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Live Music in Madison

Madison ranks #41 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 70 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 70th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Wisconsin.

Live Music score
70
Very Fun
National rank
#41 of 134
In Wisconsin
#1 of 2
Percentile
70th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Madison sits 20 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 Madison

  1. T#39 Baltimore, MD 71
  2. T#39 Reno, NV 71
  3. #41 Madison, WI — this page 70
  4. #42 Oakland, CA 69
  5. T#43 Boulder, CO 68

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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 Madison

Madison scores 96 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: