Komedia Cabaret Bar in Brighton ranks among the most popular music venues outside of London

The UK is the home of great music, having birthed the likes of The Beatles and Ed Sheeran. Whether you’re in a basement club or a symphony hall, there are thousands of epic music venues all over the country. But, which of the UK’s iconic music spaces are the most popular?
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To find out, Betway has analysed 120 music venues across the world, including 78 in the UK, looking at Google ratings, TikTok and Instagram hashtags, and Google search volumes for each location. Within this, they’ve revealed the most popular spots for music lovers here at home in the UK.

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Seven of the UK’s most popular music venues are in London, including the Royal Albert Hall and Alexandra Palace

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With a Google rating of 4.8, London’s Royal Albert Hall is the UK’s most popular music venue, also ranking as the third popular music spot in the world. The venue is very popular on TikTok, with 252.1 million hashtag views, and it also has the highest number of tagged Instagram posts of all venues on the UK list, with 379,679 hashtags. Some of the world’s biggest stars have graced the main stage, including Adele, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones.

In second place for popular UK music spots is Alexandra Palace. Nicknamed ‘Ally Pally’ the music venue has a Google rating of 4.6 out of five, and sees 1.6 million Google searches every year. It’s a little less popular on social media than the Royal Albert Hall though, with 44.2 million TikTok hashtag views, and 176,802 Instagram hashtags.

One of London’s most famous jazz clubs, Ronnie Scott’s, has come in third place. The venue has a 4.7 rating on Google, and saw 1.3 million Google searches this year – an increase of 22% year-on-year. The iconic club has played host to some of the most famous names in jazz, including Chick Corea and Sonny Rollins.

Top 10 most popular music venues in the UK:

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Rank

Venue

City

Google rating out of 5

TikTok hashtag views

Instagram hashtags

Avg. yearly search volume

1

Royal Albert Hall

London

4.8