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Live Music in San Francisco

San Francisco ranks T#8 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 90 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 95th percentile nationally and #1 of 18 in California.

Live Music score
90
Exceptional
National rank
T#8 of 134
In California
#1 of 18
Percentile
95th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; San Francisco sits 40 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 Francisco

  1. T#5 Cincinnati, OH 91
  2. T#5 Denver, CO 91
  3. T#8 San Francisco, CA — this page 90
  4. T#11 Boise, ID 89
  5. T#11 Detroit, MI 89

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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 Francisco

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