This week, Touring Radar turns its attention away from individual artists to four live music cities that are growing and investing, attracting attention, or wrestling with the economics beneath their busy calendars.
Using current Bandsintown listings alongside recent industry developments, we identified four cities whose venue ecosystems are changing in particularly revealing ways. Publicly viewable data from Bandsintown’s follower and upcoming-event totals don’t reflect ticket sales or attendance figures, but they can be vital in tracking change and growth across the total activities occurring in a market.
It’s a useful snapshot of where audiences are paying attention and where live music is happening consistently. Let’s dive in.
1. Grand Rapids Built the Top of Its Venue Ladder
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