Tacoma, Washington

Name: Tacoma, Washington
Address: Tacoma, WA

Everything Tacoma is known for

17 songs mention this city 84 artists from here

Tacoma, Washington, a vibrant port city nestled along the Puget Sound, boasts a rich musical heritage. While perhaps not as widely recognized for its music as some larger cities, Tacoma has been home to 84 artists across various genres. Rock and roll pioneers The Ventures, known for "Slaughter On 10th Avenue," hail from Tacoma. The city is also mentioned in 17 songs, including "Tacoma" by Caitlyn Smith and "Claiming the City" by Macklemore.

Tacoma's musical story includes a diverse range of artists, from jazz legends like Bing Crosby and Diane Schuur to indie artists such as Neko Case and He Is We. The city's venues, like the historic Pantages and Rialto Theaters, and the Tacoma Dome, continue to host a variety of performances, contributing to its ongoing musical narrative.

Music in Tacoma

Songs About Tacoma

Tacoma

Caitlyn Smith

80%

"All the way to Tacoma"

Mention My Name in Sheboygan

Everly Brothers

70%

"Mention my name in Tacoma"

Claiming the City

Macklemore

55%

"Now, he'd commute to Tacoma"

Seattle Ain’t Bullshittin’

Sir Mix-a-Lot

54%

"I give Seattle and Tacoma much play"

Viva! Sea-Tac

Robyn Hitchcock

54%

"Viva! Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac"

Thrice All American

Neko Case

53%

"And life goes by slow in Tacoma"

Left Hook Like Frazier

The Delines

53%

"And that man in Tacoma kept her in a place for a while"

My Hooptie

Sir-Mix-A-Lot

50%

"Rollin' in Tacoma I could get burned"

My Hooptie

Sir Mix-a-Lot

49%

"Rollin' in Tacoma I could get burned"

Slaughter On 10th Avenue

The Ventures

15%

Rock'n Me

Steve Miller Band

11%

"All the way to Tacoma"

Seattle Ain't Bullshittin'

Sir Mix-A-Lot

10%

"I give Seattle and Tacoma much play"

Mention My Name in Sheboygan

The Everly Brothers

"Mention my name in Tacoma"

Rock’n Me

Steve Miller Band

"All the way to Tacoma"

Welcome To Seattle

Boom Bap Project

"From the north end of Sea-Tac down to Thorn City"

Smoke

Florida Georgia Line

"on the hood of that Tacoma"

COVID Relief Freestyle

Watsky

"Crosby, you got me"

Artists From Tacoma

Showing top 20 of 84 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near Tacoma

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Tacoma.

Interstate 5 13 songs Interstate 405 4 songs U.S. Route 101 7 songs

Musical Heritage

Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome RoadyGoat

1970

At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he rested under a modest flat marker. In 2002 his remains were moved a short distance to a far grander memorial: a roughly 30-foot granite dome resting on three pearl-gray columns, sheltering the graves of Hendrix and family members. Fans visit year-round, often leaving guitar picks, coins, and flowers, and the memorial draws thousands of pilgrims annually. Hendrix grew up in Seattle and is buried here in his home region, a short detour off Interstate 405.

19.1 mi away

History of Tacoma

City of Glass and Castles RoadyGoat

Tacoma turned a rough reputation into a glittering one. The port town was long ribbed for the 'Aroma of Tacoma' — the sulfur funk off its old pulp-and-paper mills — but downtown it now glows with the work of native son Dale Chihuly, born here in 1941 and arguably the most famous glass artist alive. His five-hundred-foot Bridge of Glass, opened in 2002, spans the freeway in crystal towers and a ceiling of blown-glass seaforms, leading to the Museum of Glass. A few blocks up sits Stadium High School, a turreted chateau begun in 1891 as a luxury railroad hotel, abandoned after a financial panic and a fire, then reborn as a school — and later cast as the castle-like campus in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. Mountain, sound, glass, and a fairy-tale high school: Tacoma cleaned up nice.

Galloping Gertie: The Bridge That Danced to Death

1940

The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed spectacularly on November 7, 1940, just four months after opening, becoming the most famous engineering failure in history.

5.2 mi away

Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives

1965

The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.

19.6 mi away

Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born

1916

William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.

19.9 mi away

Everything Near Tacoma

6 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

City of Glass and Castles
Tacoma turned a rough reputation into a glittering one. The port town was long ribbed for the 'Aroma of Tacoma' — the sulfur funk off its old pulp-and-paper mills — but downtown it now glows with the work of native son…
Tacoma, WA · Local history
Tacoma owes its existence to both a mountain and a railroad. Long before the name "Tacoma" stuck, the Puyallup Tribe thrived along the shores of Puget Sound and the banks of the Puyallup River, where salmon runs were…
Galloping Gertie: The Bridge That Danced to Death · 5.2 mi · Historical Marker
The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed spectacularly on November 7, 1940, just four months after opening, becoming the most famous engineering failure in history.
Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome · 19.1 mi
At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he…
Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives · 19.6 mi · Historical Marker
The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.
Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born · 19.9 mi · Historical
William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.

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