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Live Music in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#47 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 65 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

Live Music score
65
Fun
National rank
T#47 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Chicago sits 15 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 Chicago

  1. #45 Sacramento, CA 67
  2. #46 Park City, UT 66
  3. T#47 Chicago, IL — this page 65
  4. #49 Columbus, OH 64
  5. #50 Los Angeles, CA 63

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for live music →

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 Chicago

Chicago scores 59 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: