Riga scene guide
Riga scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Laska V21. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Riga’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Ksenia Kamikaza: Laska V21, Teritorija, Misisipi River Boat
- House — if you like Ksenia Kamikaza: Misisipi River Boat, Teritorija, River Ship Vecrīga
- Acid — if you like Aldee: Teritorija, Spilve Airport, Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs
- Dub Techno: Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs, Laska V21
- Electronica: Teritorija, Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs, TBA - Buddas muiža
- Broken Beat — if you like Nina Elektrichka: Laska V21
- Deep House — if you like D I N: Laska V21, TBA - Buddas muiža
Busiest venues
How big is Riga’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 546 club nights across 78 venues in Riga, featuring 379 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Riga tonight.
Which Riga venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Riga club nights actually start and end?
From the 546 listings publishing door times: the median Riga night opens at 22:00 — 35% open before 22:00, 65% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 34 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 06:00, 65% run past 04:00 and 56% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Riga cost?
Across the 63 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €10, with half of all nights between €7 and €12. 13% of listed nights are free.
When does Riga go out?
Friday is the biggest night (49% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 87% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Riga sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 42% · Techno 22% · Drum & Bass 8% · Electronica 7% · Tech House 6% · Hardcore 6%. 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.
Artists to watch
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