Market · Phoenix metro · within 25 miles

Live music venues in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Phoenix market books about 929 shows a year across 353 venues, with 641 already on the calendar. Rock leads the tagged shows at 37%, ahead of Variety / Tribute at 10%. Fridays are the busiest night and Mondays the quietest, and Friday and Saturday together carry 45% of the year. October is the peak month. The Rebel Lounge is the most-booked venue, with 156 shows on record. The market covers Phoenix and 25 nearby cities within 25 miles, including Scottsdale, Chandler and Mesa.

353
Venues booking music
929
Shows, last 12 months
641
Upcoming shows
1,303
Acts booked

Refreshed September 29, 2026 · from Cultivate's live dataset

The venues

The ten busiest venues in the Phoenix market.

Ranked by shows on record. Genre focus comes from what each venue has actually booked.

01
The Rebel LoungePhoenix · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Indie, rock
156shows · 147 acts
02
Marquee TheatreTempe · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · Rock, metal
117shows · 103 acts
03
Valley BarPhoenix · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Latin, soul
113shows · 101 acts
04
Yucca Tap RoomTempe · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Rock, punk
108shows · 94 acts
05
The Nile TheaterMesa · Bar / Club · 500 to 1,500 cap · Hardcore, punk
96shows · 95 acts
06
Crescent BallroomPhoenix · Bar / Club · 500 to 1,500 cap · Rock, indie
82shows · 81 acts
07
The Van BurenPhoenix · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · Indie, rock
76shows · 75 acts
08
Mesa Arts CenterMesa · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · World, jazz
70shows · 61 acts
09
Musical Instrument MuseumPhoenix · Theater / Concert Hall · 150 to 500 cap · world, acoustic
58shows · 49 acts
10
Rhythm VenuePhoenix · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · blues, roots
47shows · 39 acts
343 more venues in this market. Booking emails and phones, exact capacities, photos, show history and the Census read of each neighbourhood are in the console, which opens to new customers soon.

The shape of the market

What Phoenix books, and when.

Genre mix1,134 tagged shows
Rock41637%
Variety / Tribute11110%
Electronic / DJ1049%
Country / Bluegrass999%
Jazz / Blues979%
R&B / Hip-Hop898%
Classical757%
Latin404%
Busiest nights · 2026Fridays lead
91MON
155TUE
171WED
187THU
336FRI
324SAT
201SUN
Shows by month · 2026Oct peaks
39J
66F
68M
52A
27M
50J
104J
238A
295S
300O
160N
66D

What else competes for the night

487 community events on the same calendar.

Fairs, festivals, sports and civic events pull the same crowd. Cultivate weighs each one by expected draw and scores every night in Phoenix from 0 to 100 before you commit a date.

Markets & Fairs

Arizona State Fair 2026: A State of Wonder

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Food & Drink

Four Peaks Oktoberfest 2026

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Civic

Phoenix Veterans Day Parade

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Arts & Performance

First Fridays Art Walk

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Festivals

Arizona State Fair

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Food & Drink

AZ Taco Fest

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Festivals

Tempe Festival of the Arts (Fall)

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Festivals

ZooLights

1 date on the calendar · very large draw

Breaking on Shazam

What Phoenix is tagging this week.

Shazam charts Phoenix on its own: the songs people heard and wanted to know, this week. Cultivate reads that chart every day beside the venues in Phoenix that could book the acts behind it, with the acts already on our record marked and their shows here counted.

Nearest markets

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Questions

Phoenix, in numbers.

How many live music venues are there in Phoenix?

Cultivate tracks 353 venues that book live music within 25 miles of Phoenix, Arizona, from bar stages to arenas, with about 929 shows in the last twelve months and 641 upcoming.

What is the busiest night for live music in Phoenix?

Friday. In 2026, 336 shows fall on a Friday, against 91 on a Monday, the quietest night. Friday and Saturday together account for 45% of the year's shows.

Which genres are booked most in Phoenix?

Rock leads with 37% of the shows that carry a genre, followed by Variety / Tribute at 10%. Genre comes from what venues actually book, not from how they describe themselves.

Which venue books the most shows in Phoenix?

The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, with 156 shows on record and 45 upcoming. Booking contacts and exact capacities for every venue are available in the Cultivate console.

This is a sample of the Phoenix data

See all 353 venues, with the contacts to book them.

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