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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

306 shows that week, from PUP: 2026 at The Palladium.

MONDAY - 5/18

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — West Coast Swing Training at 7:00pm swing dance
Chatham Orpheum Theatre, Chatham — Unknown at - name: Exit 11: Live at the Orpheum! get loud
Club Passim, Cambridge — Passim Monday Discovery Series at 8:00pm discover tunes
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Chris Ballerini Duo at 6:00pm rock out
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: Queensryche metal vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Blind Adam and the Federal League / Resurrectionists / Indoor Friends / Bad Idea USA at 7:00pm let's rock
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — The White Owls at 7:30pm no cover
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Open Mic Night: Hosted by Jacqueline Burns at 6:30 PM get loud
The Burren, Somerville — Irish Session at 8:30pm join in
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Sip n Script at 6:30pm, 8:00pm sip and create
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Bee Gees Gold get loud
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Making Beats at 6:30pm get loud

TUESDAY - 5/19

Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton — Toast - A Tribute to Bread at 7:00pm get nostalgic
Chatham Orpheum Theatre, Chatham — Unknown at - name: Exit 11: Live at the Orpheum! get loud
City Winery Boston, Boston — Darren Fleet at 7:30pm check it out
Club Passim, Cambridge — Cat Clyde at 8:00pm get cozy
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The Get Down at 7:00pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Valerie Barretto at 6:00pm chill vibes
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: TOAST - The Ultimate Bread Experience let's jam
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Brown Horse / Mary Elizabeth Remington / Stone Strangers at 7:00pm alt vibes
Orpheum Theatre, Boston — Belle & Sebastian: Tigermilk + Classic Songs at 8:00pm rock out
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Johnny Trama and The B3 Kings at 10:00pm let's go
Royale Boston, Boston — Thornhill at 7:00pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Tuesday's Dead w/ Dead Ahead at 8:00 PM rock out
The Burren, Somerville
  • 7:00pm — The Django Cadre get jazzy
  • 8:00pm — Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out stand up
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Paint Nite (Sip + Paint) at 7:00pm, 9:00pm paint night
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Mutual Beef Farewell Show sing along
  • 7:00pm — Thanya Iyer + Dot Dev let's go
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Changes in Latitudes tropicana vibes
The Parlor Room, Northampton — Song & Story Open Mic w/ Wallace Field at 6:30pm tix
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Chapterhouse at 7:00 PM get loud
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Graffiti & Graphic Design at 6:30pm art vibes

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Songwriters in the Round at 7:00pm music night
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — The Garcia Project at 7:30pm rock out
Chatham Orpheum Theatre, Chatham — Unknown at - name: Exit 11: Live at the Orpheum! get loud
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — John & Jen at 7:00pm let's go
Electric Haze, Worcester — Unknown at - name: Space Jam – Open Jam jam session
Fieldcrest Brewing Company, Wilbraham — Music Bingo with Kyle at 6:30PM, 8:00PM join the fun
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Nick Casey at 6:00pm good tunes
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Rich Hinman, Kevin Barry, Zacharian Hickman and John Sands at 8:00pm jazz vibes
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: Madre Mia feel the music
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen — Unknown at - name: Summer Organ Concert: Young Artists get loud
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Zero Survive / Gestation / Aftermath / Moisturizer / Morgued at 7:00pm metal night
Orpheum Theatre, Boston — Belle & Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister + Classic Songs at 8:00pm let's go
Royale Boston, Boston — Terror at 6:30pm let's go
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Fandango at 7:30pm free show
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
The Burren, Somerville
The Drake, Amherst — Eric Sawyer - Civil Disobedience (Album Release Event) at 5:00PM, 6:30PM get loud
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Line Dancing at 7:30pm, 10:30pm line dance
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge — Chris Lee's Odds And Ends at 7:00pm let's go
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Jake Hoot let's go
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Grace Ives at 7:00 PM let's go
Theodore's, Springfield — Justin “Jabbo” Martin at 8:00pm rock out
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford — Writing Rap at 6:30pm spit bars

THURSDAY - 5/21

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Ágora Cultural Architects Presents Roy Brown & Zoraida Santiago | BoriCorridor Tour 2026 at 6:30pm cultural vibes
Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis — Thursday Night Chapters: DJ Rhythmryder at 5:00pm - 8:00pm get loud
Berklee Performance Center, Boston
  • 6:00pm — Kanun and Cello Duo Concert and Pre-Show Masterclass join in
  • 7:00pm — Zain Zohaib: Qawwali Night feel the magic
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Express Yourself Presents Bloom get loud
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Express Yourself Presents Bloom get involved
Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield — Alex Rohan at 6:00pm, 9:00pm get loud
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — Marina Satti: Pop Tour at 7:00pm let's go
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — The Garcia Project at 7:30pm rock out
Chatham Orpheum Theatre, Chatham — Unknown at - name: Exit 11: Live at the Orpheum! get loud
Club Passim, Cambridge — Elizabeth & The Catapult at 8:00pm new vibes
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — John & Jen at 7:00pm let's go
Electric Haze, Worcester — Unknown at - name: Malodies Karaoke karaoke night
Gems at The Arts, Framingham — Open Mic at 7:00pm join the fun
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Hyperfix at 6:00pm let's go
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge
  • 8:00pm — Eleanor Buckland and Chessa Rich Live at the Lizard Lounge let's go
  • 8:00pm — Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Bruce Springsteen Pre Party w/Nic Panken let's go
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: Grupo Barak - Iglesias Tour gospel vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Sunbather Die / Spanghew / Devine Angel Awakening / Boarzoy at 7:00pm heavy tunes
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Fat n’ Gristle Blues Band at 10:00pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 5:30 PM — Andrea Gillis: Barside sing along
  • 7:30 PM — LIVE BAND KARAOKE with Disco Lemonade let's go
Taffeta, Lowell — Stella Standingbear at 7:30pm get loud
The Black Box, Franklin — Unknown at - name: Rising Stars Pop/Rock Cabaret pop rock vibes
The Burren, Somerville
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Nondualism Trio rock out
  • 7:00pm — SiMoN (from Japan) & Jesse Gallagher let's go
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge — Harvey Diamond Trio at 7:00pm tix
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Rumours ATL rock on
The Parlor Room, Northampton — Lexi Weege Jazz Night at 7:30pm tix
The Rockwell, Somerville — Rigometrics – Rigossance Tour at 7:00pm get excited
The Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth — Robinson Treacher at 7:30pm get loud
The Wilbur, Boston
  • - name: Billy Eichner: Billy on Billy, an Audio Memoir — Unknown let's go
  • 8:00pm — Buckethead get loud
Theodore's, Springfield — Madison Humel at 8:00pm get loud
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford

FRIDAY - 5/22

Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton — Pink Martini at 8:00pm feel good
Arts at the Armory, Somerville
  • 7:00pm — Orkest at the ROOTED Armory Cafe live music
  • 7:00pm — Vortex Ecstatic Dance - WILD BLOOM dance wild
Big Night Live, Boston — Unknown at - name: Ding Dong get loud
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Zakir Khan tix
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Zakir Khan find out more
Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield — Rob Glassman Band Ft. Max Chase at 7:00pm, 10:00pm rock out
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — The Sheila Divine w/ Bird Language & Louder Joy at 7:00pm get loud
Chatham Orpheum Theatre, Chatham — Unknown at - name: Exit 11: Live at the Orpheum! get loud
Chevalier Theatre, Medford — An Evening with Lucinda Williams and Her Band at 8:00pm rock out
Club Passim, Cambridge
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — John & Jen at 7:00pm let's go
Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm — Kids Open Mic in the Art Barn sing along
  • 7:30pm — The Dan Lyons Alliance Live in Concert get loud
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Ladies and Tangents at 7:30pm let's groove
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Unknown at - name: The Pitfalls get loud
Electric Haze, Worcester — Unknown at - name: Monks Temple Open Mic open mic
Indian Ranch, Webster — Fiddle Fire: A Charlie Daniels Tribute Band at 8:00pm let's go
Irish House / Trinity Pub, West Springfield
  • - name: Baird Souls — Unknown sing along
  • - name: Brothers by Law — Unknown rock out
  • - name: Built for Comfort — Unknown get loud
  • - name: Frank Caruso Band — Unknown get loud
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — Andrew Duhon: STOP MOTION TOUR ‘26 at 7:00pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Badfish – Night 1 at 8:00pm tix
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge
  • 8:00pm — The Powhida Infirmary/Sidewalk Driver rock out
  • 8:00pm — Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Ward Hayden Birthday Bash w/ Brady Dallas Jones cheer him on
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: Elmo's Got The Moves family fun
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Charlie Puth: Whatever's Clever! World Tour at 7:30pm get loud
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, Foxboro — Unknown at - name: Captain Jack & The Strangers - A Tribute to Billy Joel let's go
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Memorials at 7:00pm psychedelic fun
Off The Rails, Worcester — Yacht Lobsters at 8:00pm get loud
Pic's Pub & Pizzeria, Holyoke — Take 2 at 19:30 let's jam
Pines Theater at Look Park, Florence — A Queen & Elton John Outdoor Summer Candlelight Experience at 6:30pm, 10:00pm let's groove
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Scott Damgaard at 10:00pm rock out
Royale Boston, Boston
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Delanie Pickering at 7:30pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at 8:00 PM get tix
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Leslie Odom, Jr. at 7:30pm let's go
Tanglewood, Lenox — Unknown at - name: The B’s Passport to Summer summer vibes
The Burren, Somerville
The Cabot, Beverly
The Drake, Amherst — Bunnies, Wet Tuna, Sunburned Hand of the Man at 8:00PM, 11:00PM rock out
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — DJ Bryce Worthy at 9:00pm, 11:59pm get groovy
The Lilypad, Cambridge — Live at the Druid presents John Paul Wick & Ted Davis at 7:30pm jazz vibes
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • - name: After Hours with Andy Voelker Trio Jam Session — Unknown sing along
  • - name: Rebecca Cline Trio — Unknown jazz vibes
  • 12:00am — Midnight at the Mad Monkfish w/Mikayla Shirley get loud
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: The Beautiful Losers get loud
The Palladium, Worcester — Wage War - It Calls Me By Name Tour at 7:30pm get loud
The Parlor Room, Northampton — Todd Albright + Arthur Terembula at 7:30pm tix
The Sinclair, Cambridge — The Glitter Boys at 9:30 PM rock out
The Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth — Delta Generators - Album Release Party! at 8:00pm rock out
The Vault Music Hall, New Bedford — The All White Party – Memorial Day Weekend at 9:00pm celebrate now
The Wilbur, Boston
  • 7:30pm — Colin Quinn tix
  • 7:30pm, 10:00pm — Robby Hoffman let's go
Theodore's, Springfield — Rockin Johnny Burgin at 9:00pm tix
Warehouse XI, Somerville — Jamie Walker and Friends Return to the Distillery at 8:00pm, 10:30pm let's go
Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet — Unknown at - name: The Boston Naturals get loud

