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Live Music in Durham

Durham ranks #89 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 34 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 34th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in North Carolina.

Live Music score
34
Some Fun
National rank
#89 of 134
In North Carolina
#6 of 6
Percentile
34th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Durham sits 16 points below 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 Durham

  1. T#87 Key West, FL 35
  2. T#87 Long Beach, CA 35
  3. #89 Durham, NC — this page 34
  4. #90 Louisville, KY 33
  5. T#91 Lexington, KY 32

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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 Durham

Durham scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: