New York

The following groups have played in this city: The Allman Brothers Band (238 times), Bruce Springsteen (212 times), Bob Dylan (209 times), Jimi Hendrix (144 times), The Doors (118 times), U2 (76 times), The Rolling Stones (73 times), Neil Young (64 times), The Who (64 times), Ramones (63 times), David Bowie (40 times), King Crimson (38 times), Yes (37 times), Kiss (35 times), Led Zeppelin (33 times), Rush (29 times), Cream (28 times), The Castiles (28 times), Pink Floyd (27 times), AC/DC (26 times), Motorhead (24 times), Eric Clapton (21 times), Jeff Buckley (20 times), John Lennon (20 times), The Clash (20 times), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (18 times), Deep Purple (18 times), Queen (18 times), Blue Oyster Cult (17 times), Roger Waters (16 times), ZZ Top (15 times), Aerosmith (14 times), Metallica (14 times), Nirvana (14 times), Iron Maiden (12 times), Frank Zappa (11 times), John Entwistle (11 times), Buddy Holly (10 times), Genesis (10 times), Kraftwerk (10 times), Pete Townshend (10 times), Roxy Music (10 times), David Gilmour (9 times), Grateful Dead (9 times), Keith Richards (9 times), Pearl Jam (9 times), Van Halen (9 times), Bryan Ferry (8 times), Hawkwind (8 times), Robert Plant (7 times), The Black Crowes (7 times), Guns N' Roses (6 times), Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes (6 times), Paul McCartney (6 times), Ron Wood (6 times), The Beatles (6 times), Black Sabbath (5 times), George Harrison (5 times), Keane (5 times), Radiohead (5 times), Richard Thompson (5 times), Roger Daltrey (5 times), Stevie Ray Vaughan (5 times), The Police (5 times), Wilco (5 times), Bad Religion (4 times), Depeche Mode (4 times), Derek & The Dominos (4 times), Dire Straits (4 times), Iron Butterfly (4 times), John Fogerty (4 times), Mick Jagger (4 times), Miles Davis (4 times), Stevie Wonder (4 times), The Band (4 times), The Residents (4 times), Bon Jovi (3 times), Earth (3 times), Jethro Tull (3 times), Mott The Hoople (3 times), Nine Inch Nails (3 times), Page & Plant (3 times), Patti Smith (3 times), Pixies (3 times), The Beach Boys (3 times), B.B. King (2 times), Blink-182 (2 times), Brand X (2 times), Butthole Surfers (2 times), Chicago (2 times), Detroit Cobras (2 times), Elvis Presley (2 times), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (2 times), Eric Gales (2 times), Jimmy Page (2 times), Lady Gaga (2 times), Leo Kottke (2 times), Mahavishnu Orchestra (2 times), Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris (2 times), Modern English (2 times), Mountain (2 times), New York Dolls (2 times), Paul Simon (2 times), Prince (2 times), Rainbow (2 times), Red Hot Chili Peppers (2 times), Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding (2 times), Sam & Dave (2 times), The J. Geils Band (2 times), The Notting Hillbillies (2 times), The Undertones (2 times), The Yardbirds (2 times), Tom Petty (2 times), Wishbone Ash (2 times), Ace Frehley, Albert King, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Argent, Bette Midler, Blind Faith, Brenda Holloway, Cannibal & The Headhunters, Curtis Mayfield, Daniel Lanois, David Crosby & Graham Nash, David Lee Roth, Dream Syndicate, Edgar Winter, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Gary Wright, Jack White, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Joe Satriani, King Curtis, Kings Of Leon, Levon Helm, Living Colour, Lou Giordano, Lou Reed, Mark Knopfler, Motley Crue, Muse, Nick Mason, Our Daughter's Wedding, Paul Stanley, Phish, Rick Derringer, Rockpile, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, Rory Gallagher, Ry Cooder, Santana, Soft White Underbelly, Sounds Incorporated, Southside Johnny, Steve Miller Band, Sting, The Alarm, The Byrds, The Fishermen, The Other Ones, The Teardrop Explodes, Traffic and Trio Of Doom.

Artists born in New York: Leslie West and Linda McCartney.

Artists dead in New York: David Bowie, Jerry Nolan, John Lennon, Larry Young, Levon Helm, Ornette Coleman, Paul Kossoff, Pete Seeger, Sid Vicious and Tom Verlaine.

Bests live music venues in New York: Madison Square Garden, Fillmore East, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, Irving Plaza, Philharmonic Hall, The Bottom Line, Beacon Theatre, Ed Sullivan Theater and Radio City Music Hall.

Bests Recording studios in New York: Record Plant, RPM Studios, The Hit Factory and West 21st Street Studio.