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The 20 Best Cities In The World For Music Lovers

Nightlife and music culture are considered the beating hearts of many cities—a reflection of a place's geographical and political history and countries worldwide champion differing music genres, ceremonies, and celebrations. Here are 20 of the top cities for music lovers around the world.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-15-best-cities-in-the-world-for-music-lovers/
https://www.viator.com/blog/The-Best-Cities-for-Music-Lovers-Around-the-World/l94507
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“The Live Music Capital of the World,” with more music venues per inhabitant than anywhere else in the United States.
Austin
David Bowie lived here in the late ‘70s along with Iggy Pop, the punk scene was centered on the SO36 club, whilst venues like Tresor and Berghain are two of the top techno clubs worldwide.
Berlin
The city is home to international events centered on jazz, classical, and electronic music, like the Robot Festival.
Bologna
Home to pioneering DJ and father of house music, Frankie Knuckles, who brought the genre to the city in the early 80s.
Chicago
This city reflects the generations of migrants and slaves brought here, each with their own musical culture. African rhythms and percussion have been moulded with Spanish guitars and mambo.
Havana
A party person's haven. As renowned for its sunsets as it is for house music, if you’re a DJ, playing the island is considered a career highlight.
Ibiza Town
A lively and busy port city's bustling streets are also home to a music festival, Felabration, which celebrates the legacy of multiinstrumentalist and afrobeats pioneer Fela Kuti.
Lagos
This city is still a major centre for classical music, hosting the University of Music and Theatre, which was founded by Felix Mendelssohn in the 19th century.
Leipzig
You can take in the history of the city at the centre of the swinging ’60s at Abbey Road Studios, where the likes of The Beatles and Pink Floyd recorded here.
London
This city is the home of the blues and a key center for gospel and soul music. It was here in the early 1950s that rock’n’roll was born.
Memphis
It's the ideal place for opera buffs, as well as electro and dance fans. Dating back to 1778, this city has premiered works by Verdi, Stockhausen, and Puccini, including Turandot and Madame Butterfly.
Milan
Downtown “Music City,” the home of country and western, is full of bars and clubs where you’ll find live music on almost any night.
Nashville
The city where doo-wop originated, where bebop and hip hop have their roots, and disco began at clubs like Studio 54.
New York
It's been home to great composers like Berlioz, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, Chopin, and Offenbach, and the Palais Garnier is one of the great opera houses of the world.
Paris
It was here Mozart’s Don Giovanni and La clemenza di Tito were premiered in the 18th century at the historic Estates Theatre.
Prague
This city is home to the bossa nova genre that blends samba and jazz and gave us “The Girl from Ipanema,” believed to be the second-most recorded song in popular music history.
Rio de Janeiro
Back in the day, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Sound Garden totally ruled the airwaves and catapulted this city into the music capital stratosphere as the undisputed home of grunge.
Seattle
Outdoor opera draws hundreds of people every summer. There are plenty of venues hosting major bands like the Allphones Arena where the Rolling Stones have played.
Sydney
Explore the J-Pop vibes; dive deep into the city’s vibrant and popular karaoke world, a serious hobby for this city's locals; and pick up physical musical memories, in the form of CDs and records.
Tokyo
The European capital of classical music. It was here that Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Mahler, and Brahms spent much of their time studying and working.
Vienna
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