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Live Music in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 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 #2 of 18 in California.

Live Music score
85
Exceptional
National rank
#20 of 134
In California
#2 of 18
Percentile
86th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Santa Barbara 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 a CondorBox Membership →

Ranked around Santa Barbara

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

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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 Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: