Oslo scene guide
Oslo scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at The Villa. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Oslo’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Einmusik: The Villa, Jaeger, Smelteverket
- Techno — if you like Objekt: The Villa, Jaeger, Storgata 26
- Bass — if you like Objekt: The Villa
- Electro — if you like Kelman Duran: The Villa, Trekanten, Rockefeller Music Hall
- Electronica — if you like SASSY 009: TBA - Stave - Brynsveien 1, The Villa, Nasjonalbiblioteket
- Disco — if you like Skatebård: Jaeger
- Noise — if you like Merzbow: Munch, NRK Store Studio
Busiest venues
How big is Oslo’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 703 club nights across 58 venues in Oslo, featuring 513 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Oslo tonight.
Which Oslo venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Jaeger | 138 |
| Blå | 118 |
| Kafe Hærverk | 93 |
| The Villa | 86 |
| Gehør | 78 |
| Smelteverket | 50 |
| Revier Oslo | 19 |
| Trekanten | 14 |
| Tað | 14 |
| Hausmania | 9 |
What time do Oslo club nights actually start and end?
From the 703 listings publishing door times: the median Oslo night opens at 22:00 — 27% open before 22:00, 73% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 154 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 6% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Oslo cost?
Across the 87 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is NOK 150, with half of all nights between NOK 0 and NOK 188. 33% of listed nights are free.
When does Oslo go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (43% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% of the week. The busiest month of the year is May.
What does Oslo sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 42% · Techno 26% · Tech House 7% · Trance 6% · Bass 5% · Balearic 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.