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Live Music in Charleston

Charleston ranks #26 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 81 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

Live Music score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Charleston sits 31 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of a CondorBox Membership →

Ranked around Charleston

  1. T#23 Orlando, FL 83
  2. #25 Buffalo, NY 82
  3. #26 Charleston, SC — this page 81
  4. T#27 Philadelphia, PA 80
  5. T#27 San Diego, CA 80

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Top US cities for live music

  1. T#1 Atlanta, GA 93
  2. T#1 Cleveland, OH 93
  3. T#3 Cincinnati, OH 92
  4. T#3 Denver, CO 92
  5. T#5 Asheville, NC 91

More about Charleston

Charleston scores 91 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: