Portland scene guide
Portland scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Process PDX. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Portland’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Amtrac: Process PDX, TBA - 525 SE Pine st, Dunes
- Techno — if you like Ben UFO: TBA - Out ‘n’ About Treesort, TBA - 525 SE Pine st, Process PDX
- Deep House — if you like Channel Freed: Secret Grove, Statera Cellars, The Sonder Bar
- Bass — if you like Ben UFO: TBA - Out ‘n’ About Treesort, Holocene, TBA - 525 SE Pine st
- Funk / Soul — if you like Coco Maria: White Owl Social Club, The Sonder Bar, The Get Down
- Afrobeat — if you like Coco Maria: White Owl Social Club, The Sonder Bar
- Club — if you like DJ LAG: Process PDX, Barn Radio
Busiest venues
- TBA - Out ‘n’ About Treesort
- Process PDX
- TBA - 525 SE Pine st
- White Owl Social Club
- Holocene
- Dunes
- Secret Grove
- The Sonder Bar
How big is Portland’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 644 club nights across 72 venues in Portland, featuring 544 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Portland tonight.
Which Portland venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Process PDX | 172 |
| Secret Grove | 64 |
| Holocene | 60 |
| Realm PDX | 51 |
| Barn Radio | 43 |
| The Get Down | 31 |
| The Goodfoot | 23 |
| Statera Cellars | 20 |
| The Sonder Bar | 19 |
| White Owl Social Club | 18 |
What time do Portland club nights actually start and end?
From the 644 listings publishing door times: the median Portland night opens at 21:00 — 74% open before 22:00, 26% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 111 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 14% run past 04:00 and 5% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Portland cost?
Across the 160 listings publishing prices (25% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 5, with half of all nights between $9 and $20. 24% of listed nights are free.
When does Portland go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (38% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 73% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Portland sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 31% · Techno 26% · Club 14% · Bass 9% · Deep House 8% · Tech House 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.