Asheville, NC · the CityFunIndex

Live Music in Asheville

Asheville ranks T#5 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 91Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #1 of 6 in North Carolina.

Live Music score
91
Exceptional
National rank
T#5 of 134
In North Carolina
#1 of 6
Percentile
97th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Asheville sits 41 points above the median.

How live music is measured

Music venues and how often live shows actually happen.

Data sources: Ticketmaster and SeatGeek show listings, plus OpenStreetMap music venues.

Ranked around Asheville

  1. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  2. T#2 Seattle, WA 92
  3. T#5 Asheville, NC — this page 91
  4. T#8 Buffalo, NY 90
  5. T#8 Portland, OR 90

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Top US cities for live music

  1. #1 Cleveland, OH 93
  2. T#2 Atlanta, GA 92
  3. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  4. T#2 Seattle, WA 92
  5. T#5 Asheville, NC — this page 91

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 85 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: