Detroit

The following groups have played in this city: Kiss (30 times), Yes (23 times), Rush (22 times), MC5 (21 times), David Bowie (20 times), Metallica (20 times), Aerosmith (18 times), Bruce Springsteen (18 times), Bob Dylan (17 times), King Crimson (17 times), Motorhead (16 times), AC/DC (14 times), Led Zeppelin (14 times), The Rolling Stones (14 times), Eric Clapton (12 times), U2 (12 times), Blue Oyster Cult (11 times), Pink Floyd (11 times), The Who (11 times), Queen (10 times), Van Halen (10 times), ZZ Top (10 times), Cream (9 times), Deep Purple (9 times), Neil Young (9 times), Canned Heat (8 times), Frank Zappa (8 times), Jeff Beck (8 times), Grateful Dead (6 times), Hawkwind (6 times), The Allman Brothers Band (6 times), Procol Harum (5 times), Steve Miller Band (5 times), The Amboy Dukes (5 times), The Doors (5 times), Bob Seger (4 times), John Mayall (4 times), Roxy Music (4 times), Albert King (3 times), B.B. King (3 times), Bryan Ferry (3 times), Buddy Guy (3 times), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (3 times), Fleetwood Mac (3 times), Genesis (3 times), Jeff Buckley (3 times), Jimi Hendrix (3 times), Lynyrd Skynyrd (3 times), Page & Plant (3 times), Rod Stewart (3 times), Sly & The Family Stone (3 times), Spirit (3 times), Traffic (3 times), Vanilla Fudge (3 times), Black Sabbath (2 times), Blood, Sweat & Tears (2 times), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (2 times), Damian Marley (2 times), George Harrison (2 times), Howlin' Wolf (2 times), Institute (2 times), Iron Butterfly (2 times), Jethro Tull (2 times), John Entwistle (2 times), John Lee Hooker (2 times), Keith Richards (2 times), Kraftwerk (2 times), Love (2 times), Nine Inch Nails (2 times), Nirvana (2 times), Prince (2 times), Robert Plant (2 times), Roger Daltrey (2 times), Roger Waters (2 times), Soft Machine (2 times), Stevie Wonder (2 times), The Beatles (2 times), The James Cotton Blues Band (2 times), The Kinks (2 times), The Troggs (2 times), The Yardbirds (2 times), Tim Buckley (2 times), Alice Cooper, Blind Faith, Blink-182, Boston, Cat Stevens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dave Mason, Derek & The Dominos, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Grand Funk Railroad, Jefferson Airplane, Lone Justice, Mark Knopfler, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Phish, Rainbow, Robin Trower, Styx, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, The Byrds, The Cars, The J. Geils Band, The Moody Blues, The Mutants, The New Barbarians, The Other Ones and Wilco.

Artists dead in Detroit: Chris Cornell.

Bests live music venues in Detroit: Cobo Arena, Cobo Hall, Grande Ballroom, Masonic Hall, Comerica Park, Ford Field, Ford Auditorium, Fox Theatre and Masonic Temple Theater.