Seattle, WA · the CityFunIndex

Live Music in Seattle

Seattle ranks T#2 of 134 US cities for live music, with a Live Music score of 92Exceptional. That puts it in the 99th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Washington.

Live Music score
92
Exceptional
National rank
T#2 of 134
In Washington
#1 of 2
Percentile
99th

The typical city scores 50 for live music; Seattle sits 42 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.

Ranked around Seattle

  1. #1 Cleveland, OH 93
  2. T#2 Seattle, WA — this page 92
  3. T#5 Asheville, NC 91
  4. T#5 Cincinnati, OH 91

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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 — this page 92
  5. T#5 Asheville, NC 91

More about Seattle

Seattle scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: