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Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

Live Music in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks T#16 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 87 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 89th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

Live Music score
87
Exceptional
National rank
T#16 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
89th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Des Moines sits 37 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 Des Moines

  1. T#13 Minneapolis, MN 88
  2. T#13 Washington, DC 88
  3. T#16 Des Moines, IA — this page 87
  4. T#18 Portland, ME 86
  5. T#18 Santa Barbara, CA 86

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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 Des Moines

Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: