Norfolk, Va. Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Newport News Named One of the Top 200 Cities for Country Music
October 11, 2022
LawnStarter.com did their annual ranking of cities that are the best for country music fans. It’s based on factors like the number of concert venues and country museums.
Unsurprisingly, Nashville, Tennessee came in at #1. While no Hampton Roads cities made the Top 20, Norfolk ranked in the Top 200 coming in at #106, Hampton #119, Virginia Beach #126, Chesapeake #137 and Newport News #11.
Here are the Top 20:
1. Nashville, Tennessee
2. New York City, New York
3. Salt Lake City, Utah
4. Atlanta, Georgia
5. Charleston, South Carolina
6. Chicago, Illinois
7. Austin, Texas
8. Richmond, Virginia
9. Eugene, Oregon
10. Denver, Colorado.
11. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12. Grand Rapids, Michigan
13. Seattle, Washington
14. Portland, Oregon
15. St. Louis, Missouri
16. Knoxville, Tennessee
17. Minneapolis, Minnesota
18. Los Angeles, California
19. Cincinnati, Ohio
20. San Francisco, California
And ranked last at #182 is the city of Brownsville, Texas . . . it’s on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas near the Mexico border.