Top 19 Music venues in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 19 largest music venues in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. O2 Academy Islington, Melkweg and Fondation Cartier lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 57,124 people. Across all 19 entries the average audience size is 5,184, and the largest, O2 Academy Islington, reaches around 22,455 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each music venue, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  O2 Academy Islington |
22,455 | 7.0% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  Melkweg |
17,731 | 5.3% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Fondation Cartier |
16,938 | 2.4% | Music venue | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  German Architecture Museum |
11,563 | 90.8% | Music venue | Home & Garden |
| 5 |  Ateneum |
7,116 | 4.5% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Petit Palais |
5,932 | 0.9% | Music venue | Travel & Leisure |
| 7 |  O2 Apollo Manchester |
4,050 | 3.8% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  The Showbox |
3,864 | 3.0% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  O2 Academy Glasgow |
2,795 | 1.6% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  O2 Academy Birmingham |
1,658 | 2.0% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Casa del Popolo |
1,329 | 0.7% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  O2 Academy Bristol |
888 | 0.7% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  O2 Academy Oxford |
826 | 0.3% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Nouveau Casino |
407 | 2.6% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  O2 Academy Liverpool |
401 | 0.7% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  The Orange Peel |
273 | 0.1% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  O2 Academy Leicester |
112 | 0.7% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  O2 Academy Sheffield |
92 | 0.1% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  O2 Academy Newcastle |
77 | 0.1% | Music venue | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 19 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each music venue by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest music venue in Germany?
O2 Academy Islington currently leads with an estimated audience of 22,455 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.