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Live Music in New York

New York ranks T#55 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 59 — Fun. That puts it in the 60th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New York.

Live Music score
59
Fun
National rank
T#55 of 134
In New York
#2 of 2
Percentile
60th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; New York sits 9 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 York

  1. #53 Milwaukee, WI 61
  2. #54 St. Louis, MO 60
  3. T#55 New York, NY — this page 59
  4. #57 Fort Wayne, IN 58
  5. #58 Jackson, WY 57

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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 York

New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: