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Live Music in San Diego

San Diego ranks #25 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 82 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 82nd percentile nationally and #3 of 18 in California.

Live Music score
82
Very Fun
National rank
#25 of 134
In California
#3 of 18
Percentile
82nd

The typical city scores 50 for live music; San Diego sits 32 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 San Diego

  1. T#23 Charleston, SC 83
  2. T#23 Wilmington, DE 83
  3. #25 San Diego, CA — this page 82
  4. #26 Boulder, CO 81
  5. T#27 Philadelphia, PA 80

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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 San Diego

San Diego scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: