What are the best European cities for music lovers?

London tops the list of the best European city for music. But the number two spot may surprise you..

. London is the best European city for music, a new survey has revealed. After analysing different factors like how many venues, festivals, and concerts different European cities have, the UK capital has come out top with a staggering 2,437 concerts per year, 25 festivals, and 133 event spaces.

For any music lover, there’s something to do in London. Home to some of the most iconic music acts in history, from the to , you can easily spend a day doing a walking tour of the city’s musical heritage, whether that’s a photoshoot at the Abbey Road zebra crossing or an evening spent at the famous Ronnie Scott’s jazz bar. Thanks to the many parks in the verdant city, London is also host to .

British Summer Time is one of the biggest festivals and takes over the centrally located Hyde Park and this year will see Stevie Nicks, SZA, Shania Twain, Kylie and many more headline. Other major city festivals include All Points East, the Mighty Hoopla, and Field Day. There are also tons of venues, from the huge stadiums in Wembley and Tottenham, to the countless smaller bars and concert spaces dotted across the city.

The research was made by holiday booking company , and the country that came second in their listing might surprise. While the capital of the UK is hardly shocking, in second place was the German city of Hamburg. That’s right.

With Berlin relegated to fourth place, it was t.