# Entertainment search demand in Phoenix THE SEARCH LEDGER · PHOENIX, ARIZONA · ENTERTAINMENT Every month Phoenix types 162,770 entertainment searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them. BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/phoenix/entertainment#colophon) 298 KEYWORDS TRACKED Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026 162,770 SEARCHES / MONTH Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026 $266K MONTHLY AD VALUE Source: volume × CPC, computed $2.21 AVERAGE CPC Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026 ## When Phoenix searches for entertainment Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in OCT and lowest in JUL. Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 60, February 72, March 91, April 64, May 58, June 56, July 54, August 55, September 82, October 100, November 67, December 58. Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) relative interest for the Entertainment category in Phoenix — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword. ## What Phoenix pays per click for entertainment The 20 highest-volume of 298 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“downtown phoenix events today”** at $3.62. | # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | celebrity theater phoenix | 27,100 | $3.11 | 9 | commercial | | 2 | goodyear ballpark arizona | 14,800 | $0.78 | | navigational | | 3 | phoenix concerts | 12,100 | $0.36 | | informational | | 4 | phoenix state fair | 9,900 | $0.55 | | branded | | 5 | events in phoenix this weekend | 8,100 | $0.88 | | informational | | 6 | comedy shows phoenix | 6,600 | $0.87 | | informational | | 7 | events in phoenix today | 5,400 | $0.83 | | informational | | 8 | concerts in phoenix tonight | 4,400 | $0.53 | | branded | | 9 | mesa amphitheatre mesa az | 3,600 | $2.34 | | branded | | 10 | candlelight concerts phoenix | 3,600 | $1.25 | | branded | | 11 | six flags hurricane harbor phoenix tickets | 2,900 | $0.38 | | informational | | 12 | gay nightlife in phoenix | 2,900 | $0.67 | | branded | | 13 | hurricane harbor phoenix tickets | 2,400 | $0.36 | | informational | | 14 | legends event center phoenix | 2,400 | $3.22 | | branded | | 15 | monster jam tickets phoenix | 1,900 | $2.91 | | informational | | 16 | upcoming shows in phoenix | 1,900 | $0.43 | | informational | | 17 | mim phoenix concerts | 1,900 | $0.62 | | informational | | 18 | phoenix events | 1,600 | $1.20 | | informational | | 19 | festival in phoenix this weekend | 1,600 | $2.81 | | branded | | 20 | downtown phoenix events today | 1,600 | $3.62 | | navigational | Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored. ## Who owns the Phoenix entertainment results Live position tracking for 2 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one. celebrity theater phoenix 27,100/mo · $3.11 CPC · difficulty 9 ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 celebritytheatre.com LOCAL - 2 en.wikipedia.org - 3 visitphoenix.com - 4 yelp.com - 5 etix.com phoenix concerts 12,100/mo · $0.36 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 ticketmaster.com - 2 bandsintown.com - 3 visitphoenix.com - 4 seatgeek.com - 5 talkingstickresortamphitheatre.com Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track. ## The entertainment businesses competing in Phoenix The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are. | RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | #1 | Talking Stick Resort Hotel | 4.3 ★ | 26,623 | Casino | YES | | #2 | Desert Diamond Casino - West Valley | 3.9 ★ | 23,318 | Casino | YES | | #3 | Casino Arizona | 4.1 ★ | 22,125 | Casino | YES | | #4 | Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass | 4.2 ★ | 17,721 | Casino | YES | | #5 | Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Vee Quiva | 4.2 ★ | 15,052 | Casino | YES | | #6 | Mortgage Matchup Center | 4.6 ★ | 14,102 | Arena | YES | | #7 | Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Lone Butte | 4.1 ★ | 12,329 | Casino | YES | | #8 | We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort | 4.2 ★ | 11,068 | Casino | YES | | #9 | Gateway Pavilions | 4.4 ★ | 9,425 | Movie theater | YES | | #10 | Arizona Financial Theatre | 4.4 ★ | 8,306 | Performing arts theater | YES | | #11 | West Wind Glendale 9 Drive-In | 4.5 ★ | 8,226 | Drive-in movie theater | YES | | #12 | Harkins Theatres Arizona Mills w/IMAX | 4.5 ★ | 5,676 | Movie theater | YES | Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim. ## Entertainment brands Phoenix searches by name Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for. phoenix state fair 9,900/mo concerts in phoenix tonight 4,400/mo mesa amphitheatre mesa az 3,600/mo candlelight concerts phoenix 3,600/mo gay nightlife in phoenix 2,900/mo legends event center phoenix 2,400/mo festival in phoenix this weekend 1,600/mo pitbull concert phoenix 1,000/mo Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set. ## What Phoenix asks about entertainment People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Phoenix entertainment results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing. What are the best seats at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix? Are there restaurants near Celebrity Theatre? What's the dress code for Celebrity Theatre? Who owns Celebrity Theater in Phoenix? Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Phoenix metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here. ## Rank for these searches Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today. [SCAN YOUR SITE FREE](https://seobandwagon.com/#scan) ## More Phoenix search data Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand. 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Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled. Phoenix, Arizona · Entertainment · 298 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026 Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 298 entertainment keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. 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