INDUSTRY RESEARCH : VENUES
WHERE ARE THE MOST VENUES?
According to the www.TheIndieVenueBible.com there are more than 30,000 Venues, over 3,000 Booking Agents, with more than 3,000 festivals and 2,000 colleges that are always looking for a few good artists. They break the list into regions, states and cities as depicted below...
Northeast NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, RI, VT, NH, ME, DE 400 5,200 65 Million
Northcentral IL, IN, KY, MI, WI, OH, IA has the most 290 4,900 50 Million
Southeast DC, FL, MD, GA, NC, SC, TN, AL, MS, VA 240 4,800 72 Million
Southcentral TX, LA, OK, CO, AR, KS, MO 250 3,900 50 Million
Northwest WA, AK, WY, MN, NE, ND, SD, ID, OR, MT 120 2,500 26 Million
Southwest CA, AZ, NV, UT, HI, NM 370 3,500 56 Million
Some of the best cities for artist have a mix of population densities and supply chain support. I am referring to cities that emulate the Music City. Nashville, Tennessee has more than 180 recording studios, 130 music publishers, 100 live music clubs and 80 Recoding labels. California and New York have similar reputations as music capitals but much larger populations and venues and the biggest music conferences take place in Miami with the Winter Music Conference as well as Texas with the South by South West at the start of every spring.
Metropolis State Musical Acts Population
New York City NY 115,767 8.0.M of 19M
Los Angeles CA 175,083 4 0 M of 37M
San Diego CA 46,267 2.0 M of 37M
Austin TX 35,953 1,0 M of 25M
Chicago IL 69,963 2.8 M of 12M
Phoenix AZ 35,293 1.5 M of 06M
Philadelphia PA 45,508 1.5 M of 12M
Washington DC 41,518 600 K of 600K
Seattle WA 37,224 600 K of 07M
Atlanta GA 41,747 500 K of 10M
Las Vegas NV 27,513 500 K of 03M
Miami FL 33,637 2.3 M of 18M
Tampa FL 28,339 300 K of 18M
Newark NJ 26,443 300 K of 09M
research conducted using the Bureau of Labor Statistics at www.bls.gov, the 2010 US Census at www.census.gov and The Indie Bible at www.indievenuebible.com.
