washington DC?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 41World Music 15Rock / Band 13Pop / Hiphop 9Jazz 8Vocal 5
Which rooms in Washington DC are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cat Mainstage | Rock / Band | 52 | 4 |
| Echostage Lounge | Techno / House | 47 | 4 |
| DC9 Rooftop Stage | Rock / Band | 31 | 7 |
| Cafe Saint-Ex | DJ / Electronic | 31 | 2 |
| Flash | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 4 |
| Throw Social DC | Pop / Hiphop | 29 | 13 |
| Sinners and Saints | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 6 |
| The Pocket | Rock / Band | 27 | 8 |
| Pearl Street Warehouse | Rock / Band | 25 | 4 |
| Songbyrd Music House DC Main | Vocal | 24 | 1 |
| Zebbie's Garden | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 3 |
| Wild Days | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 5 |
Which Washington DC rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Washington DC this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Landry | 2026-06-12 | 1 |
| The Compozers | 2026-03-11 | 1 |
| LØLØ 💘 | 2026-10-22 | 1 |
| JJ Grey & Mofro | 2026-10-10 | 1 |
| The Glitch Mob | 2026-09-05 | 1 |
| AMAPIANO | 2026-09-05 | 1 |
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Ground Frequency. “The Washington DC live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-states/washington-dc/
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 Washington DC · The United States rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean