Washington DC scene guide
Washington DC scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Flash. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Washington DC’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Jimpster: Flash, BERHTA, El Secreto De Rosita
- Techno — if you like MARRØN: TRANSMISSION DC, Echostage, TBA - 16915 Darnestown Road, Boyds, Maryland 20841
- Tech House — if you like Meduza: BERHTA, Flash, A.i Warehouse
- Bass — if you like Control Freak: Sinners and Saints, Echostage, Culture
- Minimal Techno — if you like MARRØN: Flash, A.i Warehouse, Culture
- Club — if you like ARMANA KHAN: Sinners and Saints, TRANSMISSION DC, Culture
- Deep House — if you like Jimpster: Flash, TBA - DC, BERHTA
Busiest venues
How big is Washington DC’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,706 club nights across 190 venues in Washington DC, featuring 1,407 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Washington DC tonight.
Which Washington DC venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Washington DC club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,706 listings publishing door times: the median Washington DC night opens at 22:00 — 44% open before 22:00, 56% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 139 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 22% run past 04:00 and 6% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Washington DC cost?
Across the 200 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 0, with half of all nights between $5 and $20. 23% of listed nights are free.
When does Washington DC go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (40% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 71% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Washington DC sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 39% · Techno 19% · Club 13% · Deep House 7% · Tech House 6% · Bass 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.
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