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Live Music in Kansas City

Kansas City ranks #38 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 72 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Missouri.

Live Music score
72
Very Fun
National rank
#38 of 134
In Missouri
#1 of 2
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Kansas City sits 22 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 Kansas City

  1. T#35 Reno, NV 74
  2. #37 Baltimore, MD 73
  3. #38 Kansas City, MO — this page 72
  4. T#39 Dallas, TX 71
  5. T#39 Santa Ana, CA 71

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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 Kansas City

Kansas City scores 65 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: