Cape Town scene guide
Cape Town scene guide. House lands at TBA - CBD. Venues, promoters and artists in Cape Town. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Reezo Hassan: TBA - CBD, Cabo Beach Club, The Grand Cafe & Beach
- Afro House · if you like Mi Casa: Cabo Beach Club, Club Paradise, The Castle of Good Hope
- Deep House · if you like Stimming: Hearty Collective, Cabo Beach Club, Texas
- Afrobeat · if you like CA MA GU: Cabo Beach Club
- Amapiano · if you like CA MA GU: Cabo Beach Club
Busiest venues
How big is Cape Town’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 258 gigs across 74 venues in Cape Town, featuring 244 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Cape Town tonight.
Which Cape Town venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Mødular. | 26 |
| Cabo Beach Club | 25 |
| Texas | 20 |
| One Park | 15 |
| Club Paradise | 13 |
| The Grand Cafe & Beach | 9 |
| The Ostrich Farm | 9 |
| Hearty Collective | 9 |
| Halo | 8 |
| Evol | 8 |
What time do Cape Town gigs start and end?
From the 258 listings publishing door times: the median Cape Town gig opens at 18:00. 86% open before 22:00, 14% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 3 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 33% run past 04:00 and 0% go to 06:00 or later.
When does Cape Town go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (46% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 71% of the week. The busiest month of the year is December.
What does Cape Town sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 39% · Techno 15% · Deep House 14% · Afro House 12% · Disco 8% · Bass 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.