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Live Music in New Orleans

New Orleans ranks #20 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 85 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 86th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

Live Music score
85
Exceptional
National rank
#20 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
86th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; New Orleans sits 35 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 New Orleans

  1. T#18 Portland, ME 86
  2. T#18 Santa Barbara, CA 86
  3. #20 New Orleans, LA — this page 85
  4. T#21 Birmingham, AL 84
  5. T#21 Orlando, FL 84

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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 New Orleans

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