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Live Music in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

Live Music score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Charleston sits 33 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 the Data plan →

Ranked around Charleston

  1. T#21 Birmingham, AL 84
  2. T#21 Orlando, FL 84
  3. T#23 Charleston, SC — this page 83
  4. #25 San Diego, CA 82
  5. #26 Boulder, CO 81

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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 91

More about Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: