Most popular live music act in every state

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May 17, 2018
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Most popular live music act in every state

From your first time attending a concert as a kid to the first time you saw your favorite band in person, live music contains an element of magic for many. There is nothing quite like seeing a master showman command a crowd. From Elvis and the Beatles, to KISS and Aerosmith, all the way up to modern arena-filling artists, every generation experienced the privilege to watch some of the most epic acts of their time rock the stage.

But how do concert preferences change from across the nation? Which artists truly rise above the rest in a given state? To answer this question, Stacker analyzed ticket sales data provided by Vivid Seats to calculate the most popular live act in every state. The rankings are based on total ticket sales from 2014 to end of 2017 for concerts held within each state.

So where does Queen Bey truly rule? And where does Garth Brooks still command the land?  Read on to see the most popular live music act in every state.

Alabama: Jimmy Buffett

Runner-up: Florida Georgia Line

Alaska: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Zac Brown Band

Arizona: Adele

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Arkansas: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Bruno Mars

California: Beyoncé

Runner-up: Justin Bieber

Colorado: Justin Bieber

Runner-up: Eric Church

Connecticut: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Ed Sheeran

Delaware: Brantley Gilbert

Runner-up: Rascal Flatts

District of Columbia: Adele

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Florida: Justin Bieber

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Georgia: Beyoncé

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Hawaii: Bruno Mars

Runner-up: Janet Jackson

Idaho: Twenty One Pilots

Runner-up: Maroon 5

Illinois: Beyoncé

Runner-up: U2

Indiana: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Iowa: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Ed Sheeran

Kansas: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Kentucky: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Louisiana: Garth Brooks

Runner up: Beyoncé

Maine: Elton John

Runner-up: Ed Sheeran

Maryland: Beyoncé

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Massachusetts: Kenny Chesney

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Michigan: Kid Rock

Runner-up: Eminem

Minnesota: Metallica

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Mississippi: Chris Stapleton

Runner-up: Florida Georgia Line

Missouri: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Montana: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Nebraska: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Nevada: George Strait

Runner-up: Celine Dion

New Hampshire: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Florida Georgia Line

New Jersey: Coldplay

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

New Mexico: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

New York: Billy Joel

Runner-up: Adele

North Carolina: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

North Dakota: Justin Bieber

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Ohio: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Oklahoma: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Oregon: Justin Bieber

Runner-up: Garth Brooks

Pennsylvania: Beyoncé

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Rhode Island: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Twenty One Pilots

South Carolina: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Hootie and The Blowfish

South Dakota: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Paul McCartney

Tennessee: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Adele

Texas: Beyoncé

Runner-up: George Strait

Utah: Justin Bieber

Runner-up: Taylor Swift

Vermont: Pentatonix

Runner-up: Neil Young

Virginia: Luke Bryan

Runner-up: Florida Georgia Line

Washington: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: U2

West Virginia: Garth Brooks

Runner-up: Luke Bryan

Wisconsin: Rolling Stones

Runner-up: Kenny Chesney

Wyoming: Florida Georgia Line

Runner-up: Kenny Chesney

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