Bucharest scene guide
Bucharest scene guide. Techno lands at Forge. Venues, promoters and artists in Bucharest. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- Techno · if you like Cosmin TRG: Forge, Blindspot*, Nether Club
- House · if you like Hot Since 82: Bragadiru Palace, Platforma Wolff, Bucharest Metropolitan Circus
- Hardcore · if you like MU/SA: Forge, Blindspot*, Nether Club
- Drum & Bass · if you like Shy FX: Club Guesthouse, Blindspot*, Expirat Halele Carol
- Disco · if you like DAR DISKU: control, Platforma Wolff
- Electronica · if you like Cosmin TRG: Platforma Wolff, control
- Trance · if you like Greg Downey: Forge, Nether Club, control
Busiest venues
How big is Bucharest’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 534 gigs across 60 venues in Bucharest, featuring 596 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Bucharest tonight.
Which Bucharest venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Platforma Wolff | 124 |
| control | 105 |
| Nether Club | 71 |
| Forge | 52 |
| Club Guesthouse | 42 |
| Grand Hotel Bucharest | 18 |
| Blindspot* | 13 |
| Njoy | 9 |
| Expirat Halele Carol | 9 |
| Nook | 8 |
What time do Bucharest gigs start and end?
From the 534 listings publishing door times: the median Bucharest gig opens at 22:00. 19% open before 22:00, 81% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 178 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 06:00, 80% run past 04:00 and 67% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Bucharest cost?
Across the 151 listings publishing prices (28% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is RON 30, with half of all gigs between RON 10 and RON 50. 17% of listed gigs are free.
When does Bucharest go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (43% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 86% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Bucharest sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 39% · House 24% · Electronica 11% · Electro 6% · Minimal 6% · Hardcore 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.