Portland scene guide
Portland scene guide. House lands at Process PDX. Venues, promoters and artists in Portland. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Amtrac: Process PDX, The Village Ballroom, TBA - Secret Warehouse
- Club · if you like Manuka Honey: Process PDX, TBA - Union Pine, Statera Cellars
- Techno · if you like Martyn: Process PDX, PAM CUT Tomorrow Theatre, The Sonder Bar
- Bass · if you like Martyn: Process PDX, Statera Cellars, White Owl Social Club
- Disco · if you like Gerd Janson: Process PDX, The Village Ballroom, Holocene
- Latin Bass · if you like BADSISTA: TBA - Union Pine, Polaris Hall, The Goodfoot
- Acid · if you like Derek Plaslaiko: Process PDX, Shanghai Tunnel Bar, The Sonder Bar
Busiest venues
- Process PDX
- Cinema 21
- TBA - Union Pine
- Statera Cellars
- The Village Ballroom
- TBA - Secret Warehouse
- PAM CUT Tomorrow Theatre
- The Sonder Bar
How big is Portland’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 637 gigs across 70 venues in Portland, featuring 515 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Portland tonight.
Which Portland venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Process PDX | 170 |
| Secret Grove | 67 |
| Holocene | 55 |
| Realm PDX | 46 |
| Barn Radio | 40 |
| The Get Down | 30 |
| The Sonder Bar | 27 |
| Statera Cellars | 25 |
| The Goodfoot | 21 |
| White Owl Social Club | 18 |
What time do Portland gigs start and end?
From the 637 listings publishing door times: the median Portland gig opens at 21:00. 73% open before 22:00, 27% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 194 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 19% run past 04:00 and 5% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Portland cost?
Across the 227 listings publishing prices (36% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is 5, with half of all gigs between
0 and $20. 21% of listed gigs are free.When does Portland go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (38% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 73% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Portland sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 31% · Techno 24% · Club 14% · Bass 10% · Deep House 8% · Tech House 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.