Seattle scene guide
Seattle scene guide. House lands at Substation. Venues, promoters and artists in Seattle. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Mall Grab: Substation, Level 1 @ Cannonball Arts, Eleven:Eleven On The Block
- Bass · if you like Sabo: Nectar Lounge, Substation, Hidden Hall
- Techno · if you like Restricted: Kremwerk-Timbre Room-Cherry Complex, Substation, Level 1 @ Cannonball Arts
- Downtempo · if you like Sabo: Nectar Lounge, Hidden Hall, Substation
- Dubstep: Substation
- Acid · if you like Prosumer: Massive, Pony
- Club · if you like DJ SWISHA: Kremwerk-Timbre Room-Cherry Complex, Massive
Busiest venues
- Kremwerk-Timbre Room-Cherry Complex
- Substation
- Level 1 @ Cannonball Arts
- Nectar Lounge
- Q Nightclub
- TBA - Private Venue
- Massive
- Neumos
How big is Seattle’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 896 gigs across 114 venues in Seattle, featuring 707 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Seattle tonight.
Which Seattle venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Q Nightclub | 132 |
| Kremwerk-Timbre Room-Cherry Complex | 127 |
| Substation | 108 |
| The Monkey Loft | 78 |
| Massive | 52 |
| Chop Suey | 36 |
| Nectar Lounge | 34 |
| Ora | 30 |
| Hidden Hall | 23 |
| Level 1 @ Cannonball Arts | 22 |
What time do Seattle gigs start and end?
From the 896 listings publishing door times: the median Seattle gig opens at 21:00. 51% open before 22:00, 48% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 279 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 12% run past 04:00 and 3% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Seattle cost?
Across the 284 listings publishing prices (32% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is 5, with half of all gigs between
0 and $24. 19% of listed gigs are free.When does Seattle go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (41% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 79% of the week. The busiest month of the year is December.
What does Seattle sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 36% · Techno 20% · Deep House 10% · Bass 8% · Club 8% · Tech House 7%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.