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The 12 most-read bands based in Lawrence, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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12 bands are ranked in Lawrence. The biggest move was White Whale, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Appleseed Castpost-rock, emo | 1,672 | +1 |
02 | Pawalternative rock, grunge | 1,424 | -1 |
03 | Mates of Stateindie pop | 1,126 | 0 |
04 | The Anniversaryemo, indie rock | 1,116 | 0 |
05 | The New Amsterdamsindie rock | 350 | 0 |
06 | Get Smart!alternative rock, new wave | 106 | 0 |
07 | White Whaleindie rock | 90 | +4 |
08 | The Terrible Twosindie rock | 89 | -1 |
09 | Old Canesalternative rock, indie rock | 83 | +1 |
10 | Fourth of Julyindie rock | 57 | -1 |
10 | Ghostyindie rock | 57 | +2 |
12 | Ad Astra Per Asperaindie rock | 56 | -4 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.