SATURDAY - 5/23

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — SNATS Boston & BHCC Music Club Songs From Home at 7:00pm home tunes
Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis — Yeison Landero at 3:00pm tix
Big Night Live, Boston — Unknown at - name: Ding Dong get loud
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Roberto Carlos sing along
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Unknown at - name: Roberto Carlos sing along
Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston — The Dogmatics and The Gypsy Moths at 8:30pm rock out
Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield — Whitaker Hill at 7:00pm, 10:00pm let's go
Chevalier Theatre, Medford — Zarna Garg: Million Dollar Excuses at 7:00pm get loud
CityStage, Springfield — Cinderella’s Tom Keifer with Special Guest Buckcherry at 7:30pm rock out
Club Passim, Cambridge — Campfire Festival - Saturday Pass at 2:00pm campfire fun
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield
  • 2:00pm, 7:00pm — John & Jen let's go
  • 7:00pm — An Enchanted Evening Celebrating Magic Tree House get enchanted
Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit — Dylan Birthday Bash, 2026 at 7:30pm let's go
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Unknown at - name: GetAway Band rock out
Electric Haze, Worcester — Unknown at - name: Winds of Alluria Album Party album release
Hope Center for the Arts, Springfield — Unknown at - name: Performance Project join the fun
Indian Ranch, Webster — Paper In Fire – John Mellencamp Anthology at 8:00pm tix
Irish House / Trinity Pub, West Springfield
  • - name: Billy Eagan — Unknown jazz vibes
  • - name: Dee Reilly — Unknown let's go
  • - name: Kilashandra — Unknown let's go
  • - name: New Leaf — Unknown jazz vibes
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — Frank Manzi at 7:00pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Badfish – Night 2 at 8:00pm sold out
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Dub Apocalypse Featuring Dana Colley at 9:00pm get loud
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: Raymond y Miguel - Los Lideres Del Humor latin night
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, Foxboro — Unknown at - name: The Original Psychic Stand-Up with Karen Rontowski get curious
Mass MoCA, North Adams
  • - name: Taryn Simon The Pipes — Unknown explore art
  • 3:00pm — Arielle Twist: Chopped chop it up
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Epicenter / The Outlourdes / Ingrate / Vooshvazool at 7:00pm metal mayhem
Off The Rails, Worcester — Link 80 at 9:00pm rock out
Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro — Lucinda Williams and her band at 8:00pm rock out
Pic's Pub & Pizzeria, Holyoke
  • 15:00, 19:30 — Jack n his Guitar get groovy
  • 19:30 — The Allman Brothers Tribute Band rock out
Plough & Stars, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Clay Pigeons get loud
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Tom Hagerty Band rock out
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Sado-Domestics, Sarah Levecque Band at 7:30pm rock out
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Simply Sinatra at 7:00 PM swing it
Student Prince Cafe & Tap Room, Springfield — Sommerfest on Fort Street! Andrew Henshon at 6:00pm, 8:00pm join the fest
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Pink Martini at 7:30pm get loud
Taffeta, Lowell — Pentagram at 7:30pm rock out
The Burren, Somerville
The Cabot, Beverly — Samantha Fish at 8:00pm rock out
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford
  • 9:00pm, 11:59pm — Double Tiger - Reggae Band get reggae
  • 9:00pm, 11:59pm — Keir Burns and the Kettleburners country night
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • - name: April Hall Quintet — Unknown rock out
  • - name: Maxim Lubarsky Late Night Jam Session — Unknown jam on
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Best of the Eagles fly away
The Palladium, Worcester — All That Remains with Special Guests Born of Osiris and Dead Eyes at 5:30pm rock out
The Parlor Room, Northampton — Michael Lesko & St. Helen + Wallace Field at 7:30pm tix
The Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth — Shemekia Copeland at 8:00pm let's go
The Vault Music Hall, New Bedford
  • 10:00pm — New B @ The Z After Party get down
  • 5:00pm — Cabana Knights/ Lewis Doc West/ Sinatra Social Club r&b vibes
The Wilbur, Boston — Dave Attell at 7:00pm, 9:45pm rock out
Theodore's, Springfield — Petey Hop at 9:00pm let's go
Warehouse XI, Somerville — The Dogmatics + The Carnivals at 8:30pm, 10:30pm get loud
Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet — Unknown at - name: The Boston Naturals get loud

SUNDAY - 5/24

Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton — Brad Mehldau Trio at 7:30pm get jazzy
Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis — An Afternoon with Joe Marchio - Organ, Community, & Giving Back at 3:00pm let's go
Berklee Performance Center, Boston — Devesh Iyer Trio at 2:00pm get vibing
Big Night Live, Boston — Unknown at - name: Ding Dong get loud
Chevalier Theatre, Medford — Story Pirates Live at 1:00pm sing along
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — John & Jen at 2:00pm let's go
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Slut Trek: Risa at 8:00pm get funky
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Unknown at - name: Level 6 let's go
Indian Ranch, Webster — Aquanett at 8:00pm rock out
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield
  • 6:00pm — Gracie Grace + All The Good Boys fun vibes
  • 8:00pm — Lily Fitts get loud
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Thelma and the Sleaze/Julie Rhodes at 2:00pm sing along
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Unknown at - name: CLDA Presents - Perseverance live it up
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Ari Lennox - The Vacancy Tour at 8:00pm soul vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Sisters / Beinn / Dwelley at 7:00pm rock on
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Frank Drake at 4:00pm - 6:00pm let's go
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Dub Apocalypse at 9:30pm dub night
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Fia: Barside at 5:00 PM feel good
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston
  • 2:00pm — Berkshire Choral International: Celebrating African-American Composers sing along
  • 3:00pm — Symphony Hall Presents: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial with Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane jazz vibes
TD Garden, Boston — Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at 7:30pm get loud
Taffeta, Lowell — The Phoenix Within & Manuel & Ashes Reign at 2:30pm sing along
Tanglewood, Lenox — Unknown at - name: Berkshire Choral International: Celebrating African-American Composers choral vibes
The Burren, Somerville
The Larcom Theatre, Beverly — Unknown at - name: The Eagles Experience get loud
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 3:00pm — Out to Lunch Presents: An Afternoon of Experimental Music get experimental
  • 8:00pm — Persistent Fools rock out
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Unknown at - name: Floydian Trip feel the vibe
The Wilbur, Boston — Zarna Garg: Million Dollar Excuses at 6:00pm sing along
Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet — Unknown at - name: Morrissey Blvd. rock out
Xfinity Center, Mansfield
  • 7 PM — Passafire let's jam
  • 7 PM — Dexta Daps vibe on
  • 7 PM — Kevin Morby chill tunes
  • 7 PM — LAGWAGON - Celebrating 35 Years of Fat Wreck Chords punk rock
  • 7 PM — Niko Rubio - The Sunday Girl Tour w/ Francois Fuqua (DJ set) SOLD OUT dance along
  • 7:30 PM — Blackstreet get down
  • 7:30 PM — Built To Spill tix
  • 7:30 PM — Wage War - It Calls Me By Name Tour rock out
  • 7:30 PM — Sexyy Red hype up
  • 8 PM — Sooshi Mango: The Home Made World Tour fun vibes
  • 8:30 PM — Oranssi Pazuzu, Wayfarer dark vibes
  • 9 PM — Infected Rain get loud

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