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Live Music in Chicago

Chicago ranks #45 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 67 — Fun. That puts it in the 67th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

Live Music score
67
Fun
National rank
#45 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
67th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Chicago sits 17 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 Chicago

  1. T#43 Los Angeles, CA 68
  2. T#43 Richmond, VA 68
  3. #45 Chicago, IL — this page 67
  4. #46 Columbus, OH 66
  5. T#47 Providence, RI 65

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for live music →

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 Chicago

Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: